Grants & Fellowships
History Teacher of the Year Award
"The History Teacher of the Year Award, established by Preserve America, recognizes outstanding American history teachers and the crucial importance of American history education. Winners are selected from each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools, and U.S. Territories. These winners become finalists for the National History Teacher of the Year Award. Each state winner receives $1,000 and an archive of books and educational resources for his or her school's library."
- Award Amount
- $1,000.00
- Eligibility Requirements
"Must have at least three years of classroom experience in teaching American history and deep career commitment to teaching American history; which includes local and state history, provide evidence of creativity and imagination in the classroom that address literacy and content beyond state standards and of thoughtful assessment of student achievement; and pay close attention to primary documents, artifacts, historic sites, and other primary materials of history, including oral history. Must be a full-time middle or high school teacher who teaches American history (including local and state history) as his or her primary subject, or one of the subjects he or she is responsible for in the classroom."
- Notes
Application deadlines vary by state.
- Sponsoring Organization
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Preserve America
- Website
- http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/student8.html