History Grant teachers participate in Lesson Study
The University of Louisville’s Office of Civic Education and Engagement is currently partnering with the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC) to design and implement a lesson study model for high school teachers participating in their Teaching American History grant. OVEC High School teachers, from Gallatin, Grant, Franklin, Owen and Oldham counties are collaboratively designing lessons in American History they will teach in the spring of 2010.
Lesson study is a professional development practice in which teachers collaborate to develop/refine a lesson plan, teach, observe the lesson to collect data on student learning and use the observations to refine the lesson (Stepanek, Appel, Zleong, Mangan, & Mitchell, 2007). The lesson study process allows teachers to reflect on how students learn content and what teachers can do to improve student content mastery and engagement. There are five stages to the lesson study process: Plan, Teach, Observe, Revise and Report.
OVEC grant staff, along with administrators and curriculum support personnel of the districts involved will serve as facilitators of the lesson study process, including serving as observation team members. The three goals for the OVEC lesson study process will be to: Determine effective instructional strategies teachers can use in lessons to engage students, the use of formative and summative assessments in lesson plans to check for student mastery of learning targets and to increase integration of professional development resources from the TAH grant in classroom instruction.
The OVEC teachers are currently involved in the observation and revision stage. March 13th participates will meet with Dr. Natalie Bolton and staff to finalize their summative reports about what they have learned as a result of participating in the Lesson Study process.
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Famous Homes and Monuments
Statue of Liberty
Located on a 12 acre island, the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.
The home of Andrew Jackson. From 1819 to 1821, skilled carpenters and masons hired by Jackson built a Federal- style, two-story brick dwelling for Jackson and his family. At the same time, Jackson employed William Frost, an English gardener from Philadelphia, to design and layout a formal garden for Rachel. The 8- room mansion featured several outbuildings, including a smokehouse and kitchen. In the main stair hall, Rachel Jackson selected scenic wallpapers imported from France that depicted themes from Greek mythology.
Lincoln's Home in Springfield
The house that would become the future Lincoln Home was built in 1839 for the Reverend Charles Dresser. Dresser actually married Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd in 1842. When the house was completed, the house stood one-and-a-half stories tall with five rooms including a sleeping loft.
In May 1844, the Lincolns purchased the Dresser home and lot for $1500. Abraham, Mary, and Robert, born August 1, 1843, moved into the comfortable home. In 1846 the first remodeling of the home occurred. The Lincolns added a bedroom and a pantry to the back of the home, and the kitchen was removed from the back of the house and shifted over several feet to its present location.
The Lincolns continued to upgrade the house as the family expanded. Between 1855 and 1856 the front of the home was raised from one-and-a-half stories to two full stories. The bedroom was moved to the upstairs portion of the home, allowing for the creation of the rear parlor. Wood folding doors were added to the parlor at this time and the front parlor windows were permanently closed. The rest of the home was raised to two full stories allowing for the present 12 room nearly 3,000 sq. ft. home.
Who was Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis talking about when he said of him: "He is a first rate second rate mind."?
A.Theodore Roosevelt
B. Howard Taft
C. Woodrow Wilson D. Warren Harding
E. Franklin Roosevelt
One of the leading Confederate raiders, John Hunt Morgan found it difficult to comply with the constraints placed upon his activities by his superiors. Born in Alabama, moved to Lexington, Kentucky, as a young boy. He had served in the Mexican War as a first lieutenant with the 1st Kentucky. Unlike many volunteer officers he did see action in that conflict. A Lexington merchant between the wars, he raised the Lexington Rifles in 1857, a milita company.
During the Civil War he led his squadron in central Kentucky and at Shiloh and was then promoted to colonel. He led his regiment during the Corinth siege and then took two regiments on a raid through Kentucky from July 4, to August 1, 1862. This raid, together with that of Nathan Bedford Forrest, greatly hampered the advance of Don C. Buell on Chattanooga. In October 1862 shortly after the collapse of the Southern campaign in Kentucky, he led his brigade on another raid through his adopted state. During the Murfreesboro Campaign he led a mounted division into Kentucky, from December 21, 1862, through January 1, 1863, against Rosecrans' supply lines. Having been promoted to brigadier general, he also received the thanks of the Confederate Congress for his exploits.
Following the Tullahoma Campaign he again received permission to enter Kentucky. On this raid from July 2 to 26, 1863, he violated Bragg's instructions not to cross the Ohio River. Crossing over into Indiana, he moved into Ohio, skirting Cincinnati which went into a panic. Pursued by cavalry and militia, he was finally captured near New Lisbon, Ohio, on July 26th - after most of his command had been taken prisoner. Confined in the Ohio State Penitentiary, he escaped on November 26, 1863. Placed in command in East Tennessee and southwestern Virginia the next year, he was surprised and killed at Greeneville, Tennessee, on September 4, 1864.
February 1st: Underground Railroad was established, 1838
February 2nd: Alaska entered Union, 1959
February 3rd: Belle Starr, outlaw, died at age 41, 1889
February 7th: The Baltimore Fire destroyed 80 blocks/2600 buildings, 1904
February 10th: Peace treaty with Spain signed by President McKinley, 1899
February 11th: Department of Agriculture raised to Cabinet status by Congress, 1889
February 14th: American ship "Ranger" carried the Stars and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France, 1778
February 17th: The first issue of Newsweek Magazine was published, 1933
February 19th: Thomas Edison received his patent for the phonograph, 1878
February 20th: President George Washington signed an act creating the United States Post Office, 1792
February 21st: The Washington Monument was dedicated, 1885
February 25th: Samuel Colt, patented his revolver, 1836
February 27th: United States Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees the right of women to vote, 1922
February 28th: Republican Party formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, 1854
See this month's historical calendar for more important dates in American History.
One of the leading Confederate raiders, John Hunt Morgan found it difficult to comply with the constraints placed upon his activities by his superiors. Born in Alabama, moved to Lexington, Kentucky, as a young boy. He had served in the Mexican War as a first lieutenant with the 1st Kentucky. Unlike many volunteer officers he did see action in that conflict. A Lexington merchant between the wars, he raised the Lexington Rifles in 1857, a milita company.