Teaching American History: Cumberland River Valley Consortium
Implemented by Middle Tennessee State University and Warren County Schools, Tennessee
Abstract
A four-year program of professional development sponsored by MTSU designed specifically to implement the new American history curriculum standards outlined in the 2001 Tennessee State Curriculum Standards. Activities include summer institutes, National History Day training workshops, special access to ongoing lectures and seminars by historians sponsored by educational and cultural institutions throughout middle Tennessee and travel incentives to attend and participate in national and statewide conferences sponsored by professional organizations that promote history.
Client
Middle Tennessee State University
Chad McGee, Project Director
Warren County High School
mcgeec3@k12tn.net
Dr. Rebecca Conard,
Academic Director
Middle Tennessee State University
rconard@mtsu.edu
Funding Agency
US Department of Education: Teaching American History Grants
Timeline
October 1, 2002 to December 31, 2006
Partners
The Cumberland River Valley Consortium includes K-12 schools in Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Marshall, Maury, and Warren counties with Warren County Schools as the lead educational agency.
