U.S. History Teacher Cohort

The Minnesota Historical Society is piloting a cohort program for teachers of U.S. History. Participants in the program will attend three workshops throughout the year with their cohort group, communicate online throughout the year, and build a community of peers from other Minnesota schools.

The theme for 2014-2015 is "American Pop Culture: A Window to U.S. History." The three workshops will focus on different elements of pop culture and demonstrate ways to teach U.S. history using pop culture.

Fall workshop: Baseball as America (sports)
Spring webinar: Teaching with Art
Summer workshop: Two-day experience focusing on various elements, such as music, film, fashion, literature, etc.

This program is intended for U.S. History teachers in Minnesota at grade 7 or high school. Applications for this experience are due November 3, 2014. Successful applicants will be notified the following week. Cost of the program is $200, and includes all materials, food and parking during workshops, and an MNHS Individual Teacher Membership. Limited subsidies are available for sub fees and travel.

For more information, please contact Jessica Ellison: jessica.ellison@mnhs.org.

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* 1. Please provide your preferred contact information.

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* 2. School

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* 3. District

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* 4. Which best describes your school community?

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* 5. What best describes your school setting?

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* 6. Grades taught (check all that apply)

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* 7. Subject(s) taught (check all that apply)

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* 8. Have you participated in social studies professional development in the last five years? Please check all that apply.

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* 9. Do you currently include any pop culture when you teach American history? If so, please explain. (Pop culture can include sports, literature, music, film, fashion, radio, TV, art, advertising, etc.)

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* 10. How do you hope this experience will enhance your instruction?

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* 11. Participation in all components of the cohort is required. Please indicate if you are available to participate in the three required workshops.

  Dec. 10: In person workshop (Minneapolis) April weekday evening (date TBD): Webinar June 24-25: Two-day in person workshop (St. Paul)
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* 12. Throughout the year, we will also be communicating and sharing ideas through an online discussion tool. Please indicate your comfort level with online tools, in particular networking/sharing tools such as blogs and wikis.

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