Lesson Plan of the Month - Ashley Reiff

Ashley is a senior who will be student teaching at Shawnee High School during Winter Quarter. Her lesson plan involves teaching the Counter Reformation to High School students. Click on the thumbnail to see the larger document. The picture of her documents are a bit hard to read, but if interested, please send me an email, and I will send you the original documents, which also include a PowerPoint.

The first two thumbnails are Ashley's resume, so if you are looking for a fine addition to your staff next year, contact her!

Wilson Factory Tour

The Football in American Culture class (History 462) visited the Wilson Football Factory in Ada Tuesday, November 12. The students saw how the footballs are made and informed that all of the NFL's balls, as well as 50% of Division I and 70-80% of Division III balls are made here in Ada. The Wilson factory, which turns out between four and five thousand footballs a day, Monday through Friday, during their peak season, which lasts between January and September, opened in 1938, as a way of using hides that were a byproduct of the parent company's meat packing efforts. The company was named after an employee of the original company who oversaw the construction of the sporting equipment division.

The students were very interested in the process and this was a nice closing activity for the class.

Former ONU professor offers NEH summer program for teachers

Claude Smith, Professor Emeritus of English and the National Endowment for the Humanities is offering a five week seminar on The Frontier Experience in the American Midwest: Greater Illinois to 1860. Teachers who are accepted will receive a stipend of $3800 to attend. More information can be obtained from the following email address.

The Frontier Experience in the American Midwest:
Greater Illinois to 1860
June 28-August 1, 2009 (6 weeks)
James E. Davis
Illinois College
Department of History
1101 West College Avenue
Jacksonville, IL 62650
217/245-3426
NEHSeminar@ic.edu