http://www.educationviews.org/pilot-program/
You may remember that we brought Will Fitzhugh, Founder and Editor, The
Concord Review, to talk to use some time ago. He's a passionate advocate
for student history research.
TCR ACADEMY
July 15 - July 27, 2018
Boston, Massachusetts
Over the past four years, The Concord Review Summer Programs have provided
academic expository writing instruction in preparing serious academic
History research papers of their own for 79 secondary students, from China,
the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, and from nine
American states.
Some History teachers completed their college degrees and teacher
preparation without ever having written a serious History research paper of
their own. For others it has been a while since they did some historical
research. One reason not many History term papers are assigned in American
high schools is that many teachers either do not have the experience or the
confidence to provide students with the preparation in nonfiction reading
and academic expository writing they need to write such papers.
The TCR Academy Pilot will ask twelve secondary teachers of History to test
a model for having teachers work on serious (e.g. 6,000-word) History
research papers over a two-week program. There will be an assignment before
the program and the participants may work to finish their paper after the
program.
We are in the process of seeking a grant to cover the $5,000 stipend for
each participant. If the grant is not provided, we will rely on the
Professional Development funds available for programs like this.
Just as teachers who go on Outward Bound courses, and then on their return
urge students and colleagues to go on one, it is our hope that teachers
coming from a serious effort in the TCR Academy on a History research paper
of their own will be more likely to ask their students to work on one when
they return to their classroom.
best,
debbie
Debbie Abilock
NoodleTools/NoodleTeach
Smart tools, smart research, smart teaching
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