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NEH LANDMARKS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE:
WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS
APPLICATION INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops are offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide K-12 educators with the opportunity to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics and issues in American history and culture, while providing them with direct experiences in the interpretation of significant historical sites and the use of archival and other primary evidence.
Prior to completing an application, please review the enclosed letter/prospectus from the project director (or letter/prospectus downloaded from the director's website, if available) and consider carefully what is expected in terms of residence and attendance, reading and writing requirements, and participation in the work of the project.
Landmarks Workshops will allow 40 teachers at a time to collaborate with core faculty and visiting scholars. The Workshops are designed to present the best available scholarship on a specific landmark or related cluster of landmarks, while enabling participants to gain a sense of the importance of historical places, to make connections between the Workshop content and what they teach, and to develop enhanced teaching materials for their classrooms.
ELIGIBILITY
These projects are designed principally for classroom teachers and librarians in public, private, parochial, and charter schools, as well as home schooling parents. Other K-12 school personnel, including administrators, substitute teachers, and classroom paraprofessionals, are eligible to participate, subject to available space.
Teachers at schools in the United States or its territorial possessions or Americans teaching in foreign schools where at least 50 percent of the students are American nationals are eligible for this program. Applicants must be United States citizens, residents of U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been residing in the United States or its territories for at least the three years immediately preceding the application deadline. Foreign nationals teaching abroad at non-U.S. chartered institutions are not eligible to apply. Individuals may not apply to participate in a Workshop given by the same director on the same topic in which they have previously participated; in other words, they should not apply to attend the same Workshop twice. Individuals may not apply to study with a director of a Landmarks project who is a family member. Preference will be given to applicants who have never participated in an NEH Landmarks Workshop.
Applicants must complete the NEH application cover sheet and provide all of the information requested below to be considered eligible. An individual may apply to and participate in no more than two Landmarks projects.
SELECTION CRITERIA
A selection committee (consisting in most cases of the project director, one of the project scholars, and a veteran teacher) will read and evaluate all properly completed applications. Special consideration is given to the likelihood that an applicant will benefit professionally and personally from the Workshop experience. It is important, therefore, to address each of the following factors in the application essay:
- your professional background;
- your interest in the subject of the Workshop;
- your special perspectives, skills, or experiences that would contribute to the Workshop; and
- how the experience would enhance your teaching or school service.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for participation in our 2009 summer teacher workshop you must first submit a cover sheet to NEH online at this address: http://www.neh.gov/online/education/participants/.
Be sure to click the "submit" button when you finish filling out the cover sheet online. Also print 3 cover sheets for inclusion in your application packet.
APPLICATION PACKET CHECKLIST
The Application Cover Sheet
You will need 3 copies of your NEH cover sheet that you submitted online.
Résumé
Make 3 copies of your personal résumé detailing your educational qualifications and professional experience.
The Application Essay
Make 3 copies of an essay in which you should address your professional background; your interest in the subject of the Workshop; your special perspectives, skills, or expertise that would contribute to the workshop, and how your experience at the workshop would enhance your teaching or school service. The essay should be no more than one double-spaced page in length.
Reference Letter
Applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from their school principal, department head, administrator, or home-schooling association president as appropriate. It is usually helpful if the person writing your recommendation reads the description of the workshop and the expectations for the participants. Please ask your reference to sign his/her name across the seal on the back of the envelope containing the letter, and enclose the sealed letter with your application.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
Please collate 3 complete applications, each with an application cover sheet, a resume, and an essay, and then mail them to me, along with your letter of recommendation. Your completed application must be postmarked no later than March 16, 2009, and should be addressed to:
Craig Hotchkiss
NEH Teacher Workshop - 2009
The Mark Twain House & Museum
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE
Successful applicants will be notified of their selection by April 15, 2009, and they will have until April 22, 2009 to accept or decline the offer. Applicants who will not be home during the notification period should provide an address and phone number where they can be reached. No information concerning the status of an application will be available prior to the official notification period.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Endowment programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age. For further information, write to NEH Equal Opportunity Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506. TDD: 202/606 8282 (this is a special telephone device for the Deaf).
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