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Project Staff

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
87 Glenolden Dr. 
Landrum, SC  29356

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Colin Gordon, Ph.D., Project Historian
Professor, University of Iowa Department of History

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Catherine Denial, Ph.D., Project Historian  
Bright Distinguished Professor of American History, Knox College

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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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