History in the Classroom is a professional development program designed for high school social studies teachers in New York City Department of Education Region 9, funded by a prestigious Teaching American History Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.   Teachers will have the opportunity to study at Hunter College earning tuition free graduate credit toward a Masters Degree in American History.  Teachers will learn in a seminar setting that is coupled with supportive professional development workshops.  A project director will help to integrate the historical content into meaningful and engaging classroom practice.  Meetings will take place at Hunter College and at partner institutions.

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Colonial America and the Early Republic:  a three credit tuition free graduate course through Hunter College, meeting every other Thursday from 4:00-6:30pm at Hunter College on East 68th Street (see participant list below).

Four Saturday Professional Development Seminars: to be held on the premises of a partner cultural institution from 9:00am-2:00 pm.

Summer Institute:  U.S. Founding Documents and their Evolution: an eight-day summer seminar (see participant list below).

Classroom materials will be provided in order to support the integration of the coursework into the teaching of American History.

A professional development workshop will be held during the school day for educators who are interested in the teaching of American History.