Summer Opportunities for Teachers
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There are many learning opportunities for teachers over the summer, lasting from one week to a month. Most seminars or institutes pay enough of a stipend to cover travel expenses. If you have a summer program you would like us to list, email us: k12education@history.ucla.edu
NEH = National Endowment for the Humanities Application Deadline March 1, 2012
Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminars: Application Deadline extended to Feb 22, 2012
| Title | Description | Location | Start Date | End Date |
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George Washington Summer Residential Teachers' Institute
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Los Angeles County Office of Education Institute for School Teachers to study the remarkable role of George Washington in the founding of our nation. (1 week) | Mount Vernon, VA | Jun 10, 2012 12:00 AM | Aug 03, 2012 12:00 AM |
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2012 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers
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Expert sessions and educational activities related to teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court, co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Historical Society. (1 week) | Washington, D.C. | Jun 14, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 26, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom
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National History Day Summer Institute to engage in a rigorous study of D-Day and World War II. (2 weeks) | Washington, DC | Jun 16, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 28, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Race and Ethnicity in the Modern South
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Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for School Teachers with Professor Ted Ownby, co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. (1 week) | University, MS | Jun 17, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 23, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Berlin’s Cultural Diversity Across Two Centuries
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NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers. Lectures, literature, film, and on-site learning. (5 weeks) | Berlin, Germany | Jun 17, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 20, 2012 12:00 AM |
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2012 International Summer Institute
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Global Protest Movements | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Jun 18, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 22, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Spanish, Mexican, and American California
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NEH Landmark workshop for school teachers of all grade levels. (1 week) | Oakland, CA | Jun 18, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 29, 2012 12:00 AM |
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South Africa: History and Culture
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NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers, sponsored by the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Arkansas at Monticello. (5 weeks) | South Africa | Jun 21, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 29, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Crafting Freedom
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NEH Landmark of American History and Culture workshop for school teachers grade level K-12 about the "power of place." (1 week) | Chapel Hill, NC | Jun 21, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 17, 2012 12:00 AM |
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American Women from the Colonial Era to the Modern Era
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Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for School Teachers to focus on the changing definitions of woman’s role within American society. (1 week) | New York, NY | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 30, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Diversity and Unity in the Pueblo World
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NEH Summer Seminar for School the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest. (3 weeks) | Cortez, CO | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 14, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution
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Landmark workshop for school teachers using the historical sites of Lowell to offer learning experiences. (1 week) | Lowell, MA | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 20, 2012 12:00 AM |
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The Most Southern Place on Earth
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NEH Landmark workshop for teachers to explore and learn about the Mississippi Delta. (1 week) | Cleveland, MS | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 14, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
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NEH summer seminar for school teachers exploring how Chaucer views the world around us. (4 weeks) | London, UK | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 21, 2012 12:00 AM |
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The Sixties in Historical Perspective
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Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for School Teachers to explore a controversial era shrouded in myths and memories. (1 week) | Washington, DC | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 30, 2012 12:00 AM |
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The Age of Jefferson
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Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for School Teachers with Professors Frank Cogliano and Peter Onuf. (1 week) | Charlottesville, VA | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 30, 2012 12:00 AM |
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The Great Depression and World War II
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Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for School Teachers to examine the experience of the American people in the Great Depression and World War II. (1 week) | Stanford, CA | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 30, 2012 12:00 AM |
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New Perspectives on America's Early Wars
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Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for School Teachers with Professors Fred Anderson and Andrew Clayton. (1 week) | Boulder, CO | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jun 30, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Crossroads of Conflict
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NEH Landmark workshop for school teachers grade levels K-12 to explore historic and important landmarks of the Missouri-Kansas border. (1 week) | Kansas City, MO | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 13, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Empire City
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NEH Landmark workshop for school teachers with Professor Kenneth T. Jackson. (1 week) | New York, NY | Jun 24, 2012 12:00 AM | Jul 14, 2012 12:00 AM |
