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HEH Institute: Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens

February 21, 2013 By

To America’s Great Civic Educators,

As you might know, the Center for Civic Education has again received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to host a three-week Institute at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The Institute is entitled Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens: The National Academy for Civics and Government. It will take place July 6-27, 2013, and expenses for per diem and books are covered by the grant. I encourage you to consider applying and to alert other colleagues to this great opportunity.

The Institute has been an extraordinary success in years past, and we’re looking forward to another great experience in 2013. Previous participants have discovered that Will Harris, the academic director for the National Academy for the past fifteen years, is a scholar and leader who knows how to conduct an intellectually rigorous immersion into political and constitutional theory and make it enjoyable. We’re confident that next summer’s participants will experience the same sense of “intellectual stretching” and camaraderie. That the group might include a mix of up to five international civic educators as well as American elementary and secondary teachers should make it all the more professionally rewarding.

You can access information on the Institute on the Center’s website at http://new.civiced.org/national-academy-for-civics-and-government. There you will find information on eligibility; downloads for the Application for 2013, which also includes a brochure with general information on the program; the Course Outline; and the Agenda. The deadline to submit the application is March 4.

Once you’ve had a chance to examine the information, my colleague, Erin Smith, and I will be glad to answer any questions that you might have. So feel free to email any questions that you have to either Erin or me.

We look forward to seeing your Institute application in a few weeks. In the meantime, we wish you all the best in your important work as an educator.

Sincerely,

John Hale

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China and India: Comparisons and Connections – An NEH Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers

February 17, 2013 By
China and India: Comparisons and Connections
An NEH Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
July 1-19, 2013
Application Deadline: March 4, 2013

www.asianstudies.buffalo.edu/nehsummerinstitute

 

The Asian Studies Program of the University at Buffalo invites applications for “China and India: Comparisons and Connections,” a three-week NEH summer institute for teachers in July 2013. The Institute is open to thirty teachers and prospective teachers of any grade level or subject in U.S. schools who have the opportunity to teach about China and India in their classes.

Teachers participating in this NEH summer institute will receive a $2,700 stipend to cover travel, accommodations, and meals. They will also receive a set of textbooks, sourcebooks, and primary source materials sent to them prior to the institute. Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (www.neh.gov), with additional funding from the UB Confucius Institute (www.confuciusinstitute.buffalo.edu). The application deadline is March 4, 2013.

Institute participants needing housing will live in the state-of-the-art Greiner Hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus and have access to university libraries, recreational facilities, restaurants, and other campus amenities. In their free time, participants can enjoy the many concerts, festivals, and sporting events that take place throughout the Buffalo-Niagara region in the summer, as well as an excursion to nearby Niagara Falls.

Presentations and discussion with Institute faculty will explore the long histories, rich cultures, and contemporary societies of China and India, with a focus on comparisons, contrasts, and interactions. The Institute will examine critically the popular preoccupation with “ancient empires” and “rising powers,” which often leads to interpreting all facets of life and history in China and India in terms of economic and military power and contributions to global “modernity.” To raise questions about the received wisdom in this and other domains, we will explore the origins, development, rise and fall of various polities over time and space in East and South Asia. We will also discourage over-generalizations and over-simplifications implicit in such terms as East and West, South and East Asia, and even India and China. We will encourage teachers to think critically for themselves how to conceptualize Chinese and Indian experiences and stimulate their students to engage in the same creative process.

An important goal of the Institute is for teachers to pass on to their students the ability to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate materials reflecting the daily concerns, perspectives, and choices faced by people in China and India historically and in the present day. To that end, the Institute will pay close attention to the careful reading and analysis of texts related to Chinese and Indian history and culture, and encourage participants to consider the specific skills in reading, writing, analysis, and cultural understanding that their students will need to make sense of Indian and Chinese experiences.

Questions can be addressed to Bruce Acker, assistant director of Asian Studies at backer@buffalo.edu / 716-645-0763. To see the invitation from the directors, application instructions, preliminary program, and other information, visithttp://www.asianstudies.buffalo.edu/nehsummerinstitute/index.shtml

 

Bruce Acker
Assistant Director
Asian Studies Program
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
714 Clemens Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
 (716) 645-0763
(716) 645-3473 (fax)
backer@buffalo.edu
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Frank Lloyd Wright & the Prairie School in the Midwest

February 7, 2013 By

National Endowment for Humanities Workshop

“Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School in the Midwest” is the subject of a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop for Teachers in the summer of 2013. To be held in Mason City, Iowa, at The Historic Park Inn Hotel – the last standing hotel in the world designed by Frank Lloyd Wright – the workshop will feature a faculty of leading experts on Wright; Prairie School architecture, landscaping and interior design; tours of significant Prairie School sites; and collaboration time with other educators to develop curriculum which uses architecture to teach history, culture and art.

The workshop is hosted by Wright on the Park, the non-profit organization that restored The Historic Park Inn Hotel in 2011 and now focuses its efforts on educational programming.

Teachers who attend will each receive a $1,200 stipend to help offset the cost of attending the workshop. The workshop is offered at two different times; July 14-19 and August 4-9. Teachers, librarians and curriculum coordinators who wish to aply must submit an application by March 4, 2013. Attendees will be selected from the applicant pool and notified by April 1, 2013. A full description of the workshop is available at www.wrightonthepark.org. For more information e-mail Pat Schultz, Workshop Director at director@wrightonthepark.org or call the office at 641.423.0689.

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Living on the Edge of Empire: Alliance, Conflict and Captivity in Colonial New England

January 30, 2013 By

A free NEH Landmarks Workshop in Deerfield, Massachusetts

July 7 to July 12, 2013 or July 28 to August 2, 2013

·       $1200 stipend to assist in defraying cost of workshop attendance

·       Sessions presented by leading historians including:  Dr. Kevin Sweeney, Dr. Marge Bruchac, Dr. John Demos and Dr. Joanne Melish and Deerfield Teachers’ Center staff

·       Walking tours, and field excursions to museums and to an archeological dig illuminate the geographical setting for the events and themes explored

·        Evening programs with first-person narratives, historical films and period food, music and dance

·        Professional development points (pdp’s) awarded

·        Visit the Living on the Edge of Empire (http://edge-empire.deerfield-ma.org/) website to learn more

·        Completed applications must be postmarked no later than March 4, 2013. Follow this link to learn how to apply

Presented by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, the Living on the Edge of Empire workshop places the Deerfield Raid of 1704 in the broader context of the history of colonial New England.

For a century from 1660 to 1760 the bucolic New England village of Deerfield was a crossroads where differing visions and ambitions of diverse Native American Nations and European colonial empires interacted peacefully and clashed violently. During a memorable three-hour span in the early 1700s, the town stood at the center of the struggle to control the continent. To travel back in time early on the morning of February 29, 1704 would be to encounter the flicker of flames and smell of smoke and gun powder; the air would be filled with a cacophony of French, English, and Native voices mixed with battle sounds, cries of despair, and cries of triumph. French, English, Native Americans, Africans, men, women, children, soldiers, ministers, farmers, and traders….all were there on that fateful day.  By mid-day over 70 residents and attackers were dead; while 112 men, women, and children were being hurried out of the burning village by their French and Native captors.  The 1704 Raid on Deerfield is a doorway to a fascinating and important part of American history.  It was an event rooted in religious conflicts, personal and family retribution, alliance and kinship ties.  The Raid on Deerfield and the colonial world that produced it, helped to create a distinctive American identity and world view that became a backdrop for the American Revolution.

Workshop scholars will explore global issues while also considering ways in which this history can offer a compelling entry point for teaching the complexities of the early American colonial period and the many cultural groups who comprised it –Native nations, enslaved Africans, the French and English settlers.

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Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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The Hudson River in the Nineteenth Century and the Modernization of America

January 8, 2013 By

Opportunity for Teachers: A one-week workshop in Summer 2013 on the topic of “The Hudson River in the Nineteenth Century and the Modernization of America.”

This workshop is part of the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for Teachers program. A $1200 Stipend is awarded to all NEH Summer Scholars.

Location: Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ: July 7–12 or July 14–19, 2013.

About the workshop:  Our workshop will focus on the Hudson in the nineteenth century, when the river was simultaneously a commercial thoroughfare, a tourist destination and the scene of dramatic technological, industrial, and environmental changes, all the while celebrated for its iconic natural beauty. In this workshop we examine works of art, architecture, literature, as well as the natural environment and popular culture. We’ll look at works by figures such as Thomas Cole, Washington Irving, and Andrew Jackson Downing.
Site visits and trips along the river are complemented by lectures and workshops by expert scholars. Participants will have a chance to develop lesson plans and work with their peers to apply what we learn to their own classroom needs.

Other Information: This program is open to K-12 educators who will receive a $1200 stipend for attending as well as the possibility of earning professional development credits. Please see our website http://nehhudson.ramapo.edu for a full description of the workshop, campus facilities and faculty profiles, as well as a link to application instructions and materials.

Applications must be postmarked my March 4, 2013.

For Further Information: consult our website: http://nehhudson.ramapo.edu

Or contact us: Meredith Davis or Stephen Rice, Ramapo College of New Jersey email:nehhudson@ramapo.edu

505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201/684-7486; 201/684-7652

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NEH Summer Institute for Teachers: Voices Across Time: Teaching American History Through Song

December 1, 2012 By

Songs are like time capsules, filled with messages from a moment in history.  They’re also fun to sing, making them an appealing and effective tool for the classroom.   The Center for American Music at the University of Pittsburgh (www.pitt.edu/~amerimus), in partnership with the Society for American Music (www.american-music.org), is pleased to be offering a five-week summer institute for K-12 teachers.  ”Voices Across Time: Teaching American History Through Song” will be held from June 24 to July 26, 2013 at the University of Pittsburgh.  This Institute, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), will allow 25 secondary school teachers and three graduate students in education, to explore topics in American history through the lens of music.  A few of the comments from teachers who have attended previous Voices Across Time institutes:

“I don’t think there is a day that goes by when I don’t think of the five weeks [when] we shared a wonderful experience at the University of Pittsburgh. I know that working with all of you has made me a better teacher.”

“Voices Across Time demonstrated the appeal and power of interdisciplinary learning. The extensive curriculum developed by the Center for American Music is easily implemented at any level, with rich bibliographies to encourage further research.

“It was a wonderful experience.”

Each week during the Institute we will focus on a broad topic in American history, utilizing popular songs as primary source documents. Lectures and discussions led by historians and musicologists will help participants strengthen their knowledge of particular historical topics and develop insights into the dynamic interaction of popular music and society.  Carefully selected field trips (including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland) along with historical live performances (by Alan Jabbour and David and Ginger Hildebrand) will offer uniquely engaging evocations of an historical context.

Accepted participants will receive a $3900 stipend to cover travel and housing.

We encourage participation especially from middle- and high-school teachers of social studies or related disciplines, including history, geography, and language arts; other grade levels and disciplines will also be considered, and music teachers are welcome. Additional information, along with application materials, is available athttp://www.library.pitt.edu/voicesacrosstime/index.html or email: amerimus@pitt.edu (please indicate NEH Institute in the subject line).  More information about the NEH and its programs is available at www.neh.gov.

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