Lloyd Historical Preservation Society

Description

The Society's mission is to protect and preserve the historical heritage of Lloyd; to support all individuals, groups or agencies that sustain this goal; and to educate and share this historical heritage with the citizens of the Town of Lloyd. It works to protect and preserve local historic sites and materials, educate residents and students on local history, create a museum of local history, preserve the area cemeteries and their history, publish articles of local historic interest, conduct tours of historic sites, record reminiscences of Lloyd citizens to preserve local history, and discover and document the community's past to enrich the town's future.

National Parks & Conservation Association

Description

"We believe that America's national parks and historical sites embody the American spirit. They are windows to our past, homes to some of our rarest plants and animal species, and places where every American can go to find inspiration, peace, and open space.

But these living, breathing monuments to our nation's history, culture, and landscape need care and support to overcome the many dangers that threaten to destroy them forever. At the National Parks Conservation Association, we work every day to ensure our national parks get that vital care and support.

NPCA plays a crucial role in ensuring that these magnificent lands and landmarks are protected in perpetuity:

* We advocate for the national parks and the National Park Service;
* we educate decision makers and the public about the importance of preserving the parks;
* we help to convince members of Congress to uphold the laws that protect the parks and to support new legislation to address threats to the parks;
* we fight attempts to weaken these laws in the courts;
* and we assess the health of the parks and park management to better inform our advocacy work."

The Great Plains: America's Crossroads

Description

From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History:

"To many, the Great Plains are part of the 'Great Flyover,' whose landscape and history alike are flat and featureless. But in this region in the middle of the nation, cultures have mingled and clashed for thousands of years. We will focus on the nineteenth century, though we will also examine the first peoples and the continuing cultural exchanges of the twentieth century. We will begin with the physical setting, plants, and animals, and consider early humans in both Native American traditions and anthropological/archeological studies. Europeans arriving in the sixteenth century accelerated the long history of change and evolution, initiating more than three centuries of converging peoples and cultures, new centers of power, flourishing trade, calamitous epidemics, and cultural and material intrusions from around the planet. We will visit Bent's Fort to see a cultural crossroads illustrated through one family. We will also examine cattle ranching, homesteading, scientific explorations, and the depiction of the Plains in art."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Phone number
6463669666
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free, $400 stipend
Course Credit
"The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is proud to announce its agreement with Adams State College to offer three hours of graduate credit in American history to participating seminar teachers. Teachers are required to submit a reflection paper and a copy of one primary source activity completed during or immediately after the seminar."
Duration
One week
End Date

Civic Dilemmas: Religion, Migration, and Belonging

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Educators are invited to join this free online workshop designed to introduce new materials exploring migration and identity. There are over 192 million migrants living outside of the land of their birth. Millions of second and third generation migrants are changing the makeup of the local population as well as the identities of the communities where they live. Publicly funded schools are on the frontline of these changes.

Through facilitated online activities and conversations, the workshop will consider how schools negotiate both the needs of diverse student populations and the national need to form community cohesion. To explore these ideas we will feature two new publications from Facing History and Ourselves: Stories of Identity: Religion, Migration, and Belonging and What Do We Do with a Difference: France and the Debate Over Headscarves in Schools. Our discussion will be enriched by a variety of resources ranging from scholarly reflection to classroom materials."

Contact name
Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Phone number
6177351643
Target Audience
Middle and high school educators
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
One week
End Date

Oregon Council for the Social Studies Classroom Incentive Grants

Description

The Oregon Council for the Social Studies is offering classroom incentive grants to give teachers the opportunity to try a new idea or project within the classroom when there is not funding to support these creative ideas. These grants are intended for actual instruction. It is suggested that these grants
could be used to develop student created projects like a website or a multimedia production—like a documentary, xommunity forum, mini-classes, Chautauqua, or community service project. Classroom materials to support these student projects would probably meet the criteria.

Sponsoring Organization
Oregon Council for the Social Studies
Eligibility Requirements

Must be an OCSS member in good standing; a full time K-12 teacher; and responsible for teaching two or more social studies disciplines in the teaching
assignment.

Award Amount
$250-500
Location
OR

Teaching American History Grants

Description

This program supports professional development for U.S. history teachers. It is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. history. Grant awards will assist local educational agencies, in partnership with entities that have content expertise, to develop, document, evaluate, and disseminate innovative and cohesive models of professional development. By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of U.S. history as a separate subject matter within the core curriculum, these programs will improve instruction and raise student achievement.

Sponsoring Organization
U.S. Department of Education
Eligibility Requirements

Local Educational Agencies must apply in partnership with one or more of the following: institutions of higher education (IHEs), nonprofit history or humanities organizations, libraries, or museums.

Award Amount
Up to $500,000

James C. Olson Memorial Award

Description

This annual award goes to a Nebraska teacher who epitomizes the best Nebraska educators have to offer in engaging, inspiring, and guiding their students to discover, enjoy, and learn from the fascinating and important histories state residents share. The award, consisting of a plaque and a lifetime membership with the Nebraska State Historical Society, is limited to K-12 teachers who encourage and support their students in endeavors such as History Day; who use documents, oral history, or place in classroom projects; or who employ other imaginative or innovative methods to make Nebraska history come alive for their students. A committee drawn from the current NSHS Board of Trustees, the NSHS Emeritus Trustees, and the NSHS staff nominates/selects the recipient.

Sponsoring Organization
Nebraska State Historical Society
Eligibility Requirements

K-12 Nebraska educator.

Award Amount
Plaque and lifetime membership with the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Location
NE