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If you are affiliated with a public school and are seeking access to the Bringing History Home instructional units, please contact Elise Fillpot. Courses based on Bringing History Home topics and strategies, and formatted for learn-at-home or Smartboard-equipped classrooms, are available for purchase at The History School as of January 2023. |
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To purchase the 2nd and 3rd Grade DVD's produced for BHH by Iowa Public Television, please contact Pro Video. |
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Elise Fillpot, Ph.D., Founder and Director |
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Colin Gordon, Ph.D., Project Historian |
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Catherine Denial, Ph.D., Project Historian |
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Project Evaluators:
The University of Iowa, College of Education Center for Evaluation and Assessment
- Donald Yarbrough, BHH Evaluation Director
- Julie Kearney, BHH Evaluation Coordinator
- Emily Lai, BHH Evaluation Staff
Curriculum Pilot Lead Teachers:
- Kate Glinsmann
- Chad Hippen
- Joan Hippen
- Peg Litchfield
- April Six
- Curt Jensen
- Ross Anderson
- Timothy Williamson, Citation Icons Art Design
Curriculum Peer Reviewer:
Dr. M. Gail Hickey Professor of Education at Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Hickey reviewed the units for grade-level appropriateness of the curriculum content and the units' alignment with the NCSS and NCHE standards. |
Pilot Teachers:
Washington Community School District 2001-2004
Address: 404 W. Main Street, Washington, IA 52353
Phone: 319.653.6543
- Kindergarten
- Kate Glinsmann
- Barbara Donkersloot
- Lisa Hixson
- Deborah Jewell
- Terry Kalm
- Maureen Schneider
- 1st grade
- Chad Hippen
- Sarah Durchenwald
- Pam Green
- June Hunter
- Nancy Pim
- Tracy Strabala
- Tamara Sieren
- Barbara Donkersloot
- 2nd Grade
- Kimberly Heckart
- Sarah Bailey
- Maria Haberer
- Tamara Sieren -- loop
- April Six
- Jane Cuddeback
- Joan Hippen
- June Hunter
- 3rd Grade
- Peg Litchfield
- Carmen Black
- Nancy Kull
- Mary Gail Lyons
- Cathy Lewis
- Kimberly Heckart
- Sarah Bailey
- 4th Grade
- Curt Jensen
- 5th Grade
- Ross Anderson
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