Hands on History Library - America on the World Stage

What is America on the World Stage Teaching American History Grant?

America on the World Stage Teaching American History grant is a five year project (2009-14) that brings the book of the same name to life through a series of interactive lectures, hands-on workshops, research and curriculum design, and summer travel courses. Our approach will be to explore the international perspectives of American history through a series of bench-mark topics. <more>

What's New with America on the World Stage Teaching American History Grant?

PowerPoint files from Dr. Suzanne Sinke's lecture on Tuesday, January 10th are now available.

AOWS Partners with Library of Congress, Receives TPS Award
The America on the World Stage project received a $20,000 Teaching with Primary Sources Award from the Library of Congress to support the work of the Transatlantic Teacher Scholars in the spring of 2012.

Backpack Historians Go West!
Fourteen AOTWS Teacher Scholars Traveled to Colorado to participate in the 2011 Backpack Historian Field experience, The American West from the West.

2011-12 Teacher Scholars Program Application Now Available (PDF file)
Download the Teacher Scholars Application for the 2011-12 school year.

Teacher Scholars Eligible for Weeklong Summer Travel Experience
All Teacher Scholars will be eligible to participate in a week-long summer travel experience sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute.

Historical GIS Projects - Using GIS to Teach History

As part of The Virginia Experiment Teaching American History (TAH) grant, 10 teaching fellows from five central Virginia school divisions spent the 2007–2008 school year conducting authentic historical research, creating datasets, and developing ready-to-use classroom activities that use GIS to teach United States history. <view and download lessons>

Participating School Divisions