This one hits pretty close to home! I thought I would just publish our press release here, but you need to know how fortunate I feel that Norris Students have the opportunity to experience not only the National Archives, but an educator who commands the respect of every student he has taught and every educator that comes in contact with him. We are fortunate that he is able to reach our children from around the country by offering over 250 video conferences to schools from New York to California. If you are reading this from a school district that has not utilized his services, now might be the time to check out this great resource for your school.
Press Release:
National Archive Education Specialist Making Local Ties to Norris Students.
Firth, Nebraska 4-16-12.
David L. Rosenbaum, an education specialist at the National Archives in Washington, DC., visited with students at Norris High school on April 12th and 13th. His presentation during Mr. Rick Koenig’s ninth grade American History Classes focused on the vast resources available through the National Archives and using the many primary resources that are available through the archives.
Mr. Koenig’s classes have connected with Mr. Rosenbaum and the National Archives for several years through video conferencing. Norris schools have utilized video conferencing resources for the past twelve years and have included the National archives for the past three years since since their program started. Mr. Rosenbaum was instrumental in the development of the distance learning and video conferencing programs at the Archives. As he stated, “It’s great getting back in the classroom as well as getting to meet the staff and students that I often only get to meet through video conferencing.”
Mr. Erskine, Technology Coordinator at Norris Schools, knew Mr. Rosenbaum from his days teaching at Tri County. “Mr. Rosenbaum is a master teacher. I was fortunate enough to teach with Dave, and was blessed that he taught and worked with my children.” As Mr. Erskine noted, We are fortunate to have these kinds of resources to bring into our classrooms. Internet, video conferencing, distance education and a variety of technology tools enhance the curriculum throughout Norris Schools.
Mr. Rosenbaum has been with the Archives since 2007. His primary duties include video conferencing, scheduling teacher groups that come to the National Archives during the year, conducting teacher workshops & outreach presentations, monitoring the Boeing Learning Center, providing tours for educational groups, and researching/creating teaching activities which focus on the use of primary sources. A native of Albion, Nebraska, Rosenbaum is a long time educator, having taught Social Studies and coached in Nebraska for 27 years at Tri County Schools in DeWitt. He taught a Social Studies Methods class for Doane College from 1994-2004. Rosenbaum obtained his BA in Secondary Education/Social Sciences and a MA in Curriculum and Instruction at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.
GREAT RESOURCE:
Dave's Top Eleven Stops on Archives Website
Top Eleven Valuable Tools
@ www.Archives.Gov
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Contact Info for your School:
National Archives and Records
Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001
Contact Dave Rosenbaum- Education Specialist
david.rosenbaum@nara.gov
202-357-5077 office
202-357-5377 videoconference room
Videoconference Request form on our website:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-
workshop/
Workshop Topics
United States Constitution (Document Analysis)
Introduction to NARA
Teaching with Documents (Teachers/Staff)
Article II The Presidency
Article III The Supreme Court
Famous American Speeches
The Great Depression
Transportation (Elementary)
Tour of the Nation’s Capital (Elem/MS)
