Heritage Alliance First Frontier TAH

June 22 - 27, 2009 Summer Institute

Era 3  End of Session Survey

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Section I:

Teacher Information:

Grade(s) you currently teach:

4
5
8
High School
Other, please specify
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Do you currently teach U.S. history?
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Rate the Summer Institute on:
4
Excellent		3
Good		2
Fair		1
Poor		N/A
 
Academic content that goes beyond the textbooks
Strategies that would engage students in historical thinking
Impact on your teaching practice
Interaction with other teachers at different grade levels
Value of visiting historic sites to make history come alive for students
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Rate how this Institute will impact your teaching of American history by:
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Excellent		3
Good		2
Fair		1
Poor		N/A
 
Increasing your American history content knowledge
Improving your understanding and use of primary sources in the classroom
Providing ideas on how to use technology in American history teaching
Giving you lesson plan ideas and teaching strategies
Connecting your curriculum to the Tennessee State Standards
Ideas about how to use historic places to teach U.S. history
Learning new ideas from other teachers
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Overall ratings:
4
Excellent		3
Good		2
Fair		1
Poor		N/A
 
Rate how much you learned about American history content
Rate how much you will be able to apply what you learned in your classroom
Rate how much how enjoyed the Institute
Logistics of the Institute (planning,communication,activity schedules, etc.)
Overall rating of the Summer Institute

Section II. Please think about your approach to teaching American history before attending the Summer Institute compared to now. We understand that teachers enter professional development with varying degrees of knowledge and experience. This section of the evaluation is a way for you to express your opinion about your professional growth through the Teaching American History (TAH) program by rating your level of expertise before the Summer Institute compared to where you are now.

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American history Era 3 Content Knowledge (1=Lowest to 10=Highest):

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Highest
My level of Era 3 content knowledge before the Summer Institute.
My level of Era 3 content knowledge now.
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Newspapers as Primary Sources:

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Lowest		2
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Highest
My confidence in using newspapers as primary sources in my classroom before the summer institute.
My confidence in using newspapers as primary sources in my classroom now.
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Manuscripts as Primary Sources:

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Highest
My confidence in using manuscripts as primary sources in my classroom before the summer institute.
My confidence in using manuscripts as primary sources in my classroom now.
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Searching Microfilm for Primary Sources:

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Highest
My confidence in finding primary sources using microfilm before the summer institute.
My confidence in finding primary sources using microfilm now.
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Searching Archives for Primary Sources:

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Lowest		2
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Highest
My confidence in searching historic archives to find primary sources for my students before the summer institute.
My confidence in searching historic archives to find primary sources for my students now.
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Teaching your students about the internal part of the American Revolution:

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Lowest		2
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Highest
My confidence in teaching my students about the internal part of the American Revolution before the summer institute.
My confidence in teaching my students about the internal part of the American Revolution now.
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Teaching your students about Thomas Jefferson:

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Highest
My confidence level in teaching my students about Thomas Jefferson before the summer institute.
My confidence level in teaching my students about Thomas Jefferson now.
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Teaching about concepts of Freedom and Liberty:

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Highest
My confidence in teaching my students about Freedom and Liberty before the summer institute.
My confidence in teaching my students about  Freedom and Liberty now.
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Teaching your students about Jamestown, VA:

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Highest
My confidence in teaching my students about Jamestown, VA before the summer institute.
My confidence in teaching my students about Jamestown, VA now.
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Teaching your students about Colonial Williamsburg:

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Lowest		2
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Highest
My confidence in teaching my students about Colonial Williamsburg before the summer institute.
My confidence in teaching my students about Colonial Williamsburg now.
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Teaching your students about the Battle of Yorktown:

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Lowest		2
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Highest
My confidence in teaching my students about the Battle of Yorktown before the summer institute.
My confidence in teaching my students about the Battle of Yorktown now.
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Regional history:

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Highest
My confidence in teaching my students about regional history before the summer institute.
My confidence in teaching my students about regional history now.
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Comments about the Summer Institute: