History Channel Outstanding History Educator Award

Description

The History Channel Outstanding History Educator Award is given annually to an educator who has made an exceptional contribution to history education through the National History Day program.

Sponsoring Organization
History Channel; National History Day
Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible, the nominee must be a participant in the National History Day program and may be a teacher, media specialist, district or state National History Day coordinator, judge or parent. Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Success in involving students in the program at the district, state, and national levels. The committee especially welcomes individuals who work within diverse communities.

2. Service to the History Day program at all levels of the contests. Examples could include: mentoring new History Day teachers, judging, fund raising, publication of History Day materials, or strengthening the History Day community within a state or at the national level.

3. Service to the discipline of history in general. Examples could include: Involvement in community projects that enhance people's understanding and appreciation of history at the local level and beyond; creative teaching in the classroom which helps students develop an appreciation of history; collection of resources for history research in one's community or state; publication of history lesson plans; or publication in professional journals of interest to history teachers and educators generally.

4. Professional development. Examples could include: presentation at workshops, special courses or institutes, or publications.

Application Deadline
Award Amount
$5,000
Location
College Park, MD

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lure of the West

Description

The third in this series of workshops featuring different areas of the permanent collection focuses on images of the West. Depictions of pioneers, Native Americans, and western scenes are used to enhance your curriculum. Landscapes, history paintings, and portraiture are featured.

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
None
Duration
Three hours

Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Social Studies, Science, and Careers In Conservation - Teaching with the Resources Behind the Scenery of America's National Park

Description

Explore the wide range of National Park Service resources available to teachers across the U.S. Visit an offshore island and learn how early artists, Native Americans, and coastal environments can intersect in your classroom. Develop activities in multiple subjects to take back to your classroom and interact with scientists studying Maine’s unique environment.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
K-9
Start Date
Cost
$450
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Three days
End Date

Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Living History Encampment

Description

This popular living history event will provide participants the unique opportunity to learn about 1840s life by living it! You will be immersed in the role of trader, trapper-hunter, laborer, blacksmith, carpenter, Dragoon soldier, Army Topographical Engineer or domestic cook. You will gain a much deeper understanding of the realities of fur trade era life in the American West.

Participants will be provided study materials and lectures on history, living history, and interpretive skills. Living historians will teach and direct participants in use of 19th century work techniques and social skills. Lectures will take place through the first day with an overnight on the Santa Fe Trail that evening. On Friday, those who are to work for Bent, St. Vrain and Company will travel to the fort and sign on with the company. From that moment on, you are living a 19th century life 24 hours a day. The Army and trappers will spend most of their time working out of their camps along the Arkansas River.

Contact name
Greg Holt
Sponsoring Organization
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Phone number
1 719-383-5023
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$200
Course Credit
The program meets continuing education requirements for credit; two hours graduate level credit will be available and college tuition fees apply.
Duration
Four days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshop: Investigating a Plains Tipi

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Crystal Alegria
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 406-994-6925
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Course Credit
2 graduate credits
Duration
Four days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshops: Investigating a Ute Rock Shelter

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Mary Derbish
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 720-254-4493
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Duration
Two days
End Date