Hi there, Great find - I've created a portal on WikiEd - http://www.wikieducator.org/National_Park_Service
- Randy On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:35 PM, Real Santander <[email protected]>wrote: > 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] -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant, Organization Development, Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Business Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.230.6424 x144 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Stakeholder Engagement, Change / Transition Management & Performance * Organization Design & Development * Sustainable Project Implementation & Community-Building * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Communities of Practice * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com -- 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]
