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“ Clinton ’ s Ditch: the Erie Canal in Western New York ”

“ Clinton ’ s Ditch: the Erie Canal in Western New York ”. NEH Landmarks of American History & Culture Workshop Niagara County Community College July and August 2013. Introductions. Pierson Bell, Project Director Education / Career Experience Canisius College, B.A.

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“ Clinton ’ s Ditch: the Erie Canal in Western New York ”

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  1. “Clinton’s Ditch: the Erie Canal in Western New York” NEH Landmarks of American History & Culture Workshop Niagara County Community College July and August 2013

  2. Introductions • Pierson Bell, Project Director • Education / Career Experience • Canisius College, B.A. • College of William & Mary, M.A. • Teacher for six years • CAP instructor for NCCC • Professional / Personal interests • Content-based development • Impact of standardized testing on history curriculum • Leveraging technology to support instruction (“flipping”) • Revolutionary War Re-enacting! • Goal for the workshop • Integrating deeper exploration of social and cultural impacts of Market Revolution into my US History curriculum • Developing interdisciplinary possibilities with English 11 teacher

  3. NEH Summer Programs • NEH Institutes and NEH Seminars • NEH Landmarks • direct experiences in the interpretation of significant historical and cultural sites and the use of archival and other primary evidence. • the best scholarship on a specific landmark or related cluster of landmarks, enabling participants to gain a sense of the importance of historical places • To make connections between what they [participants] learn in the Workshop and what they teach, and to develop enhanced teaching or research materials.

  4. Preview of the Week • Themes • Teaching the Erie Canal • Historical Context • Political Challenges • Engineering / Construction Challenges • Social / Cultural Impact • Economic Impact

  5. LOCKPORT ROCHESTER NIAGARA FALLS SYRACUSE BUFFALO

  6. Preview of the Week • Site Visits • Lockport • Historic “Flight of Five” • Canal Cruise • Syracuse • Erie Canal Museum • Restored Camillus Aqueduct • Rochester • Broad Street Aqueduct • Lock 62 (enlarged Canal) • Great Embankment • Buffalo • Erie Canal Harbor – “Canalside” • Grain elevators • Downtown Architecture Tour • Delaware Park (Olmsted) • Niagara Falls (optional)

  7. Goal for the Week Broaden how you currently teach the Erie Canal!

  8. Classroom Resource Project • Suggestions: • Traditional lesson plan • Interdisciplinary lesson plan • Thematic unit plan • Annotated collection of primary source or secondary documents • Collection of multimedia resources based on site visits • Animoto video or Kizoa image slideshow • Website or blog • YouTube Channel • Two guidelines: • make it relevant to your classroom • align with CCS for dissemination

  9. Classroom Resource Project • Work individually or in collaboration with colleagues • Finished product due by the end of the 2013-2014 school year • Will be archived on project website: eriecanalwny.org • Tangible Resources: • Larkin Reader • Project Website • Faculty Resources • Dr. LorreiDiCamillo (Monday and Wednesday) • Dr. Daniel Larkin (Thursday) • Carol Yost (Thursday) • Pierson Bell (all week) • E-learning specialists (Wednesday and Thursday) • Each other!!!!!! • Saturday: brief presentation (5-10 min) on your ideas for integrating the Canal into your classroom

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