These instructions and scheduling form are for teachers who have applied for and been accepted into The BIG History Lesson program at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing for the 2009-2010 school year.

If you are interested in applying to participate in next year's BIG History Lesson, visit the BHL application page for more information.

Directions for completing the BHL schedule form:

1. Download the form.
   The document will open in a second window. Pressing ALT+TAB will allow you to toggle between the directions on this page and the form.
    
   
   • download the BHL schedule form in MS Word format
   • download the BHL schedule form in a PDF version
      
2. Be sure to fill in all the information at the top of the form.
    
   
   • the beginning date of the week you are attending (use format MM/DD/YY)
   • your name
   • school name and district
   • classroom grade
   • number of students attending
      
3. Fill in your class's theme for the week.
    
4. Type in the date next to each day of your BHL week.
    
   
   • use format MM/DD/YY
      
5. Fill in your anticipated arrival time for each day of your BHL week.
    
6. Type in the beginning and ending time for each activity block.
    
   
   • each activity time block can be a half hour, hour or hour and a half
      
7. The pull-down menu:
    
   
   • use the pull-down menus to indicate the speaker/topic for each time block
   • click the word BLANK to see a continuation of the list of speakers/topics available for that time block
   • choose only one speaker/topic for each time block
   • IMPORTANT: Limit of one guest speaker per day.
   • page 2 of the form includes a description of each speaker/topic, and a special code designation
      
   • when you select a teacher-led activity of any length from the pull-down menue, you must also fill in the "TL" field with a very brief description of the activity
      
8. Be sure and fill in your lunch break and time of departure.
    
9. Original or revision?
    
   
   • go to the bottom righthand corner of page 1
   • if this is the first time you have completed the form, click on the box by the word ORIGINAL
   • if this is the second or any subsequent revision that you are submitting, click on the box by the word REVISED
   • be sure to indicate the date
      
10. Re-name the form and save it to your local or network drive.
     
11. Attach the BHL schedule form to an e-mail and then send it to the Michigan Historical Museum's BHL coordinator, Laurie Catherine Perkins, at PerkinsL1@michigan.gov.

Still have questions? Please telephone Laurie Catherine Perkins at (517) 241-0731 or send e-mail to PerkinsL1@michigan.gov.

Go to:

• Teaching Michigan History home page
• Michigan Historical Museum home page
• Michigan Historical Center home page

Updated 07/30/2009

Michigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries
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