Teachers Teaching Teachers
The History Project at UC Davis is a community of K-16 educators in the greater Sacramento area.
We are:
- committed to raising student achievement by teaching history in challenging and exciting ways, which expand content knowledge and develop a literate citizenry.
- dedicated to supporting and challenging one another in pursuit of excellence in history and social-science education.
“The History Project has been invaluable in providing teachers with useful, timely, and rigorous hands-on activities for Geography, World History and US History. Having the opportunity to hear and speak with university professors who are experts in their fields and actually having time to collaborate with educators throughout the region are certainly strengths of the program. Educators, take advantage of the History Project offerings; they will take your teaching to a much higher level, and you'll have fun in the process!”
Carrie Malenab
Vice Principal
Pleasant Grove High School
We are part of UCD's Department of History, one of seven California History-Social Science Projects, and part of the larger network of the discipline-specific sites known as the California Subject Matter Projects commissioned by the California State Legislature.
Welcome to our community!
“If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.” — Pearl S. Buck
Since its inception in 2001, Teaching American History (TAH) grants have afforded teachers throughout the nation opportunities to engage in quality professional development with partners in public history and higher education. The annual TAH project directors’ conference gives grant leaders from across the nation a chance to share with colleagues. Sacramento-area directors recently concluded that providing a similar opportunity for teachers in the region would be a great benefit for all.
With that in mind, The History Project at UC Davis is collaborating to plan a TAH Showcase in the late afternoon/early evening of May 7, 2009. The event, to be held at the Sutter Square Galleria in downtown Sacramento, will feature teacher-led workshops highlighting their projects, explaining their particular approach, and sharing essential understandings that have contributed to improved student achievement. Mark your calendars and look for more information soon. If you would like to be on our mailing list for the Showcase and other events in the greater Sacramento area, contact us at historyproject@ucdavis.edu.