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Welcome to the Flint Community Schools
Teaching American History Grant Program Website!
The Teaching American History Grant Program, administered by the Social Studies Department of the Flint Community Schools and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is a professional development program for Flint Community Schools teachers. The aim of the program is to raise student achievement by improving teachers’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history.
This three-year grant program, entitled Freedom Quest, is designed to engage 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th grade history teachers in a rigorous, in-depth professional development program exploring local, state, and national history that is richly integrated with the African American historical experience.
| HISTORICAL MOMENT OF THE WEEK |
| Mae Jemison Accepted to NASA (June 4, 1987) |
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Mae Jemison (1956- ), made history on this day as the first African American woman selected by NASA to travel to space as an astronaut. Jemison’s life exemplify achievement. At age 16, she was awarded a National Achievement Scholarship to attend Stanford University, where she majored in Chemical Engineering and African American Studies. She earned a medical degree from Cornell University. For two years, she served as a medical doctor with Peace Corps in West Africa. She applied to be an astronaut with NASA twice. Although she was rejected the first time, she was accepted the second time out of 2,000 applicants. She heads her own enterprise today, empowering women and children across the world.
Source:
http://www.kellyken.com/today
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| PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENT OF THE WEEK |
| What America Would Be Like Without Blacks, Ralph Ellison, 1970 |
| Click here to view the document. |
| HISTORICAL LECTURE OF THE WEEK |
| Anita Hill's 1991 Opening Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee Video |
| Click here, select "play" to listen to law professor Anita Hill address the Senate Judiciary Committee in her historic 1991 opening statement. This video is provided by the American Rhetoric website. |
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