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| Apply now to attend the July 11-31 NEH Summer Institute on "Social Movements in Modern America: Labor, Civil Rights, and Feminism" |
You are invited to apply for our three-week summer institute at Indiana University Bloomington. Together we will examine the pivotal role of three major social movements in America: their history, their interrelationships, and their transformative political and cultural impact over the last century. Your application must be postmarked or received electronically no later than March 2, 2010. This institute is co-sponsored by the Center on Congress and the Center for the Study of History and Memory at Indiana University. The National Endowment for the Humanities has designated the institute as part of its "We the People" project, a special initiative designed to improve the teaching of American history and culture. For more information, download the PDF flier by clicking on the NEH logo.
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| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellowship Program |
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K-12 & Community College Faculty
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From
July 11-16, 2010, the Museum will host up to 15 successful applicants
in Washington, DC, to begin what has been a career and life-changing
experience for nearly 250 secondary teachers since 1996. This year�s
applications are open to secondary school teachers and full-time
faculty from community colleges.Those selected spend a week at the
Museum working with staff historians, archivists, and educators and
return the following summer for a three day follow up conference. The
program is fully-funded through donations to the Museum, including
travel expenses, teaching resources, and a generous stipend for books
from the Museum Shop. For more information as well as contact
information, download the PDF flyer on the left. The application may
be downloaded by clicking on the logo on the right.
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| Professional Development Opportunity for Teaching with Primary Sources |
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The Midwest
Center for Teaching with Primary Sources at Illinois State University
is funded through the Education Outreach Division of the Library of
Congress to promote the use of primary sources throughout the United
States. The Library of Congress has provided a great opportunity for
teachers throughout the Midwest to participate in professional
development by awarding Illinois State University funds to distribute
to interested institutions. The Midwest Center for Teaching with
Primary Sources is looking for associates from school districts,
universities, library systems, other institutions or individuals who
are interested providing training on the use of primary sources. The
Center offers two types of subcontracts to successful applicants. One
type of subcontract in the amount of $2000 - $5000 will be granted to
faculty who want to revise their syllabus to include the use of primary
sources from the Library of Congress or conduct research on the use of
primary sources. The second type of sub-award in the amount of $2000 -
$15000 will be granted to those willing to conduct professional
development opportunities for teachers and library information
specialists.
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| Check out this Primary Source for Teaching the Vietnam War |
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| With Love Stan: A Soldier's Letters from Vietnam to the World
Karen Ross Epp’s book, With Love Stan: A Soldier’s Letters From Vietnam To The World, about her brother, SGT Stanley D. Ross, caught Bob Neymeyer’s attention. Neymeyer is the curator for “The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, Grout Museum District,” in Waterloo, Iowa. The new wing, named after the five Sullivan Brothers who died together while serving on the USS Juneau during WWII, will feature Iowa military veterans from the Civil War through the current Iraq conflict.
Karen’s book, a primary source, is a compilation of her brother’s letters from basic training through his tour of Vietnam in 1969. It also contains recollections of the men who served with him from the 199th LIB Charlie Co, 2/3, and other well know authors, Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried, Bernard Edelman, Dear America, and Michael L. Lanning, The Only War We Had, as well as many photographs.
Bob Neymeyer, of the Grout, interviewed hundreds of veterans and civilians for this project. He states, “Sgt Ross’ movies and artifacts are being used with the family’s permission. They want his story told.” SGT Ross will represent the “grunt/ foot soldier” of the Vietnam War. Artifacts donated by his family will be on permanent display in that section of the museum. Sergeant Ross was killed in action on October 20, 1969.
Karen’s book will be available in the museums gift shop when it opens in November of 2008.
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