HUMANITIES TEACHER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS
Division of Education Programs
Announced: February 2003
Besozzi, David (Outright: $2,000)
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, Burnt Hills, New York
One Good Dome Deserves Another: An Exploration of Domed Architecture Across Time and Place
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to develop a series of four lesson plans exploring the development of domed architecture, to be disseminated via workshops and the internet.
Bornstein, Lisa (Outright: $2,000)
Robert Louis Stevenson School, New York, New York
Interactive Workshop and Performance: A Shakespeare Festival
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to revamp and improve a Shakespeare Festival at Robert Louis Stevenson School in New York.
Crowley, Linda (Outright: $2,000)
Encanto School, Phoenix, Arizona
Shamrocks and Shillelaghs to Saguaros and Scorpions
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to develop resources and lesson plans on the Irish famine for teachers who visit the Phoenix Irish Cultural and Learning Center.
Goldstone, Lara (Outright: $2,000)
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Middle School, Los Angeles, California
Middle School Monster Lesson Study
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to convene a study group of teachers to read and discuss books about monsters that would be appropriate for middle school students and to develop appropriate lesson plans to incorporate these works into the school's curriculum.
Jellison, Anne (Outright: $2,000)
Greene-Hills Elementary School, Bristol, Connecticut
Immigration Through New Eyes
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to conduct a five-day workshop on immigration to America.
Kaminer, Tracy (Outright: $2,000)
Marist School, Atlanta, Georgia
Introduction to Dante's Commedia
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to convene a teachers' study group on Dante's Commedia.
Landau, Carrie (Outright: $2,000)
P.S. 152, Woodside, New York
Theater: History and Criticism
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to create a series of five workshops on Shakespeare and the Rose Playhouse.
Miller, Linda (Outright: $2,000)
Gugenheim-Hermitage Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada
Interpreting Work and Social Class Through the Art of the Industrial Revolution
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to convene a workshop for teachers on analyzing art as a way to understand the impact of the Industrial Revolution.
Peacock, Louise (Outright: $2,000)
Durand Middle School, Durand, Michigan
African Naming Ceremony for U.S. Students
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to write a book for children about the naming ceremony of the Ga people of Ghana. The text would include classroom activities.
Rosenblit, Barbara (Outright: $2,000)
New Atlanta Jewish Community High School, Dunwoody, Georgia
Dante and His Medieval World
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to convene a teachers' study group on Dante's Commedia.
Sanchez, Mel (Outright: $2,000)
Santa Ana High School, Santa Ana, California
Famine Irish Immigrants in the Mexican American War
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to convene a study group about Irish immigrants to America who fought in the Mexican American War.
Schwartz, Gwendolyn (Outright: $2,000)
Tamarac High School, Troy, New York
Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to offer a workshop on approaches to teaching Shakespeare.
Sutton, Theresa (Outright: $2,000)
Dutchess County BOCES Alternative High School, Poughkeepsie, New York
Helping Teachers Develop Student Interest and Skills in Literature
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to convene a study group of special education teachers who will read books with a "monster" theme and create a website with appropriate lesson plans.
Yoder, Alice (Outright: $2,000)
Providence Day School, Charlotte, North Carolina
Rome's Legacy in American Architecture
A Humanities Teacher Leadership Program award to develop a teacher resource booklet and student workbook on America's architectural legacy from Rome.