About America on the World Stage
Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of the United States’ power and prestige in relation to world events, America on the World Stage: A Global Perspective to U.S. History (Organization of American Historians, 2008) reframes the teaching of American history in a global context.
Each essay covers a specific chronological period and approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from an international perspective, emphasizing how the development of the United States has always depended on its transactions with other nations for commodities, cultural values, and populations.
For each historical period, the authors also provide practical guidance on bringing this international approach to the classroom, with suggested lesson plans and activities.
America on the World Stage Teaching American History grant is a five year project (2009-14) that brings the book of the same name to life through a series of interactive lectures, hands-on workshops, research and curriculum design, and summer travel courses. Our approach will be to explore the international perspectives of American history through a series of benchmark topics.
The America on the World Stage Executive Committee was comprised of representatives from the five participating schools divisions.
The members were:
- Jennifer Sublette-Williamson, Albemarle County Public Schools
- Annie Evans, Charlottesville City Schools
- Maria Lewis, Charlottesville City Schools
- Linda Carlton, Orange County Public Schools
- Renee Honaker, Madison County Public Schools
- Andy Mink, Project Manager, University of Virginia
- Chris Bunin, Director, Teacher Scholar Program
University Partners and Supporters
University of Virginia
- Virginia Center for Digital History
- Curry School of Education
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Center for the Study of the American South
- Documenting the American South
Non-profit and community organization
- American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
- Antietam National Battlefield, National Park Service
- Ashlawn-Highland, Home of President James Monroe
- Fort McHenry National Park
- Fredericksburg National Battlefield, National Park Service
- Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park, National Park Service
- George Washington¹s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
Libraries and Museums
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, Inc.
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
- British National Archives
- Historic Jamestown
- Jefferson Library, Monticello
- Library of Virginia National Archives and Records Administration
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Professional Organizations
- American Historical Association
- Gilder Lehrman Institute
- Organization of American Historians
Scholars
- Dr. David Armitage, Harvard University
- Dr. Stephen Aron, UCLA
- Dr. Edward Ayers, University of Richmond
- Dr. Thomas Bender, New York University
- Dr. Carol Berkin, Baruch College
- Dr. Allida Black, George Washington University
- Dr. Peter Black, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Dr. Cheryl Bolick, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Dr. J.D. Bowers, Northern Illinois University Dr. Vernon Burton, University of Iowa
- Dr. Bernie Carlson, University of Virginia
- Dr. William Chafe, Duke University Dr. Jonathan Chu, University of Massachusetts
- Dr. Thomas Costa, University of Virginia Wise
- Dr. Kathleen Dalton, Andover
- Dr. Betty Dessants, Shippenberg College
- Dr. Ted Dickson, Charlotte Country Day School
- Dr. Thomas Ewing, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Kent Germany, University of South Carolina
- Dr. Patrice Grimes, University of Virginia
- Dr. Robert Gross, University of Connecticut
- Dr. Paul Halliday, University of Virginia
- Dr. David Hicks, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Stephen Hornsby, University of Maine
- Dr. Fred Jordan, Woodberry Forest School
- Dr. John Kaminski, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Dr. Robert Kolvoord, James Madison University
- Dr. Anne Knowles, Middlebury College
- Dr. Barry Lanman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Dr. Melvyn Leffler, University of Virginia
- Dr. Paul Martin, University of Virginia
- Dr. Joseph McCartin, Georgetown University
- Dr. Joseph Miller, University of Virginia
- Dr. Marian Mollin, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Ruth Mostern, University of California – Merced
- Dr. Phillip Morgan, Johns Hopkins University
- Dr. Tammy Proctor, Whittenberg University
- Dr. Carole Shammas, University of Southern California
- Dr. Suzanne Sinke, Florida State University
- Dr. Crandall Shifflett, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Christian Spielvogel, Hope College
- Dr. Heather Streets, Washington State University
- Dr. Alan Taylor, University of California Davis
- Dr. William Thomas, University of Nebraska
- Dr. Daniel Thorp, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Stephanie Van Hover, University of Virginia
- Dr. Omar Valerio-Jimenez, University of Iowa
- Dr. Peter Wallenstein, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Ben Walsh, independent scholar
- Dr. Harry Watson, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Dr. Molly Wood, Whittenburg University
- Dr. Pingchao Zhu, University of Idaho