The History Teaching Institute at The Ohio State University is the P-16 portal of The Harvey Goldberg Program for Excellence in Teaching at the Ohio State University. Here you can find:
- History Lesson Plans
- Primary source based lessons related to European history since 1450 and United States history tied to the Ohio Academic Content Standards
- The Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons in the Classroom
These standards-based, teacher-created, primary source lessons are based on editorial cartoons covering more than a century of American history - Cold Cases: Lessons in Historical Skills and Methods: These standards-based, teacher-created, primary source lessons feature a variety of primary source materials from the Byrd Polar Research Center archives at Ohio State. High School students can learn historical skills using photographs and documents—all organized around the theme of polar exploration.
- Professional Development
- Learn about our professional development programs, including projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History program.
- Connecting to the Past is a professional development program designed to support and improve the teaching of American history. Participation is open to teachers in grades four to eight in Ashland, Holmes, Wayne, and Medina Counties.
- Back to History is a professional development program for K-12 teachers in Ohio's Educational Regional Service System Region 10, including Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Preble counties. This program combines the resources of The Ohio State University, the Ohio Historical Society, and the Clark County Educational Service Center to support and improve the teaching of traditional American history.
- The Great War in Global Context is a Summer Institute for High School teachers that will be offered July 12-16, 2010. The five-day institute will cover all aspects of the conflict, including military, diplomatic, political, and cultural. Participants will explore World War I through a variety of sources, including personal accounts, maps, art and poetry, documents, and popular films. Participants will receive 3-hours of graduate non-degree credit. The application deadline is 1 May 2010
- Resources
- A selection of quality websites in American history
- Links to other sites that include high quality information and lesson plans
