PRESERVE AMERICA HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR



2006 Preserve America HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Flyer and Contest Overview

Sponsored by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Preserve America announce the third annual Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award, which honors outstanding teachers of American history across the country. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, founded in 1994, promotes the study and love of American history. Increasingly national and international in scope, the Institute's programs and initiatives serve audiences ranging from students to scholars to the general public. Preserve America is a White House initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve America’s cultural and natural heritage.

The History Teacher of the Year Award, under the rubric of Preserve America, recognizes outstanding American history teachers from elementary school through high school, and the crucial importance of American history education. Finalists are selected from each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools, and U.S. Territories. From these local winners, a national honoree is recognized as the National Preserve America History Teacher of the Year.

Teachers of American history at every level, from elementary through high school, are eligible for nomination. Winners will be chosen based on several criteria:

• At least three years of experience in teaching American history

• A deep career commitment to teaching American history

• Evidence of creativity and imagination in the classroom that address literacy and content beyond state standards

• Close attention to documents, artifacts, historic sites, and the other primary materials of history

Eligibility

• Any full-time middle school or high school teacher may be nominated who teaches American history as his or her primary subject.

• Any full-time elementary school teacher may be nominated who focuses on American history within the framework of their elementary school program.

• Nominations can be made by a department or division head, a school director, social studies director, principal, or superintendent.

Procedure (see the attached page for specific application procedures)

Nomination packages must be submitted in the following document order:

o The nominee’s curriculum vitae

o A full letter of nomination that addresses the award criteria and includes quantitative measures of the nominee’s performance as an American history teacher.

o A letter of support from a colleague or immediate supervisor

o A one-page statement of the nominee’s philosophy of teaching American history

o A sample lesson plan, no longer than 3 pages. Primary document attachments are not included in the page limitation.

o A sample extended project assigned to students, demonstrating use of primary documents, artifacts, historic sites, etc. Nominees can include up to ten pages of student work in this category.

o An 8-10 minute video, which is not a class session, but a segment during which the nominee demonstrates class projects, and discusses his or her most effective teaching practices.

Please submit an original and three copies of written materials.

Deadlines

Individual state deadlines are determined at the discretion of the state coordinator.

Please contact the national coordinator, Cecelia Hartsell (contact information below), to obtain your state coordinator’s contact information.

Awards

State winners will be announced and honored at local ceremonies. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History honors each state winner with an award of $1,000 and a “History Teacher of the Year” plaque in a ceremony in their home state. The Institute also presents the winner’s school with an archive of primary historical materials, named in honor of that teacher, for use in the school library or resource center. Winners are selected in each state by panels of distinguished history educators under the supervision of the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Preserve America.

The National History Teacher of the Year is selected from the 50+ state winners, (including the District of Columbia, Department of Defense and U.S. Territories) by a panel of prominent historians. The 2006 national winner will be honored in early fall, in Washington, DC or New York City. The winner, together with the nominating supervisor, will travel to the national recognition ceremony with expenses paid by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Submitting Nominations

Any questions about eligibility or procedures should be addressed to the state coordinator or to the national coordinator:

Cecelia Hartsell

National Award Coordinator

The Preserve America HTOY Award

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

19 West 44th Street

Suite 500

New York, NY 10036

Phone: (646) 366-9666

Email: hartsell@

2005 Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award Winners

Alabama: Stephanie C. Robinson, Fultondale High School, Birmingham

Alaska: Linda C. Hulen, Bowman Elementary School, Anchorage

Arkansas: Leigh Sullivan, Greene County Tech High School, Paragould

California: Kevin Williams, Davis Senior High School, Davis

Colorado: Sharon R. Rhodes, Dunstan Middle School, Lakewood

Connecticut: Wendy Nelson Kauffman, Metropolitan Learning Center, Bloomfield

Delaware: Darrell Gravatt, Caesar Rodney High School Camden-Wyoming, DE

District of Columbia: Amy Trenkle, Stuart-Hobson Museum Middle School, Washington, DC

Florida: Alan N. Kay, East Lake High School, Tarpon Springs

Georgia: Oliver Jack Collins, Stockbridge High School, Stockbridge

Hawaii: Renee Adams, Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate, Makawao

Idaho: Debra Jo Woodard, Skyline High School, Idaho Falls

Illinois: Kristy Lynn Caywood, A Vito Martinez Middle School, Romeoville

Indiana: Jon D. Carl, F.J. Reitz High School, Evansville

Iowa: Ron VanStrien, Southeast Warren High School, Liberty Center, IA

Kansas: Walt Cochran, Gardner Edgerton High School, Gardner

Kentucky: Virginia Allen Gooch, Hanson Elementary School, Hanson

Louisiana: Jamie Fratello Staub, Grace King High School, Metairie

Maine: Dennis Edmondson, Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham

Maryland: Brian T. White, Allegany High School, Cumberland

Massachusetts: Beth A. Harding, Sullivan Middle School, Worcester

Michigan: Thomas F. Sleete, Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School, Lathrup Village

Minnesota: Mr. Jesse Godzala, Foley Senior High, Foley

Mississippi: Thomas P. Watts, Madison Middle School, Madison

Missouri: Wendy R. Blanton-Kuhl, Carr Lane Visual and Performing Arts Middle School, St. Louis

Montana: Richard Galli, Bridger Alternative School, Bozeman

Nebraska: Daniel M. Jensen, Waverly High School, Waverly

Nevada: John R.Gilbertson, Reno High School, Reno

New Hampshire: Sean M. O’Mara, Keene Middle School, Keene

New Jersey: Rosanne Lichatin, West Morris Central High School, Chester * National Winner*

New Mexico: Nancy K. Schick, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos

New York: Adam N. Stevens, Frederick Douglass Academy, New York, NY

North Carolina: Ray Parrish, Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro

North Dakota: William Landry, Central High School, Grand Forks

Ohio: Joseph R. Bellas, Tippecanoe High School, Tipp City

Oklahoma: Amy J. Schulke, Chisholm Elementary School, Edmond

Oregon: James A. Harms, Waldo Middle School, Salem

Pennsylvania: Krista Rosensteel, Mechanicsburg Middle School, Mechanicsburg

Rhode Island: Diane R. Morel, St. Mary Academy – Bay View, Riverside

South Carolina: John B. Adams, III, White Knoll High School, Lexington

South Dakota: Darlene Kaye Telkamp, Spearfish Middle School, Spearfish

Tennessee: Don Roe, North Side High School, Jackson

Texas: Elaine Schwartz, M.Ed., Langham Creek High School, Houston

Utah: Rebecca Yvonne Ibarra, Scott M. Matheson Junior High, Magna

Vermont: William K. Olsen, Jr., Rutland High School, Stratton

Virginia: Mary M. Gunsalus, Landstown Middle School, Virginia Beach

Washington: Jim Sawatzki, Bethel High School, Spanaway, WA

West Virginia: Patricia Dillon, Tug Valley High School, Williamson

Wisconsin: John Hallagan, Magee Elementary School, Genesee Depot

Wyoming: Patricia Anne Green, Natrona County High School, Casper

U.S. Virgin Islands: Lauren Varlack, Charlotte Amalie High School, St. Thomas

U.S. Territories: Margarita Kose, Pohnpei Island Central School, Kolonia, Pohnpei Island

Department of Defense Education Agency: Martha S. Drane, Patch American High School, Stuttgart, Germany

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