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Participating Schools:
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Merrimack High School
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Merrimack Middle School
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Alvirne High School
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McKelvie Middle School
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The Brentwood School
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David R. Cawley Middle School
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Londonderry Middle School
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Mascenic Regional High School
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Monadnock Regional High School
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Plymouth Regional High School
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Windham Middle School
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Overview
The Teaching American History Collaborative project is a
grant from the US Department of Education, whose purpose
is to raise student achievement by improving teachers'
knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional
American History. It also incorporates the acquisition of
new and effective teaching strategies that promote the
following:
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Support student academic achievement
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Integrate the development of reading and writing
skills with the study of American History to
provide interesting and challenging units of study
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Develop a cohesive, multi-component program for
professional development in American History content
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Instruction and standards-based assessment for teachers
within the districts that links directly to the
classroom and extends those benefits to faculty in
other NH school districts
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Partners:
- National Council for History Education (NCHE)
- Plymouth State University
- National Park Service
- NH Historical Society
- Manchester Historic Association
- NH State Library
- NH State Archives
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Upcoming Events
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Teacher
Postings
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Elements:
- Fall Institutes
- In-Service Training
- On-Line Courses - Plymouth State
- Summer Colloquiums - June
- Utilization of Technology
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