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| The William E.
Hewit Institute for History and Social Science Education was established in June 1998 to
support K-12 education in history and the social sciences. Located on the campus of the
University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, it primarily serves schools, teachers and
students in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains-Plains region. The primary focus of Hewit
Institute programs is teacher education, materials
development, and research in the teaching and learning of
history and the social sciences. The major materials-development initiative currently
underway is the Doing History/Keeping the Past Project. |
| The Institute
is funded in part by an endowment from the estate of William E. Hewit. Its programs are
primarily supported by grants. Recent grantors include the National Science Foundation,
the National Geographic Society Education Foundation, the Colorado Geographic Education
Fund, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the Colorado Department of Education,
the State Historical Fund of the Colorado Historical Society, and the University of
Northern Colorado Foundation. |
| For further
information, please contact Matthew Downey, Director, The Hewit Institute for History and
Social Science Education, 227 McKee Hall, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
80639. Ph: (970) 351-2929; Fax (970) 351-3159. |
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