AAM Overview

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AAM Overview

An Adventure of the American Mind

Four year pilot project funded bythe Library of Congress

Administered through the Education Research Consortiumlocated in Asheville, NC

AAM Overview

Goals of the Grant

Train in-service and pre-service classroom teachers and college teacher education faculty to access, use and produce curriculum utilizing the Internet and the digitized primary source materials from the collections of the Library of Congress

AAM Overview

Goals of the Grant

Demonstrate and evaluate a training program exportable to other communities at minimal cost

AAM Overview

The initial success of the grant allowed the project to be extended to second and third phases

Phase I 1999 to 2003 approved

Phase II 2004 to 2008 approved

Phase III 2004 to 2008 approved

Phase IV 2006 to 2012+

Phase V 2008 to 2012+

AAM Overview

Each new phase builds upon the previous

Phase I 1999 to 2003 Classroom training

Phase II 2004 to 2008 Workshops

Phase III 2004 to 2008 College Faculty

Phase IV 2006 to 2012 On-line training

Phase V 2008 to 2012 International

AAM Phase I

Colleges educate in-service teachers in a three hour graduate level course Each teacher receives

Free tuition Free laptop computer Intensive instruction in using LOC resources

AAM Phase I

Started in 1999 with one college; in 2003 there were 16 AAM Partners Western North Carolina - 4 Central North Carolina - 2 Western South Carolina - 2 Northern Virginia - 1 Arizona - 1 Illinois - 6

AAM Phase I

2004 has seen the addition of 6 new Partners Illinois - 3 Western Pennsylvania - 2 Colorado - 1

AAM Phase I

There are now 22 AAM Partners

Plus one more…

The AAM Home School program Self-paced, Self-guided CD-ROM and Web-based 1.0 version started testing in Oct. 2003

AAM Phase I

By September 2003 over 640 teachers were trained and over 1,000 mentored.

The initial goals of the grant were met and Phases II and III began.

AAM Phase II

Overview Workshop based Builds on the lessons learned Leverages the resources created

AAM Phase II

Overview Far more efficient Allows every teacher to participate Will become self-sustaining Has the potential to improve education at

every level

AAM Phase II

Workshops Modular Standardized Modules link together Creates a complete and custom curriculum

AAM Phase II

Workshops Complete workshop series is 35 hours Teachers receive CEU’s School receives technology for every 15

teachers that complete 35 hours of AAM training

Workshops are customized to the needs of each school

AAM Phase II

Workshops There are now 25 workshop modules

comprising 75 hours of instruction Available on the AAM web site New modules can be developed and

existing modules modified

Here are a few examples…

Pedagogy Reading Interdisciplinary TechnologyWhat are Primary Sources and Why Would Teachers Use Them?

(core workshop)

Examining Manuscripts: What Can They Tell Us About Our Past?

Analyzing Photographs to Discover Their Stories

American Memory Collections (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Levels) - Writing

How to Use Primary Sources in the Classroom.

(core workshop)

Reading Maps: Discovering the Mysteries They Hold

Analyzing Movies to Discover Their Stories

Using American Memory Collections (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Levels) - Presenting

Integrating Internet-based Resources in a Meaningful Way.

(core workshop)

Analyzing Speeches: How Is Verbal Different From Written?

Integrating local photographs, maps, and other images into teaching and learning.

Using American Memory Collections (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Levels) - Analyzing

What Does Integrating Technology Really Mean?

(core workshop)

Integrating local writings into teaching and learning reading activities.

Integrating local movies and audio tapes into teaching and learning.

Sharing Library of Congress resources with others (teachers, students, communities).

Integrating local issues and history primary resources as a stimulus for teaching and learning.

Integrating local writings into integrative teaching and learning activities.

Sharing local resources with others (teachers, students, communities).

AAM Phase II Workshops

AAM Phase II

Phase II is supported by three services Web Site Telephone Support Hot Line Videoconferencing Network

AAM Phase II

Web Site Complete resource for:

Teachers Administrators Parents Students

AAM Phase II

Web Site Lesson plan database Help tutorials Links to other resources Curriculum materials Much more

AAM Phase II

Telephone Support Toll free number Teaching and technical support Quick support when teachers need it Refers teachers to resources Target time per call – 2 to 5 minutes

AAM Phase II

Videoconferencing Network Internet-based – no connect charges Mobile units placed in schools Two-way interaction LOC broadcasts Provides on-going, in-school presence

AAM Phase II

The Resulting Cost Efficiency vs Phase I

AAM Phase III

AAM at the college level

Formal programs are being developed and piloted in 2004 by the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities

Five institutions participating in 2004 Five additional will be added in 2005

AAM Phase III

AAM at the college level

Institutionalizing AAM Integrate AAM into the curriculum

Faculty orientation on using LOC resources

Customized for each institution

Getting Started

Staffing AAM Director – full-time Digital Preservationist – full-time Administrative Assistant – half-time

Getting Started

Getting Started Hire the AAM Director

Develops the specific curriculum Creates the budget that supports the

curriculum Hires the technical and administrative staff Provides overall educational leadership and

management for the program at the local level Director mentored by the ERC and the AAM

Partners

Getting Started

Getting Started Create strong relationships with school

districts Orientation meetings with leaders in districts

and colleges/universities Site visits Recruit teachers for the workshops

Getting Started

Getting Started Support from the AAM Business Office Works with college administrative office

Reimbursement procedures Contracts Operating procedures OMB Compliance

Getting Started

Getting Started – Timing

Months 1 -3 Funding approved College hires AAM Director

Months 4 - 6 Director trained Curriculum developed Staff hired & Teachers recruited

Months 7+ Begin teaching the AAM program