2012 Award Guidelines

TNCHE invites middle and high school teachers to apply for this year’s Gilder Lehrman Institute Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award.

The History Teacher of the Year Award, established by Preserve America, recognizes outstanding American history teachers and the crucial importance of American history education. State winners become finalists for the National History Teacher of the Year Award. Each state winner receives $1,000 and an archive of books and educational resources for his or her school's library.
 

Qualifying Criteria
• At least three years of classroom experience in teaching American history.

• A deep career commitment to teaching American history, which includes local and state history.

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

• Close attention to primary documents, artifacts, historic sites, and other primary materials of history, including oral history.

• Evidence of thoughtful assessment of student achievement.

Eligibility
• Any full-time middle or high school teacher may be nominated who teaches American history (including local and state history) via his/her social studies class.

 

For more information contact:

• Kathleen Wesner at NHTOY@gilderlehrman.org