Teacher Ranger Teacher- Professional Development Opportunity Interpretation and Education Professional Development Opportunity Summer 2019 Teacher-Ranger-Teacher in NYC – Federal Hall National Memorial (Social Studies) The Teacher Ranger Teacher program is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer acquiring new skills in experiential learning through a program provided by a partnership between the National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Colorado Denver (CUD). The participants spend between four and six weeks in an NPS unit developing a major educational project and participating in an online graduate course from CU Denver. The goal of the program is to train teachers in the resources and themes of the NPS so that they can return to their schools in the fall and incorporate their new skills into their classroom activities. NPS aims to especially reach students from underserved schools and districts by recruiting teachers from Title 1, urban or rural schools and from tribal schools to participate in the Teacher Ranger Teacher program. Park Name: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Mailing Address: c/o Manhattan Sites, 26 Wall Street, NY, NY 10005 Park Contact: Liam Strain Park Contact Email Address: [email protected] Projected Dates of Detail: June-September 2019 Housing Availability: NONE Stipend: $3000.00 upon completion of program and graduate course requirements Graduate Credit: 3 graduate credit hours through University of Colorado Denver included Program Hourly Requirements: Total of 230 hours of effort; 160 hours of major educational project, 45 hours of online coursework, discussion, course readings, 25 hours of NPS operational experiences. Additional Information: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking a classroom educator to create standards-based curriculum materials for the Federal Hall National Memorial in Manhattan. The materials created will be made available to the public to prepare and enhance class visits to the national memorial, but also support classroom instruction for educators who cannot visit. While the selectee will meet with and collaborate with the staff of the national memorial, the vast majority of the selectee’s work may be completed off-site at their own discretion, as long as all deadlines and quality requirements are met. 26 Wall Street was the site of New York City's 18th-century City Hall. Here John Peter Zenger was jailed, tried, and acquitted of libel for exposing government corruption in his newspaper - an early victory for freedom of the press. City Hall hosted the Stamp Act Congress, which assembled in October 1765 to protest "taxation without representation." After the American Revolution, the Continental Congress met at City Hall and, in 1787, adopted the Northwest Ordinance, establishing procedures for creating new states. Teacher Ranger Teacher- Professional Development Opportunity Interpretation and Education When the Constitution was ratified in 1788, New York remained the national capital. Pierre L'Enfant was commissioned to remodel the City Hall for the new federal government. The First Congress met in the now Federal Hall and wrote the Bill of Rights. George Washington was inaugurated here as the country's first President on April 30, 1789. When the capital moved to Philadelphia in 1790, the building again housed city government until 1812, when Federal Hall was demolished. The current structure on the site was built as a Customs House, opening in 1842. In 1862, Customs moved to 55 Wall Street, and the building became the US Sub-Treasury. Millions of dollars of gold and silver were kept in the basement vaults, until the Federal Reserve Bank replaced the Sub-Treasury system in 1920. More information about the national memorial may be found at www.nps.gov/feha . For examples of TRT products from previous years, please visit: https://www.nps.gov/teachers/teacher-resources.htm#q=stonewall https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/educator-guide-elementary-school.htm https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/educator-guide-middle-school-and-high-school.htm https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/educators-guide.htm Teacher Ranger Teacher- Professional Development Opportunity Interpretation and Education Application (Additional Pages Are Necessary to Completely Answer) Applicant Name: Home Address: Home/Cell Phone: Email Address: Applicant’s School Name: School District/State: School Address: School Phone: Grade level and subject(s) taught: 1. Do you teach at a Title I school? (please circle) No Yes If yes, what percentage of your students qualify for Free and Reduced-Price Lunches? 2. Can you commit to approximately 4-6 weeks of time (230-240 hours) during the summer season (May-August, depending on park needs)? (please circle) No Yes 3. Describe your most effective unit or lesson plan that actively engaged students in learning. Why was it successful? Please use a separate page. 4. Why do you want to participate in Teacher Ranger Teacher? Please use a separate page. 5. How will you use your TRT experience to enrich your classroom teaching and create opportunities for your students to connect to the National Park system? Please use a separate page. 6. How will you share information and skills acquired through this experience with your school and district colleagues? Please use a separate page. 7. Describe your familiarity and experiences with local, state or national parks, monuments, memorials, battlefields, historic sites, etc. Please use a separate page. 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