Grant LInks

Seminars

Technology Workshops

Local History Workshops

History Alive

Website Develpment

Mentoring Program

AP Support

Grant Home Page: Teaching American History http://www.theomahaproject.org/ YIPPEE! - Definition:  sound emoted when a district receives a competitive grant for $950,000 to provide professional development in Teaching American History. OPS was fortunate to partner with UNO, the Nebraska State Historical Society, The Library of Congress, NETV, various museums and educational institutions in creating Project OMAHA (Omaha Metropolitan American History Association) whose main goal is to provide educators with coursework in American History and assist teachers in attaining their masters. Components Seminars on a variety of time periods and concepts- from Colonialism to Cold War and everything in between Technology workshops incorporating significant websites and technology in classroom instruction Local history workshops looking at national and international history through a Nebraska lens History Alive! training each summer for 3 summers Website development maintained by NETV that will also produce lesson plan CD ROMs for every teacher and videotape model lessons in actual classrooms Mentoring program for new teachers AP support and training for new and veteran AP teachers Benefits The grant will cover stipends, fees, or substitute pay for teachers to attend all of the components.  Although the grant specified activities in specific months from the data gathered 18 months ago, we would like to tailor the offerings to meet your needs.  Please complete the survey and return it to Susan Toohey by October 10, 2003.  We would like to start offering components as early as late November.   If you have questions, please contact: Susan Toohey- 557-2436 susan.toohey@ops.org Steve Bullock- 554-4822 stevebullock@mail.unomaha.edu Mike Young- 557-2400 Bond0059@aol.com