Fort Snelling: A Contentious Ground
The Minnesota Historical Society is excited to announce an opportunity to learn about Fort Snelling and its environs.
- Five days of hands-on experiential learning
- Stipends, travel support, graduate credit, clock hours
Fort Snelling: A Contentious Ground is an opportunity for you to learn about Fort Snelling and American territorial expansion in the 19th century. Join other secondary level teachers for five days of hands-on experiential learning in a 2006 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for School Teachers presented by the Minnesota Historical Society.
Together we will investigate primary sources and artifacts, and experience characters from the past in the places where they lived, worked and interacted. Participants will learn classroom techniques to examine local implications of key moments in the national narrative of American history.
Application Information
Deadline Extended to June 9!
How to apply
Three collated copies of all application materials should be sent to Erik Holland, the project director at the address listed in the materials. Sending application materials to NEH will result in delay.
Application Cover Sheet
The application cover sheet must be filled out on-line. Fill out on-line as directed by the prompts. Be sure to indicate on the application cover sheet your first and second choices of Workshop dates. When you are finished, print it out. At that point you will be asked if you want to apply to another workshop. If you do, follow the prompts and select another workshop and then print out the cover sheet for that workshop.
Resumê
Please include a detailed resume.
Application Essay
The application essay should be no more than one double-spaced page. The essay should address:
- your professional background and 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.
It must include a statement that you (if accepted) commit to creating a lesson plan that may be posted to the MHS website.
Reference Letter
Applicants should provide a letter of recommendation from their school principal, department head, district administrator, or home-schooling association president as appropriate. It is helpful for referees to read a copy of the description of the project sent by the director and the application essay. It is the applicant's responsibility to ask the referee to send the recommendation letter directly to the project director and to make certain that the letter is mailed to arrive not more than one week after the deadline.
Submission of Application
Collate three (3) copies of your completed application materials and send:
Attn: Erik Holland
Landmarks Teacher Workshop
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd West
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
Notification
Successful applicants will be notified of their selection, and they will be contacted 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).
Questions?
If you have questions about this workshop, please contact Erik Holland, Program Director, by e-mail at erik.holland@mnhs.org, or by phone at 651-296-8562.
