The Uintah Basin TAH (UB-TAH)
Project represents a collaborative effort among
Duchesne County School
District,
Uintah County School District,
Ute Tribe Education
Department/LEA (on the U&O Reservation),
Utah State
University-Uintah Basin, and other history and education
organizations. The three school districts serve 28 schools, 104
teachers, and 9,737 students; the majority (94%) of Ute students
attend county schools; the remaining 6% attend the Tribe’s
school. The Uintah Basin (UB) TAH Project will serve
Ute
and non-Ute teachers, students, and schools; however, while designing and implementing this project, it is
important to take into consideration this group of community
members.
The Uintah Basin TAH Project
will develop and implement professional development for
Uintah Basin’s school districts’ 104 4th, 5th,
7th, 8th, 11th,
and 12th grade
social studies teachers that strengthens teachers’ ability to
teach traditional American history as a separate
subject. Professional development will focus on four
historical themes and two ways of
knowing and thinking about
U.S. history. To make history come alive, a variety of
pedagogical methods
will be embedded (and related resources provided) into the
presentation of the American history content.
The UB-TAH Project will focus on four historical themes that are
intended to cover all major branches of U.S. historical
study and are in accord with the
NAEP U.S. History Framework
developed by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB).
Three
course formats (Summer Academy, school-year Workshops, and
school-year Fieldtrips) plus NCHE annual national conference
participation will be
provided each year. Participating teachers will also receive
mentoring support and access to valuable history education
resources.
Historical
Themes:
1.
Change an
Continuity in American Democracy;
2.
Gathering
and Interactions of Peoples, Cultures and Ideas;
3.
Economic
and Technological Changes and Their Relationship to Society,
Ideas and the Environment;
4.
Changing
Role of America in the World
Project
Goals:
1. Increase
teacher's American history knowledge, understanding, and
interest.
2. Increase
teacher's pedagogical skills and practices (e.g. instructional
methods and student activities and assessments).
3. Increase
student's American history interest, participation, and
achievement.
UB-TAH
DESIRED OUTCOME:
Desired Outcome #1: Aligns
content instruction to the USOE Core Curriculum.
Support
Link:
Utah State Core Curriculum
Support Link:
Social Studies Curriculum 3-6 Grade
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Social Studies Curriculum 7-12 Grade
Support Link:
Backward Mapping for Social Studies
Teachers
Support Link:
USOE - Utah Studies Core Curriculum
Support Link:
USOE U.S. History Core Curriculum
Support Link:
USOE U.S. Government and Citizenship Core
Curriculum
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USOE U.S. History II Core Curriculum
Desired Outcome #2: Demonstrates
accurate historical knowledge and perspective of U.S. history.
Always
engages in activities that facilitate an increase in United
States History content.
Support Link:
Sample Lesson
and Activities available in our Online Resource Page
Support Link:
Developing Content in Social Studies
Support Link:
Understanding by Design Support Page
Desired Outcome #3: Engages
students in historical analysis and interpretation.
Integrates at least 8
strategies of historical analysis and interpretation in order to
engage students.
-
explaining
issues
-
identifying
historical patterns
-
establishing
cause-and-effect relationships
-
finding value
statements
-
establishing significance
-
applying
historical knowledge
-
weighing
evidence to draw sound conclusions
-
making
defensible generalizations
-
rendering insightful accounts
of the past
Support Link:
Sample Lesson
and Activities available in our Online Resource Page
Support
Link:
Online Resource in
Primary Sources
Support Link:
Utah History to Go
Support Link:
Testing Preparation in Social Studies
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Learning the Art of critical Thinking
Support Link:
Lesson Plans and teaching Strategies
Desired Outcome #4: Demonstrates accurate
knowledge of the history, legacy, and culture of American Indians.
Always
engages in activities that facilitate an increase in American
Indian history content.
-
American
Indian cultural arts and motifs (i.e., carvings, drawings,
paintings, bead work, rugs, baskets, songs, dance,)
-
Customs, rites, and
traditions
- Stories
(i.e., written and oral, fiction and non-fiction stories,
which include anecdotes about exceptional experiences,
personal life narratives, sacred stories, dreams, visions,
and myths) and the art of story telling
-
Brining in American Indian
community members, artisans, leaders, and elders
Support Link:
American Indian
Online Resources
Support Link:
UB-TAH Ute
History Timeline
Support Link:
USOE Indian Education/Curriculum
Support Link:
Brief
History of Indian Education and Indian Policy, 1492-Today's
Support Link:
Indian
Removal Act, 1830
Support Link:
Allotment Act or Dawes Act
and Assimilation, 1880-1930
Support Link:
Indian Reorganization Act,
1930-1945
Support Link:
Indian Termination Act, 1945-1970
Support Link:
Indian Self-Determination Act, 1970 -Today's
Support Link:
UB-TAH Ute
Online Resources
Support Link:
Utah American Indians
Support Link:
Index of Native American Resources on the
Web
Support Link:
American Indian 101
Support Link:
Brief
History of Indian Education
Support Link:
Resolution
168 - Schools and American Indian Students
Desired Outcome #5: Conducts lessons and
units based on backward design.
Posts and uses an enduring
understanding, essential questions, assessments, and learning
activities for all units.
Support Link:
Sample Lesson
and Activities available in our Online Resource Page
Support Link:
Understanding by Design Support Page
Support Link:
Backward Mapping for Social Studies
Teachers
Support Link:
Social
Studies Strategies
Desired Outcome #6: Engages
students in active learning by using strategies that work.
Support Link:
Integrating Technology in Social Studies
Support Link:
Social
Studies Strategies
Support Link:
UB-TAH 3-D Maps for K12 Students
Support Link:
UB-TAH Satellite
Maps for K12 Students
Support Link:
Awesome Power Point Tutorial
Support Link:
Microsoft Multimedia Templates
Desired Outcome #7:
Integrates local and national
(including online/websites) resources/archives, programs, and
initiatives into classroom instruction.
Always uses local and
national resources, programs, and initiatives (fully
implemented) as part of classroom instruction.
Desired Outcome #8: Collaborates with other
teachers
to develop and implement US History
curriculum.
-
Teacher always
collaborates.
-
effective
interventions for students
-
individual
reflective practice
-
time for
professional development
-
benchmarking
-
curriculum
mapping
-
creating
common assessments
-
learning from student work
Support Link:
Classroom Management
Support Link:
Backward Mapping for Social Studies
Teachers
Support Link:
Social
Studies Strategies
Support Link:
Learning Communities
Support Link:
UB-TAH Online Resource Website
Form:
Self-Assessment Key
(pdf.file)
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