Mercer University

Atlanta, Georgia, 30341

Last updated on January 27, 2025
Grant awarded by
TPS Eastern Region
Region
East
Organization Type
College/University
Congressional District(s)
6, 7
Fiscal Year Of First Grant
FY 2023 [10/01/22 - 09/30/23]
Contributing Organization(s)
Student Leadership North/Leadership Johns Creek, Mercer University Office of the Provost, Mercer University Tift College of Education
Organization description

Mercer University’s Tift College of Education offers initial teacher certification programs for students pursuing Bachelor of Science, Master of Teaching, and Master of Education degrees, as well as advanced graduate studies with the Education Specialist and Ph.D. degree programs.

Project description

The Same Storm, Different Boats: Documenting the Living History of the COVID-19 Pandemic project is a curriculum designed to engage high school students in the process of historical empathy through local history research about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students conduct primary source research about the pandemic using the growing archive of the Library of Congress to 1) explain the historical contexts of when the pandemic began, 2) examine the diverse experiences of people throughout the United States and the world during the pandemic, and 3) make reasoned affective connections to their own experiences living through the pandemic. Students will use analysis strategies provided by Teaching with Primary Sources in order to collect and curate original primary sources from their community to display as an exhibit as a means of taking informed action.

https://www.studentleadershipnorth.com/same-storm-different-boats

 
TPS project focus
  • Curriculum
  • Teaching Materials
Content focus
  • Civics
  • History
Audience
  • Archivists
  • Classroom teachers
  • Community members
  • Curriculum coordinators
  • Librarians/Media specialists
  • Researchers
  • Students
  • Teacher candidates/Student teachers
  • University faculty
  • Writers
Level(s)
  • 9 - 12
  • Adult learning
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
Population focus
  • African Americans
  • Asian Americans
  • English language learners
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • Jewish Americans
  • Learners with disabilities
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Low income
  • Men and boys
  • Muslim Americans
  • Native American/Indigenous
  • Seniors
  • Urban
  • Veterans
  • Women and girls
Organization Contact
Katherine Perrotta
[email protected]
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TPS Products
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