Courses 2008-2009
Courses 2008-2009
Here is a recap of our 2008-2009 activities.
Part One: Summer 2008 - Teaching Social Studies Method Workshop
Cooperative Learning in the Social Studies Classroom
Date & Time of Meeting:
Monday, August 25, 2008—Thursday, August 28, 2008
8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages
1200 Route 25A
Stony Brook, New York
Topic:
The Johnson’s Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning are the foundation of the Controversy in American History courses. This in-service course will offer novice and experienced practitioners a special first hand experience with the use of cooperative groups in the social studies classroom. The workshop will use cartoons, documents, photographs, texts, field trips to local historical sites, and other sources to illustrate cooperative principles and techniques.
Credits:
Two In-Service Credits/$500 Stipend/Course Materials Provided
Facilitator:
Michael Gatto
Part Two: Controversy in American History - Six Sessions
This part of the program may be taken for:
- Three In-service Credits : SUNY Stony Brook Professional Development Out Reach Program $750. Stipend
OR
- Three Graduate Credits : SUNY Stony Brook Graduate Credit in History Full Tuition Paid By Grant/No Stipend
Session 1: August 29, 2008 (Friday Session)
Topic:
Introduction to Exploring Controversies to Better Understand America’s Past
Date & Time of Meeting:
Friday, August 29, 2008
8:00 a.m.— 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages — The Gillespie Room - Carriage Museum
Introduction:
Mr. Michael Chlystun
Facilitators:
Dr. Michael Barnhardt
Michael Gatto
Session 2: September 27, 2008 (Saturday Session)
Topic:
Did Pocahontas save the Jamestown colony?
Date & Time of Meeting:
Saturday, September 27, 2008
8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Wang Center
Introduction:
Mr. Michael Chlystun
Facilitators:
Karen Kupperman, Gilder Lehrman Historian
Dr. Michael Barnhardt, Stony Brook University
Mr. Michael Gatto
Required Reading:
Price, David. Love and Hate in Jamestown—John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation (2005)
Other materials may be required as the course progresses.
Session 3: November 22, 2008 (Saturday Session)
Topic:
Did the Salem trials have anything to do with witchcraft?
Date & Time of Meeting:
Saturday, November 22, 2008
8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages — Classroom in Administration Building
Introduction:
Mr. Michael Chlystun
Facilitators:
Richard Godbeer, Gilder Lehrman Historian
Dr. Michael Barnhardt, Stony Brook University
Mr. Michael Gatto
Required Reading:
Boyer, Paul & Stephen Neissenbaum. Salem Possessed (1974)
Other materials may be required as the course progresses.
Session 4: March 7, 2009 (Saturday Session)
Topic:
Did the French and Indian War make the American Revolution inevitable?
Date & Time of Meeting:
Saturday, March 7, 2009
8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Wang Center
Introduction:
Mr. Michael Chlystun
Facilitators:
Dr. Patrick Griffin
Mr. Michael Gatto
Required Reading:
Anderson, Fred. The War That America: A Short History of the French and Indian War (2006)
Other materials may be required as the course progresses.
Session 5: April 25, 2009 (Saturday Session)
Topic:
Was the American Revolution really a revolution?
Date & Time of Meeting:
Saturday, April 25, 2009
8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Wang Center
Introduction:
Mr. Michael Chlystun
Facilitators:
Carol Berkin, Gilder Lehrman Historian
Dr. Michael Barnhardt, Stony Brook University
Mr. Michael Gatto
Required Reading:
Wood, Gordon. The American Revolution—A History (2002)
Other materials may be required as the course progresses.
Session 6: May 16, 2009 (Saturday Session)
Topic:
Was the United States of America founded as a Christian nation?
Date & Time of Meeting:
Saturday, May 16, 2009
8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Wang Center
Introduction:
Mr. Michael Chlystun
Facilitators:
Ned Landsman, Gilder Lehrman Historian
Dr. Michael Barnhardt, Stony Brook University
Mr. Michael Gatto
Required Reading:
Holmes, David. The Faiths of the Founding Fathers (2006)
Other materials may be required as the course progresses.
12 Cooperative Structures in Six Months
Fall / Spring 2008-2009
15 Hours (Six Sessions)
1 In-service Credit (SUB)
Class limited to 15 Participants
Dates: 11/20 12/18 2/12 3/19 4/23 5/6
Co-Teaching the Controversy Procedures
Fall/Spring 2008-2009
15 Hours
1 In-service Credit/No Stipend
(Two Half Day Co-Teaching Sessions)
1 In-service Credit (SUB)
Workshop Dates: 11/6 11/20 4/30 Co-Teaching Dates arranged by teachers