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you have any questions about one of our courses, please CallJoe
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at the Foundation at 914.739.0136.
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Living History:
Canadian Influence at the
Battles of Chateaugay and Plattsburgh
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 4 PM – 9 PM
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 8 AM -10 PM
Thursday, June 30, 2011 – 8 AM – 2 PM
Course
Description:
What do you know about the Canadian influence in the War of
1812? Are you ready to explore it first hand on the sites of
the Battles of Chateauguay and Plattsburgh. You will spend two
days in 1812 uniforms with appropriate gear and musket. As a
soldier you will erect an encampment and prepare an authentic
meal. You will not have to camp overnight. Historic site visits,
museum artifacts and programs dealing with the War of 1812 will
be made available to you. The cross-curriculum approach of living
history will be utilized to study Canadian, American and English
social, military, economic, geographical and cultural factors
which have shaped our history.
Course
objectives:
This course will use the Living History approach to the War
of 1812. Participants will utilize a wealth of materials (documents,
maps, artifacts, etc.) to immerse themselves in the history
of New York State, United States and Canada during the early
19th Century. The course applies the Social Studies Standards,
character based education and the Regents Action Plan. Educators
will learn to apply the latest brain research and experiential
learning to Living History. Participants will experience cross
curriculum application, collegial sharing and “hands on
history”. Teachers will see the “Forgotten War”
in a new light. The Battle of Plattsburgh will be remembered.
Course
Requirements:
% of grade
Attendance and participation in all activities Mandatory
Teachers will be able to:
1. Develop lesson plans with a Living History approach
2. Conduct some staff development
3. Utilize DBQ’s of the War of 1812 and Canadian Border
4. Choose classroom materials (interest center)
5. Create a Living History Experience with their students
6. See future opportunities for professional growth through
the
Living History Education Foundation and their own approach to
study
Learning
Standards
Standard 1: History of the United States and New York’s
role plus
the Canadian connection.
Standard 2: World History in its application to US History
Standard 3: Geography – maps and geographic factors in
the history of the US, NY and Canada
Standard 4: Economic – factors which bear on American
History
Standard 5: Civic & Citizenship – provide for the
common defense
Character Based Education – ranking and
responsibility is based on the “merit and demerit system”
Schedule:
Canadian Influence at the Battles of Chateaugay and Plattsburgh
Tuesday,
June 28, 2011 - 4
PM – 9 PM
Dinner and seminar meeting – Teacher Center 5 hours
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
- 8 AM -10 PM
Museum grounds – Old Base, Plattsburgh, NY 14 hours
Thursday,
June 30, 2011 – 8 AM – 2 PM
Authentic encampment and site visits 6 hours
There
will be an overnight requirement for this class.
Project
Work
Each participant will plan and expedite a
Living History Project 5 hours
30 hours
2 In-service credits
Note:
All meals are taken in family fashion for collegial sharing
(paid by LHEF). A sense of humor is mandatory plus have journal
writing materials with you.
Teacher
Center:
North
Country Teacher Resource Center
$250.00
payable to the North Country Teachers Resource Center. Contact
Kathy Fessette at 518-564-5000.
Bibliography
1812 – The War that Forged a Nation by
Walter R. Borneman,
Harper Collins Publications 2004
The Final
Invasion by David G. Fitz-Enz, First Cooper Square Press,
NY, 2001
The Invasion of Canada, 1812-1813 by Pierre
Burton, McClelland and Stewart, 1980
The Twilights Last Gleaming: Britain vs. America
1812-1813, Stein and Day, 1977
War of 1812 Eyewitness Accounts: An Annotated
Bibliography, Greenwood Press, 1997
Uniforms and Equipment of the United States
Force in the War of 1812 by Rene Charterand, Old Fort Niagara
Association, Inc. 1992
Field of Glory: The Battle of Crysler Farm,
1813, Toronto, Robin Brass Studio, 1999
The Incredible War of 1812: a Military History,
Toronto: Robin Brass Studio 1999 – updated by Donald E.
Graver
Lords of the Lake: The Naval War on Lake Ontario
1812-1814, Annapolis Naval Institute Press, 1998
Amateurs to Arms – A Military History
of the War of 1812, by John R. Elting, DaCapo Press, NY, 1991
The War of 1812, by Henry Adams, First Cooper
Square Press, NY, 1999
The War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley by Allan
S. Everest, Syracuse University Press, 1981
Chateaugay, NY and the War of 1812, by John
A. Bilow
September Eleventh 1814: The Battles at Plattsburgh
by Keith A.
In-service fee:
$250.00
All materials and supplies will
be funded by the Living History Education Foundation www.livinghistoryed.org
*The LHEF is funded
through grants made possible by NYS Parks, former Governor Pataki’s
Administration, Entergy Corp, and Malcolm Gordon Charitable Trust/Open
Space
Institute.
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