National History Day program is now accepting applications for the Civil War Washington Teacher Fellows program to be held in Washington, DC from July 8 – July 13, 2012. Join up to 25 teachers to learn about Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Washington during the Civil War as you spend a day at each of these fascinating sites!
As part of our six-day, six-night program, you will:
Walk in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre Experience the home of a southern sympathizer at Tudor Place Historic House and Garden Immerse yourself in Lincoln’s ideas at President Lincoln’s Cottage Walk the halls of Cedar Hill, home of the famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Come away from your week in Washington familiar with: an array of virtual tours, the oratory skills to get your students on their feet performing speeches by Lincoln and Douglass; comfortable taking students on content-driven experiential learning adventures; and excited about using classroom drama to help historic characters come alive!
$600 registration fee includes six nights of a shared room at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel and air transportation on American Airlines $1000 registration fee includes single room and air transportation All Fellows are eligible to obtain 3 graduate credit hours through Trinity Washington University for an additional fee of $375
To apply visit:
http://www.fords.org/home/education/teacher-programs/professional-development
Applications are due by March 30, 2012
