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=Gorman Lee's Wiki= Braintree High School 128 Town Street, Braintree, MA 02184 glee@braintreema.gov, glee0524@gmail.com 781-848-4000 ext. 2236 (work); 617-543-5460 (cell)


 * Who is my advisor:** Jane Lohmann

The main focus of my Doctoral Research Project is looking at how the nature and design of a K-12 scope and sequence in History and social studies in a school district can enhance or impede opportunities for teaching and learning for historical understanding. Increased communication and collaboration among teachers across the grade spans (i.e., elementary, middle, and high school) may enhance the nature and design a curriculum scope and sequence, and thus enhance opportunities for teaching and learning for historical understanding.
 * My DPS in a nutshell...**

1. To what extent does a school district's K-12 scope and sequence in History and social studies increase and enhance opportunities for teaching and learning for historical understanding across the grade levels? 2. Will increasing the opportunities for teachers across the grade levels to communicate and collaborate in maintaining the K-12 scope and sequence in History and social studies improve and enhance the quality of teaching and student learning for historical understanding?
 * Possible research questions:**

The theories I am currently looking at are **//curriculum development theory//** (think Jerome Bruner) and **//professional development theory//**.
 * Theoretical framework**


 * Proposal for a literature review**