California History-Social Science Project

Davis, California, 95616

Last updated on February 10, 2023
Grant awarded by
Library of Congress
Region
West
Organization Type
Educational Service Agency
Congressional District(s)
3
Fiscal Year Of First Grant
FY 2010 [10/01/09 - 09/30/10]
Contributing Organization(s)
CHSSP regional sites at UC Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, and Santa Cruz.
Organization description

The CHSSP is a statewide network of scholars, educators, and educational professionals committed to high-quality history instruction. CHSSP sites are located in departments of history and education at universities across the state. Scholars and K-12 teachers, current and former, collaborate to lead engaging professional development programs for the teachers in their region.

Project description
Using the digital collection of primary sources from the Library of Congress as the basis of a series of presentations, the CHSSP offers a customized course of study for K-12 educators designed to enrich classroom instruction through the expanded use of primary sources, improved student understanding of the process of historical investigation, and enhanced student reading comprehension and writing ability. TPS-UC Davis professional development is free of charge throughout California.
TPS project focus
  • Workshops
Content focus
  • American Revolution
  • Civil Rights
  • Civil War
  • World War II
  • Access
  • Civics
  • Cultural Studies
  • English Language Arts
  • Equity and Inclusion
  • Gender Studies
  • Geography
  • History
  • Information Literacy
  • Literacy
Audience
  • Administrators
  • Classroom teachers
  • Curriculum coordinators
  • Teacher candidates/Student teachers
Level(s)
  • K-5
  • Pre-K - 2nd
  • 3 - 5
  • 6 - 8
  • 9 - 12
  • Adult learning
Population focus
  • African Americans
  • Asian Americans
  • English language learners
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • Low income
Organization Contact
Tuyen Tran
[email protected]
Visit website
TPS Products
  • Curriculum, Guide, Lesson Plan or Activity, Lesson plan or activity, Primary Source Sets
    Civil War Unit [website]
  • Curriculum, Guide, Lesson Plan or Activity, Lesson plan or activity, Professional development, Primary Source Sets
    U.S. Cold War Unit [website]
  • Curriculum, Guide, Lesson Plan or Activity, Lesson plan or activity, Professional development, Primary Source Sets
    World History Cold War Unit [website]
  • Curriculum, Guide, Lesson Plan or Activity, Lesson plan or activity, Professional development, Primary Source Sets
    Medieval World History [website]
  • Curriculum, Guide, Lesson Plan or Activity, Lesson plan or activity, Primary Source Sets
    Elementary Source Sets [website]
  • Curriculum, Guide, Lesson Plan or Activity, Lesson plan or activity, Primary Source Sets
    Middle School Source Sets [website]
  • Curriculum, Guide, Lesson Plan or Activity, Lesson plan or activity, Primary Source Sets
    High School Source Sets [website]