As more information comes to me about my latest invitation from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City, I continue to be amazed that I am a part of their programs. The latest is called Project Trails and in in conjunction with the Wilderness Education Project. Project Trails will serve Kentucky teachers starting in 2025 (changed from November 2024).
My role in the project is as the elementary specialist and master teacher for Gilder Lehrman. Historian John Fea from Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He will make presentations throughout the program, and I will take breakout sessions with about 50 elementary teachers from across Kentucky to discuss how to teach the presented material.
We will start with three Saturday seminars after the first of the year, located in or around Lexington, Kentucky. That will be followed by a week-long Summer Expedition in Boston, Massachusetts - learning about American history in locations where American history was made. In following years, the Summer Expeditions will take place in Montana, Philadelphia and Gettysburg, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
But first, I have been invited to meet the crew. It looks like they will bring me to Morristown, New Jersey, in December to observe a similar program and get a feel for the way things are done. It's a little overwhelming to think that this is one of the ways that I'm spending my retirement.
My role in the project is as the elementary specialist and master teacher for Gilder Lehrman. Historian John Fea from Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He will make presentations throughout the program, and I will take breakout sessions with about 50 elementary teachers from across Kentucky to discuss how to teach the presented material.
We will start with three Saturday seminars after the first of the year, located in or around Lexington, Kentucky. That will be followed by a week-long Summer Expedition in Boston, Massachusetts - learning about American history in locations where American history was made. In following years, the Summer Expeditions will take place in Montana, Philadelphia and Gettysburg, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
But first, I have been invited to meet the crew. It looks like they will bring me to Morristown, New Jersey, in December to observe a similar program and get a feel for the way things are done. It's a little overwhelming to think that this is one of the ways that I'm spending my retirement.
