We the Diverse People: Cultural Encounters in the Pacific Northwest
2004 Summer Institute Program
Saturday, June 5 | Saturday, June 26
Monday, June 28 | Tuesday, June 29 | Wednesday, June 30
8:30-9:00 a.m. Welcome
and Program Introduction
Lois Leveen, ESD 112
9:00-9:20 a.m. Historical
Inquiry, the Work of Historians, and
Teaching
History
Candice
Goucher, WSU Vancouver
9:20-11:00 a.m. Keynote
Performance and Historical Presentation
Sacagawea
Jeanne Eder, University of Alaska Anchorage
How
do we come to understand the lives of people from the past?
How
do we discern the facts of Sacagawea's life from the myths that have developed
around her?
How
did Native American women make choices based on the circumstances that shaped
their lives?
11:00-11:30 p.m. Thinking
History, Doing History, Learning History at the Elementary Level
Marian
Grassley and Susan Anderson, The Odyssey Program, Portland Public Schools
11:30-12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00-1:00 p.m. Workshop: Backwards Planning and Deep Historical Thinking
Rick
Sawyer, WSU Vancouver
1:00-2:00 p.m. Teachers'
Round Table
What
We're Doing Now: A View From Our Classrooms
2:00-3:00 p.m. Workshop
Session
Multicultural
Resources
Armando
Laguardia, WSU Vancouver
3:00-4:00 p.m. Workshop
Session
Summer
Institute Goals and Outcomes
Strengthening
Historical Content, Developing Lesson/Unit Plans, Preparing Peer Presentations.
8:00 a.m. Meet
in MMC 115 at the WSU Vancouver campus
8:30-9:00 a.m. Technology
Workshop
9:00-11:00 a.m. Pedagogy
Keynote
History-Driven
Teaching Approaches
Inquiry-Based
Learning, Writing Biography, and Using Primary Resources in the Elementary
Classroom
Bruce
Larson, Western Washington University
11:00-12:00 p.m. Historical
Presentation
On
the Pacific Rim: Chinese Immigrants in the Pacific NW
Liping
Zhu, Eastern Washington University
1:00-1:30 p.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
How to Apply the Three Teaching Approaches to Asian
American Historical Content
1:30-2:30 p.m. Workshop
Session
Teachers
work in small groups based on interest to develop lesson plans for Asian
American Historical Content using the Teaching Approach of their choice
2:30-3:30 p.m. Group
Presentations and Historian Feedback
Each
small group presents out what they have developed
3:30-4:00 p.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
How
do the historical content and teaching approaches discussed today connect to
what you've done in your classroom? How will you follow up on the
presentations thus far? How can we share what we learned thus far with other
teachers in our school or district?
8:00 a.m. Meet
in MMC 115 at the WSU Vancouver campus
8:00-8:15 a.m. Overview
of Today's Content
8:15-9:15 a.m. Workshop
Session
Using
Online Primary Resources
Laurie
Mercier, WSU Vancouver
9:15-10:15 a.m. Historical
Presentation
Sacred
Encounters: Jesuits and Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Jacqueline
Peterson, WSU Vancouver
10:15-10:45 a.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
How
to Apply the Three Teaching Approaches to Sacred Encounters Historical Content
10:45-11:45 a.m. Workshop
Session
Teachers
work in small groups based on interest to develop lesson plans for Sacred
Encounters Historical Content using the Teaching Approach of their choice
11:45-12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15-1:15 p.m. Group
Presentations and Historian Feedback
Each
small group presents out what they have developed
1:15-2:30 p.m. Workshop
Session
Talking
and Teaching About Race in the Elementary Classroom
Lois
Leveen, ESD 112
2:30-3:15 p.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
Review
and Revise a Rubric for Assessing History Lesson Plans
Susan
Anderson and Rick Sawyer
3:15-4:30 p.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
How
do the historical content and teaching approaches discussed today connect to
what you've done in your classroom? How will you follow up on the
presentations thus far? How can we share what we learned thus far with other
teachers in our school or district?
8:00 a.m. Meet
in MMC 22 at the WSU Vancouver campus
8:00-8:15 a.m. Overview
of Today's Content
8:15-9:15 a.m. Historical
Presentation
The United States Acquires the Pacific Northwest:
Liberty and the Louisiana Purchase
Darrell
Millner, Portland State University
9:15-9:45 a.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
How
to Apply the Three Teaching Approaches to Louisiana Purchase Historical Content
9:45-10:45 a.m. Workshop
Session
Teachers
work in small groups based on interest to develop lesson plans for Louisiana
Purchase Historical Content using the Teaching Approach of their choice
10:45-11:45 a.m. Group
Presentations and Historian Feedback
Each
small group presents out what they have developed
11:45-12:30 p.m. Box
Lunch/Travel on your own to Fort Vancouver
12:30-4:00 p.m. Artifact
Workshop
Fort
Vancouver National Historic Site
8:00 a.m. Meet
in MMC 1 at the WSU Vancouver campus
8:00-8:15 a.m. Overview
of Today's Content
8:15-11:45 a.m. Peer/Mentor
Revision Round Robin
Teachers choose one of approach/content pairings they
have worked on earlier in the week, and find 1-2 partners working on the same
pairing. This group then meets with a group working on a different
approach/content pairing, as well as other mentors. Using the Lesson Plan
Assessment Rubric, as well as a question and answer format, each group receives
peer feedback. Teachers then return to the planning groups to revise and
extend the lesson.
11:45-12:15 p.m. Lunch and
Materials/Resources Fair
12:15-2:15 p.m. Group
Presentations and Feedback
Each
small group presents out what they developed, with further feedback and
reflection on the revision process.
2:15-3:00 p.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
What have we learned?
What
are the major concerns for history teachers today? How can teachers master and
assimilate new historical content information? What are best practices for
integrating history with other elementary subjects?
3:00-3:45 p.m. Workshop
on Leadership Corps
Teachers prepare presentations to make in their own
schools/districts, on the Pairings and Lesson Plans developed and on the
questions discussed in the previous brainstorming session
3:45-4:30 p.m. Large
Group Brainstorming
Generate Ideas for Ongoing Practices, Activities, and
Programming at the School, District, and Regional Level
Themes and topics explored in the 2003 Summer Institute can be found here.
Washington State University, Vancouver | Center for Columbia River History
Evergreen School District | Klickitat School District | Vancouver School District
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