
Printed Program
2010 Schedule
Wednesday, April 7 Sessions Thursday, April 8 Friday, April 9 Saturday, April 10
1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Sessions
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
10:15 to 11:45 a.m.
1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
Plenary
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Sessions
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
10:15 to 11:45 a.m.
1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
Luncheons
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Plenary
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Sessions
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
10:15 to 11:45 a.m.
1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
Luncheons
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Presidential Address
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Distinguished Members Reception
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
2010 TAH Symposium | Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Hilton Washington, Washington, D.C.
Cosponsored by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The fifth-annual OAH/H-Net Teaching American History Grant Symposium is a special half-day symposium on the current impact and the future of Teaching American History grants and projects. This year’s symposium will focus on evaluating TAH grants. The TAH Symposium registration fee of $60 includes all symposium materials and breakfast on Wednesday, April 7.
Schedule
- 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. — Registration and Breakfast
- 8:00 a.m. — Introductions
- 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. — Keynote Address

“What Constitutes Success of the TAH program and How Can We Know?”
Bruce Van Sledright, University of Maryland, College Park
Bruce Van Sledright is professor and head of the History/Social Studies Education program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has contributed across his career to the research literature on teaching and learning history. In addition, he has been conducting TAH grant project evaluations since the inception of the TAH program earlier this decade.
- 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. — Break
- 9:45 a.m 10:15 a.m. — Keynote Discussion led by H-TAH Coeditors
- 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. — Interactive Networking Sessions
- 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. — Wrap-up and Conclusions












