African Americans in the Making of Early New England
An NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop in Deerfield, Massachusetts
Presented by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, the African Americans in the Making of Early New England workshop places slavery in the north into the context of the history of colonial New England. The workshop takes place July 9-14 and again July 23-28, 2017. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2017 and you will be notified whether or not you are accepted on March 31, 2017.
African Americans in the Making of Early New England will take place in the Old Deerfield Village Historic Landmark District and will focus on the 23 African American Historic sites in the District and on Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, MA, another National Historic Landmark. This workshop will bring together a wide range of primary resources— landscape, architecture, artifacts, documents, oral histories—along with secondary interpretations and lectures by specialists that will provide tools for K-12 educators to engage their students in learning about African Americans’ life experiences in early New England.
The Deerfield Teachers’ Center was recognized with a National Leadership Award from the American Association of State and Local History and an Outstanding School Partner Award from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees.
Our programs delve into topics presented by leading scholars in combination with sessions assisting teachers to integrate historical and cultural understandings into engaging and meaningful K-12 lessons. We invite you to come to Deerfield, Massachusetts, to explore the rich colonial history of the region through interactions with landscape, objects, images, documents, and Living History. We look forward to meeting you!
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
SELECTION CRITERIA
A selection committee (consisting in most cases of the project director, one of the project scholars, and a veteran teacher) will read and evaluate all properly completed applications.
Special consideration is given to the likelihood that an applicant will benefit professionally and personally from the workshop experience. It is important, therefore, to address each of the following factors in the application essay:
- your professional background;
- your 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.
While recent participants are eligible to apply, selection committees are charged to give first consideration to applicants who have not participated in an NEH-supported seminar, institute, or workshop in the last three years (2014, 2015, 2016). Additionally, preference is given to applicants who would significantly contribute to the diversity of the workshop.
STIPEND, TENURE, AND CONDITIONS OF AWARD
Teachers selected to participate as NEH Summer Scholars will receive a stipend at the end of the workshop session: $600 for commuting participants who incur no housing costs; $1,200 for residential participants who incur housing costs. Stipends are intended to help cover travel expenses to and from the project location, books, and ordinary living expenses. Stipends are taxable.
NEH Summer Scholars are required to attend all scheduled meetings and to engage fully as professionals in all project activities. Participants who do not complete the full tenure of the project will receive a reduced stipend.
At the end of the workshop, NEH Summer Scholars will be asked to provide an assessment of their workshop experience, especially in terms of its value to their personal and professional development. These confidential online evaluations will become a part of the project’s grant file.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Before you attempt to complete an application, please study the project website, which contains detailed information about the topic under study, project requirements and expectations of the participants, the academic and institutional setting, and specific provisions for lodging and subsistence.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
A completed application consists of the following items:
- the completed application cover sheet,
- a résumé or short biography with contact information for a professional reference, and
- an application essay (no longer than two double-spaced pages).
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This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://afram-workshop.deerfield-ma.org/