Grant Abstract

Grantee: Discovery Charter School, Newark, NJ
Project Name: The Overcoming Obstacles to Liberty Fellowship
Project Director: Kevin Brady (973) 623-0222
Funding: $999,275
Number of Teachers Served: 150
Number of School Districts Served: 14
Number of Students Served: 15,000

A consortium of 14 urban charter districts is partnering with the American Institute for History Education, Temple University historians and scholars from Princeton University, Mount St. Vincent College, University of Delaware, Montclair State University, Foreign Policy Research Institute, New Jersey Historical Society, and Civil War Institute to offer six American History seasonal colloquia, a field trip series, and summer institutes to teacher "fellows" in grades K-8. The fellows will, in turn, train all history teachers in their districts and beyond in much-needed turnkey workshops, and form vertical teams to review history curricula. Compilations of professional development sessions will be published on 3 interactive CD-ROMS and a website with the assistance of an experienced multimedia firm. Content covers: The Empire vs. the Colonies; Agrarian Culture vs. Industrialization and the Market; and International Liberalism vs. The Totalitarians.