School system receives $1 million for innovative teaching methods

ATLANTA - The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System has received federal money to help teachers breath life into history lessons. <br> <br> The system has received the Teaching American History Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. <br> <br> The grant will provide one million dollars over three years to train teachers to use innovative methods to teach United States history. <br> <br> The local project is called ``History is Monumental.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Under the grant, more than 200 of the district&#39;s history teachers will participate in staff development programs including a history summer institute, graduate-level American History survey courses at Armstrong Atlantic State University and other lectures. <br> <br> In addition, a January kickoff of the program will feature a nationally known speaker. <br> <br> Online archives of history documents will be available to teachers, who can develop Web-based curriculum guides. <br> <br> District officials hope the grant will help make history relevant for teachers so they can pass it on to students.