A Teaching American History Project of the Pender County School District and the Univeristy of North Carolina Wilmington
Teaching American History Grant funded by the US Department of Education in partnership with the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Pender County School District, The History Teaching Alliance, and The North Carolina Humanities Council Teachers Institute

 

Program Facilitators

 

 

Project Director

Cara Ward brings to this project nine years of teaching experience in the social studies classroom. Ward is the Lead Teacher in Social Studies for the Pender County School District. Ward has a Bachelor's degree in history, a Master of Arts in Teaching and is a second year doctoral student in Educational Leadership. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and was Heide Trask High School's Teacher of the Year for 2007-2008. She has presented at various workshops including the North Carolina Council for Social Studies Conference for the past three years. Additionally, Ward was one of ten teachers selected statewide to assist the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the creation of a support document for social studies teachers focusing on Concept-Based Instruction.

 

University Coordinator

Dr. Diana Pasulka is an associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. Pasulka received her Ph.D. from Syracuse University and is the author if the forthcoming book Heaven Can Wait: Purgatory and the Rise of the Gothic in American Catholic Culture – 1820-1960 (Oxford University Press). She has received numerous research grants and teaching awards, including a Louisville Institute Grant for producing a video on regional religious culture. Dr. Pasulka has been the principle investigator for several grants involving university outreach to the local community.    

 

Master Teacher

Thomas Massey is the principle organizer of the Master Teaching Team. He has over ten years of experience teaching history at Cape Fear Community College, and the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he is an adjunct history instructor. He has a Masters degree in History from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is also the director of the History Teaching Alliance. Mr. Massey has won numerous awards for his inspiring and innovative teaching.

 

Project Evaluators

Dr. Larry Cebula and Renee Cebula bring a combination of historical knowledge, teaching experience, and experience in training and evaluating teachers, and knowledge of the TAH program to this project. They have worked with the TAH programs since their inception. They will provide feedback with formative evaluations throughout the project year. Their qualifications are under the Evaluations heading of this proposal.