Making history in Arizona.In September 2006, Arizona state superintendent Tom Horne announced a partnership with History Education and The History Channel to implement a statewide social studies initiative. Funding for the program will be $3.7 million. All districts and charter school seventh- through 12th-grade classrooms will receive the History Education Multimedia Classroom, which includes an American History series that covers the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. . Arizona already has one of the most rigorous social studies standards in the nation. "I am tremendously gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that The History Channel has recognized the hard work that it has taken to strengthen Arizona's history standards," said Superintendent Horne. Home, a student of history himself, believes that the multimedia approach will make it easier to revisit re·vis·it tr.v. re·vis·it·ed, re·vis·it·ing, re·vis·its To visit again. n. A second or repeated visit. re social studies topics in-depth that were originally taught at the middle school level, where students were not mature enough to understand concepts fully. The History Education Multimedia Classroom is a set of interactive teaching tools featuring award-winning program content from The History Channel. The lesson plans are correlated cor·re·late v. cor·re·lat·ed, cor·re·lat·ing, cor·re·lates v.tr. 1. To put or bring into causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relation. 2. to Arizona's social studies standards and are easy to use. Each lesson plan combines short clips of original programming with primary source documents, discussion questions, extended activities, maps and images, and suggestions for further research and reading. The lesson plan components, in CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). format, are paired with DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. versions of the full-length programs on which they are based. "The History Channel is honored to partner with the Arizona Department of Education and to support the State of Arizona's demonstrated commitment to high-quality history education," remarked The History Channel's chief historian Dr. Libby Haight O'Connell. The History Channel will provide specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. training and support for teachers, including workshops and video instruction provided over the existing Integrated Data to Enhance Arizona's Learning (IDEAL) online education system. www.history.com |
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