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About the Program

In September 2005, the Santa Ana Unified School District was awarded a three-year, $1 million grant from the California Post-Secondary Education Commission for helping SAUSD history teachers improve academic literacy through teaching history content.

This institute for grades 7-11 history teachers of mainstreamed EL students and native speakers of English with low reading and writing skills is designed around current research in the field of academic literacy. Set in a scholarly, supportive environment, the training provides teachers with the insight and strategies to improve their own practice and tackle site-based and district-wide challenges. During the upcoming institute, participants will learn about writing with classroom-tested materials and proven literacy strategies. Educators will present model curriculum that supports attainment of the History-Social Science Framework goals.

Resources

The resources listed on this page were created by participants in the professional development institute for the Improving Teacher Quality grant. This page also includes a list of website and resources that participants used to create their model lessons.

Curricular Materials

The sample materials in this link offer sample literacy strategies and templates for K-12 history classroms.

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