This one-week institute focuses on content in
the American Revolution and Constitutional periods organized around
the Vital Theme and Narrative of history -
Values,
Beliefs, Political Ideas, and Institutions. Historians Pauline
Maier and David McCullough present seminal ideas and integrate
the use of primary sources in the teaching of American history.
Master teachers Betty Franks, Nancy Taylor, and Phil Nicolosi
model practical classroom teaching strategies using primary sources.
Academic Director Frederick D. Drake works with teachers to identify
core documents (First-Order) and Second-/and Third-Order documents.
Teachers use
First-/Second-/and
Third-Order documents in a historical context. They help their
students think historically with the use of
Primary
Source Analysis Guides. Teachers work together in research
teams to create a collection of core documents and Second-/and
Third-Order documents.
