Teaching American History Program: Project Overview
Welcome to the Teaching American History Program
The Teaching American History Program is a partnership among Fitchburg
State College and Fitchburg Public Schools, Mount Wachusett Community
College and nine other public school districts. It is a three year
grant funded program which will strengthen the knowledge base in
American history for middle and high school teachers in an effort
to provide them with an opportunity to enhance and deepen their
understanding of the significant issues, episodes and turning points
in the history of the United States. The importance of this program
is underscored by the fact that in the near future all Massachusetts
high school students will be required to pass the state standards
test in U.S. History.
The program consists of the following six graduate level courses:
- America and the Atlantic World (1450 - 1787)
- Democracy in America (1787-1876)
- Remaking America (1877-1941)
- Immigration and the American Identity (1880 - 1950)
- A Century of Civil Rights in America (1865 - current)
- American Century: US Foreign Policy (1898-current)
All six courses will be taught at both Fitchburg State College
and Mount Wachusett Community College making it easily accessible
to all participating school districts.
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