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If you are a K-12 educator, there are countless grants and resources for you to make the most of your summers off–you can travel AND engage in professional development simultaneously, all on somebody else’s dime! I’d be happy to answer whatever questions you may have about any of the programs that I’ve participated in. If you are a teacher or administrator in K-12 schools, I encourage you to apply to these programs. And if you know of additional opportunities, please let me know!
Aramco Educators to Saudi Arabia Program
Classics Seminars in Greece and Italy
Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminars in American History
- Website: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminars1.html
- Deadline: Mid-February (2009: February 17)
- Duration: One week
- Award: Full room and board, travel stipend of $400 ($500 for international seminars)
- Location: Most are housed at American universities around the country, but a handful are located in the UK
- Eligibility: K-12 school teachers and National Park Service rangers
- Seminars include large-ish groups (~30) focused on a single historical topic. They tend to be more lecture-oriented, with local field trips to extend classroom experiences. The content of the seminar should pertain to your school curriculum.
- I participated in a seminar at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in the summer of 2005; I studied “Visions of the American Environment” with Professor Patty Limerick.
Fulbright-Hays Summer Fellowships
India Summer Teacher Program
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund
Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars and Institutes for Teachers
- Website: http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html
- Deadline: early March (2009: March 2)
- Duration: 2 to 6 weeks
- Award: $2000 to $4400 to cover travel and living expenses
- Location: Around the US and abroad (including China, South Africa, the UK, France, Italy, Washington DC, California, and Chicago)
- Eligibility: Full-time K-12 teachers (from private, public, parochial, or home schools), in the US and abroad (if the majority of students are American). Librarians and administrators may also be eligible.
- Seminars are small groups (~15) deeply exploring a humanities issue with a single scholar; these do not necessarily relate to the school curriculum. Institutes are larger groups (~25-30) led by a team of faculty devoted to a single curricular area with the intent of improving classroom curriculum and instruction.
- I participated in a seminar at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA in 2002 on Native American literature.
Toyota International Teacher Program
