Welcome
The Themes in American History Project is a collaborative effort between the Douglas County Education Service District (Douglas ESD) in Roseburg, Oregon and the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Joining the partnership are three libraries with archives of historical documents and images, and five local historical societies and museums.
The population to be served by this project includes teachers and students in the 13 school districts of Douglas County, Oregon. These districts have approximately 850 teachers who instruct nearly 20,000 students. Douglas County has a largely rural population, served by small schools spread over a wide area, and distant from the major population and educational resources of the state.
The project has three goals:
(a) improve the teaching of American history in all 13 districts served by Douglas County ESD,
(b) provide research-based professional development opportunities in the teaching of American history to 80 teachers in Douglas County schools, and
(c) improve the extent to which and the ways in which students of Douglas County learn about American history, including the themes, people, and events of our national heritage.
Read more about the project in the Abstract...
Members of the project staff are Dawne Huckaby & Cathy Chenail from Douglas County Educational Service District, and Lynne Anderson-Inman, Mark Horney, and Judith Blair from the Center for Advanced Technology at the University of Oregon.
The historians collaborating with theThemes from American History Project are: Mark Spence, Steve Beckham, Kevin Hatfield, and David Del Mar.
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