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A program of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District and the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute in partnership with the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association.

Part of the Teaching American History Grant Program funded by the United States Department of Education.

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How Does the Constitutional History Renewal Project (CHRP) Work?
Participants sign up for only one year at a time. They may choose to sign up for the entire year's offerings or a combination of the seminars offered that year. Seminar days will combine a variety of learning opportunities, including lectures, group projects, field trips, readings and curricular projects.

Each year will:

• Focus on the enduring questions raised by the creation and interpretation of the Constitution over time.
• Examine recurring debates over the Constitution and its meaning. Each year will choose the Constitutional debates of a different time period to examine enduring Constitutional questions and interpretations. Year one (2004) will focus on the Constitutional Convention and ratification debates of the 1780s.

Program Schedule:

• Three weekend seminars (one or two days).
• A two-week summer session.

Benefits

Participating Teachers Will Receive:

• Professional development points or graduate credits are available through TAH/CHRP.
• A stipend of $100.00 for each seminar day and $700.00 for the two-week summer session.
• Useful materials, including primary document sources to support the teaching of American history.
• Engaging seminars, discussions, field trips and other activities designed to connect American history content to inquiry-based teaching and learning.