Each year the Arkansas Council for the Social Studies offers a small grant to underwrite teacher expenses for classroom and academic use. This grant is to be used to purchase materials or to underwrite activities which promote social studies education.
Sponsoring Organization
Arkansas Council for the Social Studies
Eligibility Requirements
Teacher members of ACSS are eligible to submit applications for projects relating to the goals of the organization.
"These grants of up to $10,000 are made to Texas educational and cultural organizations to support the development of K-12 instructional materials focusing on Texas history."
Sponsoring Organization
Humanities Texas
Eligibility Requirements
K-12 Texas educational and cultural organizations may apply.
"The Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award was established in memory of Ms. Howell, former chair of the Humanities Texas Board of Directors, as a lasting tribute to her service to the organization and her commitment to the study of Texas history. The winning teacher receives a $5,000 cash award, with an additional $500 for his or her school for the purchase of instructional materials supporting Texas history."
Sponsoring Organization
Texas Humanities
Eligibility Requirements
Must be a Texas K-12 history teacher.
Application Deadline
Award Amount
$5,000 cash award, with an additional $500 for his or her school for the purchase of instructional materials supporting Texas history.
"The Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Awards recognize exemplary K-12 humanities teachers. Each year, 11 teachers are selected to receive a $5,000 cash award and an additional $500 for their respective schools to use in purchasing humanities-based instructional materials."
Sponsoring Organization
Humanities Texas
Eligibility Requirements
Nominees must be full-time teachers in Texas public or private schools. Teachers of English and language arts, foreign languages, history, and social studies are eligible. Teachers of art, drama, and music are eligible if they emphasize the history, criticism, and theory of the arts.
Application Deadline
Award Amount
$5,000 cash award and an additional $500 for their respective schools to use in purchasing humanities-based instructional materials.
"How can American art be used to deepen your students' understanding of democracy in American life? Bringing together educators from across the country in conjunction with the NEH Picturing America program, Democratic Vistas will show you new ways to incorporate important works of visual art in the core humanities curriculum. Day One of the institute explores democratic values and aesthetics as a theme in American art; Day Two highlights the "art of the people" - folk and traditional art, as an expression of American creativity. The course takes advantage of Boston's unique artistic and historical resources with a downtown walking tour of civic monuments, a museum field trip (Boston's Museum of Fine Arts) and presentations by leading scholars in the field.
Following the course, participants must complete a lesson plan or school project highlighting one of the works in the Picturing America collection."
"How can American art be used to deepen your students' understanding of democracy in American life? Bringing together educators from across the country in conjunction with the NEH Picturing America program, Democratic Vistas will show you new ways to incorporate important works of visual art in the core humanities curriculum. Day One of the institute explores democratic values and aesthetics as a theme in American art; Day Two highlights the "art of the people" - folk and traditional art, as an expression of American creativity. The course takes advantage of Boston's unique artistic and historical resources with a downtown walking tour of civic monuments, a museum field trip (Boston's Museum of Fine Arts) and presentations by leading scholars in the field.
Following the course, participants must complete a lesson plan or school project highlighting one of the works in the Picturing America collection."
This four-week institute will use Winslow Homer's paintings as the point of departure for a voyage of discovery about maritime history in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The goal is not only to understand the period historically and culturally, but also to explore multiple source materials for discovering the past, including works of art and literature, objects, landscapes, the built environment, descendant communities and a range of historical documents in order to synthesize these various perspectives. Participants will develop cross-disciplinary lessons and teaching materials for classrooms.
UMass Dartmouth is willing to grant continuing education units (CEU) to participants and the Institute Directors will convey proper letters of documentation to participants' districts or school boards on university letterhead.
The institute is an intensive, professional development program on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Participants take part in lectures and discussions on constitutional themes pertinent to the curriculum content, classroom strategies, and performance assessment. An essential component of the institute is teacher preparation and participation in a simulated congressional hearing as a culminating activity. The hearing is a model for student hearings to be held during the school year. Experienced teacher mentors assist participants in discussing the challenges of teaching civic education and preparing for the culminating hearing.
The institute is an intensive, professional development program on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Participants take part in lectures and discussions on constitutional themes pertinent to the curriculum content, classroom strategies, and performance assessment. An essential component of the institute is teacher preparation and participation in a simulated congressional hearing as a culminating activity. The hearing is a model for student hearings to be held during the school year. Experienced teacher mentors assist participants in discussing the challenges of teaching civic education and preparing for the culminating hearing.
The institute is an intensive, professional development program on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Participants take part in lectures and discussions on constitutional themes pertinent to the curriculum content, classroom strategies, and performance assessment. An essential component of the institute is teacher preparation and participation in a simulated congressional hearing as a culminating activity. The hearing is a model for student hearings to be held during the school year. Experienced teacher mentors assist participants in discussing the challenges of teaching civic education and preparing for the culminating hearing.