I recently asked a friend of mine, Robert Sandoval for an explanation of the Park Service's 'Teaching with Historic Places' program. Robert used to work in the Historic Landmarks office in Washington and has a Masters in History from George Mason University. I wanted to find a resource to teach my daughter about history and historic preservation. His answer follows:
"Dear Sandy, So good to hear from you again and I hope I can help. If you remember, when we were in graduate school, I interned at the Park Service and had a chance to work on the Civil Rights Travel Itinerary and assist with a Teaching with Historic Places based on the same Civil Rights sites. Officially, Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) is a program of the National Park Service's Heritage Education Services office. Over the years TwHP has developed a variety of products and services. These include a series of lesson plans; guidance on using places to teach; information encouraging educators, historians, preservationists, site interpreters, and others to work together effectively; and professional development publications and training courses. Basically, TwHP uses the historic sites listed on the National Register and National Historic Landmarks to help teach and illustrate historic themes in American history. Students learn to use primary sources (documents, photos, maps, etc.) to analyze historic events and relate them to broader themes in American history. Some of the lessons include Civil War, Historic Preservation, Women’s History, and the Industrial Revolution. The lesson plans can be used for all grade levels and students and teachers can even create their own. You should go the TwHP website (http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/index.htm) to see all the plans. Hope this has helped." I went to the site and found some very good lesson plans and my daughter really enjoys the photos and maps. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
