Educators like LAMP classroom materials

Photos: APUSH students with historian/ educator Michael Hogan; Einstein quote; scene from play with President and Mrs. Lincoln befriending Mexican charge d’ affaires Matias Romero

We’re delighted that educators from the USA, Mexico, and abroad are beginning to use supplemental classroom materials from the Lincoln and Mexico Project (LAMP) to cover what history textbooks omit.

The materials are based on the book Abraham Lincoln and Mexico, which grew out of an Advanced Placement US History class taught by internationally-respected historian and educator Michael Hogan in 2013. Now, the book is in many university libraries across the USA and also in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.

LAMP offers educators a complimentary package of materials that includes a .pdf document or eBook version of Dr. Hogan’s book, a three-act play based on the book, and complete lesson plans based on the book and the play. The materials give educators and students access to archival documents examining Abraham Lincoln’s support for Mexico as congressman and as president to better understand historical relations between the USA and Mexico, and to facilitate discussion about current and future relations.

During the 2017-2018 academic year, one campus of the California State University system began using the paperback book in history courses. A high school in Mexico is using the book in an APUSH course, and one in Arizona is using the materials in social studies courses. If you know educators who might be interested in using the materials in the coming 2018-2019 academic year, just send their contact information to lamp@lincolnandmexicoproject.org and we’ll take it from there. Thanks.

Meanwhile, here’s a list of colleges, universities, and high schools that already have the materials.

USA

Alabama

1. Judson College, Marion AL

Arizona

2. Academy of Tucson High School, Tucson AZ

California

3. Abraham Lincoln High School, San Diego CA
4. California State University-Channel Islands, Camarillo CA
5. California State University-Dominguez Hills, Carson CA
6. Chadwick School, Palos Verdes CA
7. Consumnes River College, Sacramento CA
8. Coronado Unified School District, Coronado CA
9. Long Beach College, Long Beach CA
10. Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach CA
11. Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen CA
12. Moreno Valley Unified School District, Moreno Valley CA
13. Parajo Valley Unified School District, Watsonville CA
14. Pasadena Independent School District, Pasadena CA
15. San Diego Unified Public Schools District, San Diego CA
16. Sweetwater Unified High School District, Chula Vista CA

Florida

17. Cypress Creek High School, Orlando FL

Georgia

18. College of Continuing and Professional Education, Kennesaw GA

Illinois

19. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago IL

Louisiana

20. Ouachita Parish School District, Monroe LA

Massachusetts

21. Springfield Central High School, Springfield MA

Mississippi

22. Forest High School, Forest MS

New Hampshire

23. Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester NH

New Jersey

24. Monsignor Donovan High School, Toms River NJ

New Mexico

25. New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs NM

New York

26. Columbia University, Brooklyn NY
27. New York Department of Education, New York NY
28. Preston High School, Bronx NY
29. Unatego Central School District, Unatego NY

Pennsylvania

30. Chester Senior High School, Chester PA
31. Community College of Allegheny County Pennsylvania, West Mifflin PA

Rhode Island

32. Brown University, Providence RI
33. Rogers High School, Newport RI

Texas

34. Houston Community College, Houston TX
35. KIPP Houston Public Schools, Houston TX
36. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville TX
37. University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso TX

Virginia

38. Emory & Henry College, Emory VA
39. Miller School of Albemarle, Charlottesville VA
40. Pulaski County High School, Dublin VA

Mexico

41. American School of Durango, Durango MX
42. American School Foundation of Guadalajara, Guadalajara MX
43. American School Foundation of Mexico City MX
44. American School Foundation of Monterrey, Monterrey MX
45. American School of Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta MX
46. Colegio Columbia, Tampico MX
47. Colegia Ingles Americano, Monterrey MX
48. Instituto Thomas Jefferson, Guadalajara MX
49. International School of Cancun, Cancun MX
50. The American School of Querétaro, Querétaro MX
51. Peterson Schools, Mexico City MX

Abroad

52. Nu’Uuli VoTech High School, Pago Pago