2015 Teacher Fellowship Program The American Revolution Era

2015 Teacher Fellowship Program
The American Revolution Era (1750-1800)
Applications due: Friday, April 3, 2015
Stipend: $2000
The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center is offering two teacher fellowships to public and/or private school
teachers and library media specialists starting in the summer of 2015. These fellowships will coincide
with the Leventhal Map Center’s exhibition, We are One: Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to
Independence at the Boston Public Library from May to November 2015
(http://maps.bpl.org/content/tour-we-are-one#tour ). The fellowships are funded in part by the Library of
Congress, Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program, coordinated by Waynesburg
University. Applicants may propose their own topic of interest connected to the broad American
Revolution era (1750-1800) that will be the focus of their research and their final project. Projects will
employ the resources of the Leventhal Map Center, the Boston Public Library and the Library of
Congress. A $2000 stipend will be paid to each fellow.
Who can apply?
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Any K-12 teacher or library media specialist who teaches the American Revolution. Fellowships
are open to public or private school educators. Boston Public School teachers are especially
encouraged to apply.
● Educators who are interested in integrating maps and other primary source materials from the
collections of the Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library and the Library of Congress into
their classroom teaching of the American Revolution.
Requirements:
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Teacher fellows must spend a total of 10 days in residence at the Leventhal Map Center by
December, 2015. All or the majority of these days must be in July and/or August 2015, to be
coordinated with the Leventhal Map Center staff.
A final project must be completed by December 2015. Final projects could include a curriculum
unit, a primary source set with accompanying lesson plans or other format that would be most
useful to the fellow’s classroom teaching. Final projects must include at least two maps from the
Leventhal Map Center’s collections as well as other primary sources from the Boston Public
Library and/or Library of Congress.
Fellows must be willing to have their projects shared online as well as willing to present their
work to other teachers at the Map Center during the following school year.
To apply, please submit:
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A current resume
A letter of intent (2 page maximum) describing how you would like to enrich your teaching of the
American Revolution era (1750-1800) with maps and other primary sources and what kind of
project you envision. Applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the collections of
the Leventhal Map Center, www.maps.bpl.org, the Boston Public Library,
http://www.bpl.org/distinction/featured-collections/, and the Library of Congress,
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
A list of potential maps and sources you might use
A letter of support from the school principal or department head.
Completed applications can be mailed to:
Leventhal Map Center, ATTN: Education
700 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
or emailed as one document to: maps@bpl.org
The fellows selected will be based on the strength of their project design, plan for integrating maps and
primary sources into their teaching of the Revolution, usability in the classroom and support from their
school.
Schedule:
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Recipients will be announced by April 30, 2015
Fellows will spend 10 days in residence at the Leventhal Map Center by December 2015 (most
days in July/August 2015)
● Projects to be completed by December 2015
● Stipend Paid: 50% paid after completion of 10 days in residence. 50% paid upon completion of
final project.
Any questions should be directed to: Michelle LeBlanc, mleblanc@bpl.org, 617-859-2294
This program is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern
Region Program, coordinated by Waynesburg University