Ms. Mac's U.S. History
  • Welcome To Ms. Mac's Class
    • Class Syllabus
    • Class Calendar
  • U.S. History Units of Study
    • Pre-Columbian America and The Columbian Exchange >
      • Pre-Contact America: Clovis Points
      • Pre-Contact America: Buffalo Hunts and Whaling
      • Pre-Contact America: Cahokia-The Corn People
      • Christopher Columbus
    • Colonial Era >
      • Juan Cabrillo and the San Salvador
      • Jamestown
      • Pilgrims, Puritans and Colonial Wars
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Anti-Slavery Literature
      • Early American Military History
    • American Revolution >
      • Declaration of Independence
      • The Continental Soldier
      • Rappin' the Revolution
      • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
    • Slavery >
      • Virginia Slave Laws
      • Frederick Douglass
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Antislavery Art and Poetry
    • Constitution >
      • Constitutional Convention
      • Bill of Rights
      • School Court Cases
      • COTUS Booklet
    • Western Expansion >
      • Lewis and Clark >
        • Native Americans
        • Members of Corps of Discovery
        • Jefferson's Vision
        • Mind of Lewis and Clark
        • Corps of Discovery
        • Ethnography
        • Scientific Discoveries
        • Adventures
    • Introducing, Mr. Lincoln >
      • Lincoln's Daily Life in Washington
      • Lincoln Essential Questions
      • Understanding Lincoln
      • Gettysburg Address and Henry V
      • Lincoln-Douglas Debates
    • Civil War Simulation >
      • Massachusetts 54th
      • Berdan Sharpshooters
      • Irish Brigades
      • Zouaves
      • Calvary
      • Artillery
  • Special Projects
    • Bayard Wilkeson Project
    • Ford's Theatre Oratory Project
    • National History Day
    • Hamilton! Lesson Using the Broadway Show >
      • Rappin in the Classroom
      • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
      • Hamilton Traveling Exhibit Activities
    • 9/11 History versus Memory
    • The South in American History
    • Books of Study >
      • McCullough's 1776
      • Ambrose's Undaunted Courage
    • Digital History
  • Contact

Feel free to email Ms. Mac at any time.

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Ms. MacMillan
lmacmillan@grantspass.k12.or.us





                    Oregon Gilder Lehrman History Teacher of the Year 
                            National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescence: Social Studies/History

Teaching Experience 
South Middle School-Grants Pass, OR: United States History, World History, Math    2000-Present   
Parkside Elementary-Grants Pass, OR: Fourth/Fifth Grade Loop                                1997-2000
Redwood Elementary-Grants Pass, OR: Third Grade                                                   1996-1997
Burley Junior High-Burley, ID: Language Arts                                                             1995-1996
Pingree Elementary-Blackfoot, ID: Kindergarten                                                       1989-1990
Pinehurst Elementary-Kellogg, ID: Kindergarten                                                       1986-1987
Lincoln Elementary-Twin Falls, ID: Third Grade                                                          1984-1985 

Extra-Curricular Experience
Robotics
Builders Club
Bayard Wilkeson Project
Mandarin Chinese Language Club
Student Council
Special Olympics
Athletic Coaching-Swimming, Track, 
Basketball, Volleyball

Education  
Colleges:
       University of Idaho: 1978 – 1980 Engineering, NAIA Swimming All-American
       Boise State University: 1980-1981 Engineering
       Idaho State University: 1982-1984 Elementary Education – B.S.
 
Teaching Education Awards
  • Jane Ortner Award, Grammy Museum-Historical Rap Lesson, 2018
  • Oregon State Award, Service to Education, Delta Kappa Gamma, 2016
  • Lincoln Forum Teacher Scholarship Award, Gettysburg College, 2015 
  • Oregon’s Civic Teaching Award-Bayard Wilkeson Project, Washington DC, 2014
  • “Understanding Lincoln” Teaching Award, presenting “Global Lincoln,” 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Matthew Pinsker, Dickinson College, 2013
  • Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, Teacher Team creating “Taking Careful Observations,” Interactive Activity- Tools Lewis and Clark Used to Calculate Latitude, 2003

Professional Development Leadership and Experience:
  • Monticello Teacher Institute's Barringer Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, 2017
  • Ford's Theatre Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Teacher Fellow, Civil War Washington, 2017
  • Founding Era” with Richard Brookhiser, New York University, Master Teacher, 2016
  • Oxbridge Academic Programs, Pembroke College at Oxford, England, Dean, 2016, 2017
  • “Civil War” with Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia, Master Teacher, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017
  •  “Empires of the Winds,” Maritime Museum, San Diego, NEH Awardee, 2015
  • “Cold War” with Mitch Lerner, Ohio State University, Master Teacher, 2015
  • “Lewis and Clark: Epic Journey” with Elliott West, University of Montana, 2015, 2017 Master Teacher
  •  “Slave Narratives in American Literature” with David Blight, Yale, 2013 and 2014, Master Teacher
  • “Age of Lincoln” with Richard Carwardine, Oxford, England, Master Teacher, 2014
  • “Age of Reagan” with Steven Hayward, Reagan Presidential Library, Master Teacher, 2014
  •  “American Revolution” with Gary Nash at UCLA, Master Teacher, 2013
  • “American Southwest and the American Indian” with Elliott West, IAIA, Santa Fe, Master Teacher, 2012
  • “Race and Ethnicity in the Modern South,” Ted Ownby, University of Mississippi, Master Teacher, 2012
  •  “Freedom and Slavery in the Atlantic World” with Philip Morgan, Johns Hopkins, Participant, 2008
  • “Civil War in the Global Context” with Thomas Bender, New York University, Participant, 2006

Community Involvement: 
  • P.E.O.- Philanthropic Education Organization- Supports Women’s Education Scholarships for Local, National, and International Women and a Women’s Liberal Arts College, Local Chapter President, 26-year member
  • Urban Area Planning Commission- City/County Land Use Board, Chairman, 17 year member
  • Delta Kappa Gamma: Women’s Educational Sorority- Supports Local Educational Projects and Teachers, Vice President, 10 year member
  • Josephine County Cultural Trust- Supports and Funds Cultural Activities, Founding Member, Chairman, 12 year member

 Professional Organizations:
  • AHA, American Historical Association since 2004
  • NCSS, National Council of Social Studies since 2006
  • OCSS, Oregon Council of Social Studies since 2006
  • OAH, Organizations of American Historians since 2008
  • NCHE, National Council of History Education since 2011
  • Lincoln Forum-Lifetime Member since 2015
  • UGA, Ulysses S. Grant Association since 2015

 
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