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Date |
Event |
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2006
February 1 |
Application Due for
MA Program and
Colloquium Series
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April |
MA cohort meets face to face. |
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YEAR 1 BEGINS |
Theme: Foundations of the American Nation.
The individuals, ideas and events that influenced the
establishment of American democracy.
Guiding Question: What
ideas, individuals and events influenced the founding and
development of the new nation?
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August |
Course 1: First MA course begins |
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September 21 |
TAH2 Kick Off – Day long meeting/sub
day – all MA and colloquia member attend. (Training in use of
portal, web lessons)
Seminar 1: Influences on Modern
Democratic Thought |
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Oct. 19 Thursday |
Seminar 2: Ancient Greeks and
Romans– Cindy.
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Oct. 20-21
Fri-Sat
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Colloquium 1: “Ancient Greece,
Rome and Medieval Europe”
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Nov. 16 Thursday |
Seminar 3: Philosophers Hobbes and
Locke. |
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2007
January
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MA Course 2 |
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Jan. 18
Jan. 19-20 |
Seminar 4: English Principles in
Practice in America.
Colloquium 2: “Political
Enlightenment Thinkers” |
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Feb. 15 |
Seminar 5: English Common Law in
American Common Law. |
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March 6-10 |
Young Author’s Faire/Festival – Fresno
County Office of Education |
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March 7
March 9-10 |
Seminar 6:“Historical Literature
for Foundations of American History”
Colloquium 3 – Historical Fiction
Author. |
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March 17 |
Fresno County History Day – Fresno State
**April 8 is Easter – Spring Vacation time
from April 1-13 |
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April 19
April 20-21
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Seminar 7: Origins of Modern
Capitalism.
Colloquium 4: Wrap Up, Reflection
and Review
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May 17 |
Whole Group Gathering |
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May 17 |
Seminar 8: Wrap up and
Reflection |
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June 17-22 |
History Study Trip – Philadelphia.
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June 29 |
MA Course 3 |
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July 31, 2007 |
End of Year 2. |
Colloquia and Seminar Schedule –
2007-2008 (Updated:
Jan. 2007)
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Colloquia
Schedule and Location:
Fri. 8-5; Saturday, 8-1. Clovis Unified Professional Development
Building
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Seminar
Schedule and Location:
Thursdays, 4:00-6:00. CSU Fresno Smittcamp Alumni House.
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2007
Year 2 Begins
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Theme: Documents of a
Nation
Yearlong Topic: Documents
of the Nation – Early Documents and The Constitution |
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August 2007 |
MA
Course 4 |
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Sept. 20 |
TAH2
Year 2 Kick Off– 8:00am-3:00pm.
Day long meeting/sub day – all MA, colloquia, seminar and
colleagues attend (Grant pays for everyone’s sub day).
Welcome, overview, web lessons, assessment, etc.
Clovis
Unified
Professional
Development
Building |
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Sept. 20 |
Scholar Seminar 1: Ideals of the Declaration of
Independence
(CSUF Smittcamp House:
4:30-6:30. Note time change.) |
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Oct.
12-13 |
Colloquium
1: Antecedent and Colonial Documents – Dr. Dan
Dreisbach
(Standards 4.5, 5.5, 5.6, 5.6, 8.2, 11.1).
Friday, 8:00-5:00; Saturday 8:00-12:00.
Clovis
Unified
Professional
Development
Building
. |
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Oct 18 |
Scholar
Seminar 2: The Committees of Correspondence
(CSUF Smittcamp House: 4:30-6:30.) |
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Nov. 15
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Seminar
3: Articles of
Confederation.
(CSUF Smittcamp House:
4:30-6:30. Note time change.) |
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2008 |
MA
Course 5 |
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Jan 24
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Scholar
Seminar 4:
U.S.
Constitution and the Bill of Rights
(CSUF Smittcamp House: 4:30-6:30.) |
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Feb 1-2 |
Colloquium
2: The
Constitution - Dr. Dan Dreisbach
(Standards 4.5, 5.7, 8.2, 11.1)
Friday, 8:00-5:00; Saturday 8:00-12:00.
Clovis
Unified
Professional
Development
Building
. |
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March
27
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Scholar
Seminar 5: Historical Literature and American
Documents
(CSUF Smittcamp House: 4:30-6:30.) |
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March
28-29 |
Colloquium
3: Historical
Fiction Author. Fredrick
McKissack, Jr.
(Standards 5.5, 8.2,
8.6, 11.1)
Friday, 8:00-5:00; Saturday 8:00-12:00.
Clovis
Unified
Professional
Development
Building
.
**March 23 is Easter – Spring Vacation time from March 17-28 |
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April 17
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Scholar
Seminar 6: TBA
(CSUF Smittcamp House: 4:30-6:30.) |
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April 18-19 |
Colloquium
4: Wrap Up, Reflection and Review
Friday, 8:00-5:00; Saturday 8:00-12:00.
Clovis
Unified
Professional
Development
Building
. |
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May 15 |
Whole Group Gathering – MA and colloquia members, 8:00-3:00. |
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May 15 |
Scholar
Seminar 7: TBA
(CSUF Smittcamp House: 4:30-6:30.)
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June 16-20 |
Study
Trip:
Washington
D.C.
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June/July |
MA Course 6 |
Year 3 - Tentative Calendar
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2008
Year 3 Begins |
Theme: “Foundations and Documents in
Action”
Guiding Question: How are the founding documents and
philosophies applied throughout American history? |
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Aug 2008 |
MA Course 7 |
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Sept. 18 |
TAH2 Kick Off Year 3 – Day long
meeting/sub day – all MA and colloquia members attend.
Seminar 1: Fugitive Slave Act |
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Oct. 16
Oct. 17-18 |
Seminar 2: Reconstruction and
Amendments 13-15.
Colloquium 1: Civil Rights and
American Principles in Action Pre World War II |
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Nov. 20 |
Seminar 3: Civil Rights and Native
Americans |
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2009
Jan 22
Jan. 23-24 |
MA Course 8/9
Seminar 4: Civil Rights and
Immigrant Groups
Colloquium 2: Civil Rights,
Supreme Court and Post World War II |
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Feb. 19 |
Seminar 5: Historical Literature
and Women’s Rights |
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March 12
March 13-14 |
Seminar 6: Historical Literature
and Civil Rights
Colloquium 3: Historical Fiction
Author |
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April 23
April 24, 25 |
Seminar 7: Civil Rights Court
Cases
Colloquium 4: Wrap Up, Reflection
and Review
**April 12 is Easter – Spring Vacation time
from April 4-19 |
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May 21 |
Seminar 8: Civil Rights: Key People
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June 15-19 |
History Project Leadership Institute |
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June 21-26 |
Study Trip: Birmingham and Atlanta
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July |
END of Grant |
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