Faculty and Students at the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated this heritage site in the spring of 2008.
This virtual history center will be an ever-revised and expanded resource by and for members of the
West Philadelphia community, and especially for teachers and their students.
Guides for Teachers
The following curriculum units were created by teachers in West Philadelphia schools enrolled in the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia:
Myrtle Bastien, University City High School
Replicate the History of the Black Bottom
Patricia Blakeney-Whack, Anna Howard Shaw Middle School
The Disappearance of Sherwood Forest: A History of Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ellen Cay, Penn Alexander Middle School
Neighborhood History Through Mathematical Analysis
Rita Sorrentino, Overbrook Elementary School
A Past and Present Look at Overbrook
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