| Course Title: | STRUGGLES FOR IDENTITY - 2000-2001 | |
| Credits: | three graduate credits (history or geography or education) |
Participants who wish to receive a credit recommendation are required to complete the following conditions:
All participants will be required to visit one NYC cultural institution to examine how the resources of that
institution can be used to enrich the student understandings. These visits will be followed by a lesson designed around a
specific student project. You may design a museum guide for a particular gallery or a “treasure hunt” or another type of
student activity. If you prefer, this can be a “virtual” tour using online resources. In that case, web address and instruction pages must
be included.
All participants will be required to complete a minimum three lesson summary unit on the struggle for identity.
These three lessons should be comparative (and may deal with the struggle for identity in 3 different areas or regions.)
You may presume that students have already been exposed to the details of each region. You will be required to find
and develop appropriate primary sources and employ innovative classroom strategies. At the end of the course,
(with your permission) The American Forum will publish these lessons and resources on our web page. I
will be happy to meet with you to discuss and refine this assignment.
Assignment Due Dates:
Book reaction papers - January
* October 21 session will be at Columbia
(A)
New York & the World is scheduled for 8 sessions from 8:30 am to 3:00
pm to be held on
Saturdays at the Seaman’s Church Institute-241 Water Street, NY.*
Participants who wish to be considered for credit must attend 7 of the 8 sessions for a total of 45 hours.
(B)
All participants will be required to select one book
(or another title approved by the instructor) and to write a 3-5 reaction paper. The paper will summarize the important
concepts of the book and relate these concepts to specific issues in the teaching of world history. Participants should draw from class
discussions and teaching experiences.
Cultural Institution Project - March 1
Summary Unit- May 1