Horace Mann - Abraham Lincoln Fellowship

Description

This fellowship offers full-time K–12 teachers an opportunity to study the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln at a five-day institute at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The institutes will be held June 21–27, 2009, and July 12–18, 2009.

Sponsoring Organization
Horace Mann; Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Eligibility Requirements

Must be a full-time teacher (30+ hours a week) teaching Kindergarten through 12th grade at a public or private school in the United States (though the Institutes target 4-12 grades specifically).

Application Deadline
Award Amount
Attendance at institute, round-trip transportation, lodging, and most meals
Location
Springfield, IL

Winston Churchill and the Anglo-American Relationship

Description

This institute will "examine the Anglo-American relationship through the life, reflections, and experiences of Winston Churchill. The Institute encompasses lectures, discussions, and participants' personal responses to readings and films; projects using primary documents from the Churchill Archives Centre; and visits to Churchill sites in Britain. "

Contact name
Muller, James W.
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 888-972-1874
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None ($3,000 stipend)
Course Credit
Participants will receive a certificate indicating participation.
Duration
Three weeks
End Date

Winston Churchill and the Anglo-American Relationship

Description

This institute will "examine the Anglo-American relationship through the life, reflections, and experiences of Winston Churchill. The Institute encompasses lectures, discussions, and participants' personal responses to readings and films; projects using primary documents from the Churchill Archives Centre; and visits to Churchill sites in Britain. "

Contact name
Muller, James W.
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 888-972-1874
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None ($3,000 stipend)
Course Credit
Participants will receive a certificate indicating participation.
Duration
Three weeks
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom.

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives
Target Audience
Fourth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$100.00
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Five days
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom.

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives
Target Audience
Fourth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$100.00
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Five days
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

"This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom."

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives
Target Audience
Fourth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$100.00
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Five days
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

"This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom."

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives
Target Audience
Fourth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$100.00
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Nine days
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives
Target Audience
Fourth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$100.00
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Five days
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

"This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom."

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives
Target Audience
Fourth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$100.00
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Five days
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

"This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom."

Contact name
Packer, Barbara
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives
Target Audience
Fourth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$100.00
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Five days
End Date