Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program 2000
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Any questions on the program or the application process should be
directed to:
Gale Holdren, Michelle Guilfoil, and Michelle Ward
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program
1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8521

The Wessels Living History Farm web site -- at www.livinghistoryfarm.org -- has almost 400 stories about the history of agricultural innovations during the 20th century. These are stories that have implications far beyond the farm because the production of food affects all of us. Agriculture is now high technology that affects -- and is affected by -- the environment, politics, economics, social changes, mechanization and world events. This free educational resource has been recognized by the National Endowment as “one of the best online

resources for education in the humanities.” It is offered as a public service by the non-profit Wessels Living History Farm.



The Wessels Living History Farm brings history alive for students because it is anchored by a series of compelling oral history interviews. Students can hear, first hand, what it was like to live through a Dust Storm in the 1930s. They can hear how World War II changed the lives of those on the home front as well as the front lines and changed farming forever. They can hear how both urban and rural residents lived through the Cold War knowing they were at "Ground Zero" targeted by nuclear missiles.



Teachers will find full lesson plans in such disciplines as Social Studies, Reading, Math, Science, Art and Music written by distinguished teachers. Each lesson plan has a full instructional design process behind it and is closely integrated with educational standards.



In addition to the educational web site, the Wessels Living History Farm has a museum with a typical 1925 farmstead located just south of York, Nebraska. The museum supports a variety of educational and community programs.



To ask questions or provide comments about the site, please contact the site's developer, Bill Ganzel, at bganzel@neb.rr.com

The Transatlantic Outreach Program will send 90 Social Studies educators from the United States and Canada to Germany this summer on ALL-EXPENSE-PAID study tours!
The two-week long study tours expose participants to contemporary examples of German political and financial institutions, education, and culture.
What does it cost?
All expenses are paid, but a refundable $250.00 USD deposit is required upon acceptance. Expenses include all air travel costs to Germany and back, all associated travel costs within Germany, hotel costs, and all applicable study tour costs (museum admission, etc.) Knowledge of the German language is NOT a requirement!
Who may apply?
K-12 Social Studies educators, Social Studies methods professors, Social Studies curriculum coordinators, and applicable State Departments of Education employees. Professional development/in-service workshop leadership experience is desirable but not necessary.
What is the catch?
All participants are required to “do something” upon return. This means, at the very least, writing one unit of learning as well as conducting two (2) in-service training workshops at the local/district, state, regional, or national levels.
What are the rewards?
The rewards include the chance to learn about a foreign culture from an insider’s perspective and the opportunity to travel with fourteen peers from throughout the USA and Canada.
When is the application deadline?
February 8, 2008
Find the application at: www.goethe.de/top.

The History Channel will again award grants of up to $10,000 to fund partnerships between schools or youth groups and history organizations on projects that teach students about their local history and actively engage them in its preservation.
The History Channel supports the preservation of local history across the country. To date, The History Channel has awarded over one million dollars to fund 109 student projects across the country, distributed free educational resources to over 60,000 teachers reaching approximately 1.5 million students, hosted Save Our History teacher training sessions and honored dozens of teachers and students for their commitment to local history education and preservation.
Past grant projects have included exploring the history of protest in Lafayette Park in our nation’s capital, creating a film that explores the coming of age in Minnesota across generations of women, and physically restoring the historic Colonial Archaeology Trail in Pensacola, FL. During the 2007/2008 cycle, twenty-seven outstanding projects were funded, from studying the history and cultural significance of Blues music in Mississippi, to creating a quilt to tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement within Memphis, TN.
For questions about the grant application or process, please contact the Save Our History team at info@saveourhistory.com.