Special Links for Teachers

Changing the Shape of the Nation http://csd.org/staffdev/iecweb/ushistory.html
Changing the Shape of the Nation is a program funded by the United States Department of Education and administered in partnership by Ritenour School District, Cooperating School Districts, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. This program, using the Louisiana Purchase as a touchstone or catalyst, offers participating teachers a means to view and connect major events and trends in American history that reflect the latest scholarship on the history of the West and its implications for the nation. This program also strives to connect local, regional, and national history--from the Purchase to the present.

The program offers content-specific professional development opportunities that draw on current historical and pedagogical scholarship. There are two 18-month rounds of activities in the three-year program. Activities include: Colloquia, Summer Seminars, Workshops, talks by Visiting Scholars, and access to history resources of all types.

For more information contact Dennis Lubeck at 314-692-9701, dlubeck@csd.org. Or Jackie Chambers at 314-516-6884, chambersj@msx.umsl.edu.

The Louisiana Expansion http://www.umsl.edu/~econed/louisiana
The Louisiana Expansion website is for fourth- and fifth-grade teachers and their students. It includes readings, activities, and information. It is designed to complement a curriculum unit, The Louisiana Expansion. At this site, teachers may also find information regarding the Economic Explorers' Rendezvous, a competition for teams of fourth- and fifth-grade students.

National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibition http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/
The National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibition has a multi-disciplinary curriculum for grades 4-12. This curriculum, which is available on CD or through the web, provides a cultural contact between the expedition and the American Indians. Nine curriculum units explore the major themes of the exhibition. This educational resource also contains a Virtual Exhibition with links to objects in the "Gallery". For general information about the Exhibition, click here.