Adventure of the
American Mind

Adventure of the American Mind (AAM) is a federally funded project of the Library of Congress that aims to highlight the American Memory web site as an educational resource. The project is designed to prepare in-service and pre-service classroom teachers to access, use, and produce curriculum utilizing the internet and the digitized primary source materials from the Library of Congress. Activities include creating courses and professional development venues as well as curricular materials such as lesson plans. The project began in the late 1990s in North Carolina but has expanded to other states, including Illinois.

The Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities (www.federationedu.org) in partnership with National Louis University, will develop a project to integrate the use of the American Memory web site and technology into the teacher education curriculum.

Links:
Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov
American Memory Collection - http://memory.loc.gov
AAM Project - http://www.aamprogram.org

Project Partners:

Project Administration:
Donald E. Fouts, Project Co-Director and President Emeritus
Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges & Universities (DonFouts@aol.com)

Mark Newman, Project Co-Director and Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
National-Louis University (mnewman@nl.edu)

Cindy Fuchs, VP for Administrative Services
Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges & Universities (Cindyfuchs@aol.com)

Costas Spirou, Project Assistant Director and Professor of Social Science
National-Louis University (cspirou@nl.edu)

Jan Perney, Program Evaluator and Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
National-Louis University (jperney@nl.edu)

Leslie Murphy, Project Coordinator