OUSD Teaching American History Grant II

Calendar 2006 - 2007 > Grades 8 & 11 > November 30, 2006

Thursday, November 30, 2006 Place: Mills College, Bender Room in Carnegie Hall 5000 MacArthur Blvd. (directions.pdf ) Oakland, CA Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM		Professor David Henkin, guest speaker for the November 30th OUSD Teaching American History In-service Day at Mills College.
8:30 – 8:45	Coffee and pastries
8:45 – 9:00	Announcements
9:00 – 9:45	Teaching foreign policy – revisiting Robin Einhorn’s argument and past practices Handout: Following Up the Historians' Presentations- 8th & 11th grade pdf file
9:45 – 10:00	Break
10:00 -11:30	Speaker: David Henkin University of California, Berkeley “The Indian War of 1812” more information ...
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch (provided by project)
1:00 - 2:15	Working with responses to our initial writing prompt – what students had to say about U.S. foreign policy
2:00 – 2:15	Break
2:15 – 3:00	Lesson study meeting time – please bring necessary resources
2:15 – 3:00	Break
2:00 – 2:15	Lesson Study groups – preparation for lesson study Handout: Using Lesson Study to Examine Significant Historical Events: A Focus on Foreign Policy - Lesson Study Planning Guide and Protocol (2006-2007) pdf file
3:00 – 3:15	Evaluation