[CALIBK12] FW: Looking for Teacher in Residence for 2008-2009 School Year

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CALL FOR TEACHER-IN-RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS


The Educational Outreach Division of the Library of Congress is seeking
applications from secondary teachers for a Teacher-in-Residence position
during the 2008/09 school year.  

Since 2000, the Library of Congress has recruited teachers to work with
Educational Outreach staff to help teachers incorporate the Library’s
collection of 11,000,000 digitized primary sources into high-quality
instruction. Previous Teachers-in-Residence have lead professional
development workshops for teachers in Washington, DC and across the United
States.  They have represented the Library at various conferences and
meetings and developed teaching materials and lessons that use the Library’s
digitized primary sources for national dissemination.

The successful Teacher-in-Residence candidate will be innovative and
collaborative, be fluent with the Library’s digitized primary sources with
experience using them in instruction, and have a history of leadership and
staff development.  The Library will give preference to applicants who teach
students considered to be underserved based on ethnicity, socio-economic
status or geography. 

The selected teacher will participate in this program via an
intergovernmental personnel agreement between the Library and his or her
home school district. The Library will reimburse the district for salary and
benefits paid to the teacher during the school year, and will release the
Teacher-in-Residence for all district holidays and vacations. 

The teacher will receive a $1,500 monthly housing stipend if he or she
teaches outside of the Washington DC metropolitan area. The Library cannot
pay for travel or moving expenses.

In addition to assisting Educational Outreach staff, the
Teacher-in-Residence will undertake a project to benefit his or her home
school or district to be implemented during the following academic year.
This project could be a workshop on teaching with primary sources for fellow
teachers, a unit using Library of Congress primary sources, or some other
product or activity using Library of Congress digitized primary sources that
can be implemented with students or fellow teachers. As part of the
application process, teachers should propose projects that were designed in
collaboration with teacher colleagues and have the support of appropriate
school and or district administrators.

To be considered, teachers should fill and submit the attached application
with an accompanying letter from a school or district administrator
authorized to approve an intergovernmental personnel agreement.
Applications will be evaluated based on the teacher’s creativity and
willingness to contribute to the educational community as evidenced by his
or her description of past activities and recommendation letters, and the
feasibility and value of the project that the applicant proposes.


Important Dates: 

Applications due: March 8, 2008
Selection decision: April 4, 2008
Residency period:  Dates match those of the home district’s school year

Sending an Application:

Security measures cause a delay in the delivery of regular mail.
Applications should be sent to the Library by email to: elri at loc.gov, or by
Federal Express, to: Elizabeth Ridgway, Director, Educational Outreach
Office, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, DC
20540-1300.

Application Check List:

Completed application form
Current resume or curriculum vita
Project plan
Recommendation/support letters from one or two collaborating teachers and an
administrator who will supervise the project proposed by the teacher Letter
from an individual authorized to approve intergovernmental personnel
agreements



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TEACHER-IN-RESIDENCE APPLICATION



NAME:

ADDRESS:

SCHOOL:

GRADE:

SUBJECTS/COURSES TAUGHT:


What do you consider to be the value or role of primary sources in
education?









Please describe your use of Library of Congress digitized primary sources.
What collections have you used?
What products have you or your students created, e.g., lesson plans,
teaching materials, student work, etc.? (Please provide examples)














How would the Teacher-in-Residence position support your teaching and
professional development goals?
 














Please provide a one to two page plan for a project that you will complete
during or shortly after your year as Teacher-in-Residence, if you are
selected. Your plan should include objectives, content description, intended
recipients, timing and expected outcomes. 

Indicate who will supervise this project and who will collaborate with you
on its implementation. Please provide letters of support from these
individuals.









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