The K-6 Teaching American History Project
Summer
Institute Lesson Plans
| Summer
Institute 2009 The Summer institute is an intensive one-week experience designed to introduce elementary teachers to historical content with sound pedagogy and creative approaches to historical education. It will be taught by Dr. Doris Dwyer, Western Nevada College history and humanities professor, other distinguished guest speakers, and a master teacher from Reno. Click here to view photos from the Summer Institute 2009! Nevada Humanities sponsors the Summer Institute in conjunction with the Great Basin Chautauqua, a popular humanities program in which scholars, teachers, and students portray historical figures. Participants in the Summer Institute will attend Chautauqua events during the week and learn how to bring Chautauqua alive in their classrooms, making the Summer Institute a truly comprehensive, cohesive program. |
| Balance of Nature and the Westward Movement by Ann Urie |
| Comstock Calamity by Laura Tremaine |
Deserts, Plains, and Mountains; oh my! Westward Migration 1841-1849 |
| Donner Springs: Exploring Our School Namesake by Barbara Laber |
| Failed Banks, Political Despair and Drought: How the American People Survived the Great Depression by Morgan Langtimm |
| Finding a Home by Jacqueline Lippman |
| Follow the Wagons West! A Glimpse into the Lives of the American Pioneers by Tami Price |
| Going West - Trail Kids by Michon McElroy |
| Heading West: Trials and Tribulations of Life on the Trail by Gretchen Conway |
| It's a BIG, BIG World by Lisa Tilzey |
Movin' West: The Hard Life of Pioneers |
| Nevada and Her Symbols by Michelle Reding |
| Parrot Feathers to Sacred Dogs by Patricia Fox |
| Roll Along: Wagon Communities in the 1850's by Sandi Steenberg |
| Through Northern Nevada's Eyes by Leta Rabenstine |
| Trails West by Mimi Melarkey |
| Two Trails to the West : The California and Oregon Trail by Josh Sherin |
| "We're Going to See the Elephant!" The California Gold Rush, in the context of United States History and the Westward Movement by Pamela Dutter |
| Western Communities of the Past by Erin Feige |
| Westward Ho for Nevada by Stacie Bolton |
| Westward Ho, the Children: Pioneering Children on the Move by Marilyn Marshman |
| Where in the World Are We? How Our Community Started by Jane Barnes |
For
more information, contact
Kit McCormick
knmccormick@washoe.k12.nv.us
775-861-1241