Westward Expansion: Beyond the Wagon Train

Description

"This workshop will introduce participants to the Native American cultures of the Ohio River Valley and the personalities that scouted, surveyed and established Ohio's first Euro-American settlement. Guest speakers will include Dr. James H. O'Donnell, Professor of History at Marietta College, and curators and archivists from the Ohio Historical Society and the Marietta College Archives."

Contact name
Blankenship, Jody
Sponsoring Organization
Buckeye Council for History Education
Start Date
Contact Title
Coordinator
End Date

Educator Scholarship Program

Description

Provides scholarships for public and private school K-12 educators to take college courses.

Sponsoring Organization
Horace Mann
Eligibility Requirements

Must NOT be a resident of Hawaii, New Jersey, or New York | Must be a K-12 educator currently employed by a U.S. public or private school and planning to enter a two or four-year accredited college or university | Must have at least two or more years of teaching experience | "Must be employed by a U.S. public or private school at the time of application and at the time the scholarship is awarded? | Must not be an employee of Horace Mann

Application Deadline
Award Amount
Up to $5000

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