Anybody Want a Year Out of the Classroom?

I received this today from the LOC, anybody interested in taking a year out of the classroom?

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@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.