The Franklin County Professional Development Collaborative and the Hampshire County School Districts of Granby and Ware,

In partnership with the Memorial Hall Museum, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts

Teaching American History is a national program to increase teacher knowledge of American History to enable students to become better informed and more involved citizens.   Each year, American Promises examines significant issues, episodes and people from the colonial period into the twentieth century in the context of the ideals contained in our Nation's founding documents: 1) The Promises of the American Revolution: Colonies to Nation; 2) Testing the Promises: The Civil War, Industrialization, and Immigration; and 3) Claiming the Promises: Two World Wars, More Immigration, A New Deal and Civil Rights.  Professional development includes seminars with nationally recognized scholars of American History, meetings with individual teachers, workshops, special programs to meet building and district needs, as well as living history presentations and field trips.  An Educator Advisory Board guides this Federally funded, content-rich program of professional development.

There are a limited number of slots for teachers.  If you are interested in learning more, please contact your District representative: Athol-Royalston – Anna Garbiel, 978-249-2400;   Erving/U#28 –  Linda Driscoll, 413-423-3337;  Franklin Tech – Terry Dun, 413-863-9561 Frontier/ U#38 - Dr. Diana Campbell, 413-665-1155; Gill-Montague – Laurie Farkas, 413- 863-9326; Granby - Jim Pietras, 413-467-7198; Greenfield - Dr. Joyce Mehaffey, 413-772-1313; Mohawk Trail - Dot Lyman, 413-625-0192 x 31; Orange-Mahar - Kelli Gervais, 978-544-0018; Pioneer Valley -  413-498-2931; Ware - Gail Lucey, 413-967-4271 x20        

 If you do not have FCPDC representative, please contact Dr. Barbara Mathews, Director, Teaching American History, at 413 774-7476 ext 15, bmathews@deerfield.history.museum .

This web page created through the Deerfield Teachers' Center, Memorial Hall Museum, PVMA, 10 Memorial St., Deerfield, MA 01342, (413)774-7476 ext.28. Last updated 08/12/2005

For more information, or comments: kkappenman@deerfield.history.museum