A. The deadline for the Donald Marquis Social Studies Teacher of the Year award is March 2.
B. The deadline for the James Madison Fellowship is March 1.
A. Nominations for the NHCSS Teacher of the Year are sought in the fall and winter. The deadline for nominations is March 2, 2012 . The NHCSS Teacher of the Year will be honored at the 2012 New Hampshire “Excellence in Education Program” (known as the “EDies”) in June 2012. In addition, the recipient will be awarded a year’s membership in NHCSS, will receive support to attend the North East Regional Social Studies Conference (NERC), will be recognized at the NHCSS Annual Conference in October 2012, and will receive an award of $250.
Nominees for the NHCSS Teacher of the Year should… demonstrate the ability of help young people understand the importance of the social studies participate in social studies-related activities in the life of the school community have a record of involvement and achievement as a social studies professional beyond the individual’s own classroom and school
The nominee must currently teach K-12 social studies in New Hampshire. Nominations may be made by anyone, but must include the following:
1. Completed cover sheet
2. A letter of nomination identifying the nominee’s qualifications and achievements (maximum 2 pages)
3. Optional (but encouraged): Any supporting evidence of the nomination (maximum 10 pages)
Completed nominations are to be mailed to:
Ron Adams
P.O. Box 337
Ossipee, NH 03864-0337
Any questions may be directed to: socialstudiesrus@hotmail.com (please reference the award in the subject line)
B. All New Hampshire secondary social studies teachers are invited to apply for the James Madison Memorial Fellowship. This $24,000 fellowship is awarded annually to teachers to pursue a Masters Degree (MA, Med, or MAT) with an emphasis in Constitutional Studies. Applicants only compete against teachers from their own state. (No applications were received last year from New Hampshire residents.) Detailed information about the program as well as an on-line application can be found at www.jamesmadison.gov. The submission deadline is March 1, 2012.
The first fellowships were awarded in 1992. New Hampshire Fellows include
Pare, Daniel, B. 1992 Goffstown Area High School, Goffstown, NH
Garnham, Kenneth, J. 1993 Wilton Lyndeborough Cooperative, Wilton, NH
Bigelow, Jonathan, G. H. 1994 Burr & Burton Academy, Manchester, VT
DeBlasio, Maureen, M. 1995 Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, NH
Carr, Michael, E. 1996 Mascoma Valley Regional High School, Canaan,
Tombarelli, Samuel, J. 1997 Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, NH
Chamberlain, David, M. 1998
Stevenson, Patricia, M. 1999 Amesbury High School, Amesbury, MA
Alcox, David, 2000 Milford High School, Milford, NH
Krogman, Matthew, J. 2001 Hopkinton High School, Contoocook, NH
Duba, Donald, R. 2002 Plymouth Regional High School, Plymouth,
Ulrich, Christopher, G. 2004 Pemboke Academy, Pembroke, NH
Burke, Jordan, E. 2006 Haverhill Cooperative Middle School, North Haverhill
Young, Colby, R. 2007 Framingham High School, Framingham, MA
Richman, Ryan, N. 2008 Timberlane Regional High School, Plaistow
Hennessy, Michael, E. 2009 Manchester High School Central, Manchester, NH
Krauss, Adam, D. 2010 Oyster River High School, Durham, NH
New Hampshire universities where Madison Fellows have matriculated include Plymouth State College (1); Dartmouth College (6), and University of New Hampshire (8.)
Posted on February 23, 2012
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