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Download full textCumberland County Coll., Vineland, NJ. – 1997
In 1996, Cumberland County College (New Jersey) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The primary goals of the college's action plan were: emphasizing…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Bronx Community Coll., NY. – 1997
In 1996, New York's Bronx Community College (BCC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The BCC action plan was drafted to improve both the core curriculum…
Descriptors: American Studies, Communications, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
Atlanta Community Coll., GA. – 1997
In 1996, Atlanta Metropolitan College (Georgia) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. In an attempt to enhance the college's curriculum with American…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Culture
Black River Vocational-Technical School, Pocahontas, AR. – 1997
In 1996, Arkansas's Black River Technical College (BRTC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which worked to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The proposed centerpiece of BRTC's program is called the…
Descriptors: American Studies, Art Activities, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
San Antonio Coll., TX. – 1997
In 1996, Texas's San Antonio College (SAC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The college's plan to enhance teaching and learning about American pluralism…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Anoka Ramsey Community Coll., Coon Rapids, MN. – 1997
In 1996, Minnesota's Anoka Ramsey Community College (ARCC) participated in the Exploring America's Communities project sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges. The project works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American History, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The grant application from the ARCC…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Pluralism
Bergen Community Coll., Paramus, NJ. – 1997
In 1996, New Jersey's Bergen Community College (BCC) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. BCC's primary goals were: infusing material into existing American…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Culture
Butler County Community Coll., Butler, PA. – 1997
In 1996, Butler County Community College (Pennsylvania) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. Because the local population is overwhelmingly white, the general goal…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Cultural Pluralism
Boss, Suzie – Northwest Education, 2003
A project to help teachers use technology to enhance learning is tied to the Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial, to bring a sense of adventure to learning. A 3-day outdoor workshop emphasizing the Nez Perce role in the expedition and a mapping project tracing changes in Lewiston (Idaho) had 8th-graders using global positioning systems,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, American Indian Studies, Cartography, Experiential Learning
Reed, Bracken – Northwest Education, 2003
A Portland (Oregon) middle school teacher teaches an ethnobotany class using plants identified in Lewis and Clark's journals. After months of learning about native plants, Native American culture, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the class culminates in a 3-day canoe trip down the Columbia River. A Lewis and Clark Rediscovery grant provides…
Descriptors: After School Education, American Indian Studies, Field Trips, History Instruction
