Texas State History Department Receives
2nd Round Teaching American History Grant

In collaboration with Hays Consolidated Independent School District, the Department of History has received a $249,000 grant, "Inspiring a Love of American History," providing for three one-week institutes beginning in summer 2007. Hays social studies teachers will learn American history content through five components to be provided by History faculty at Texas State: Three annual summer institutes designed thematically to cover the principles of freedom and democracy; primary document workshops at libraries and other institutions to provide opportunities to develop hands-on projects for students; teacher seminars at Hays school district sites to provide additional content and opportunities to develop teacher leadership skills; and, a four-day immersion experience in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theme for year one is "American republicanism," stressing the origins and principles of American democracy. Year two is concerned with "republican citizenship," and focuses on the evolving and expanding concept of citizenship in the United States . The third year's theme is the American political system, which emphasizes how the nation's democratic ideals are implemented through the political process. The overall grant received by Hays CISD is for $500,000, with Texas State 's share, both for History as the primary content provider and the College of Education as assessment provider, amounting to $249,000.

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