Department of Education awards CHNM two Teaching American History Grants

CHNM, in partnership with eight Northern Virginia school districts, received two three-year Teaching American History grants from the Department of Education in October 2003. Creating a More Perfect Community, a joint project with Alexandria City Public Schools, provides U.S. history instructors with professional development focused on content and skills specifically related to teaching history, including the use of primary sources and new media. Peopling the American Past, a partnership with Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Manassas City, Orange, and Winchester school districts, similarly provides professional development centered on improving the teaching of U.S. history in elementary, middle, and high schools. The project also involves Special Education and ESL teachers who incorporate U.S. history content into their curricula.