American History Grant

The Education Service Center Region 2, has received almost $1 million dollars in grant funding to improve the teaching of American History.  The $998,216 will help fund professional development for Region 2 teachers. 

The three year program will include the Education Service Center, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, and the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History.  The partners will provide about 60 teachers with hands-on training that will focus on three areas:

  1. Colonial Period
  2. Constitutional Era
  3. Civil War

In addition to content, the grant will focus on active teaching strategies for the history classroom.

 Participant Resources and Downloads

signing of the constitution