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For Immediate Release
March 20, 2008 |
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Shays Announces House
Fellows Program for Area Teachers
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4)
announced today the Office of the House Historian of the U.S.
House of Representatives is sponsoring the 2008 House Fellows
Program, a one-week institute on the history and practices
of the House. One high school teacher of American history
and government will be selected from Connecticut’s Fourth
Congressional District to participate in the Capitol Hill
program July 28 to August 1, 2008.
“I am grateful a teacher from the Fourth Congressional
District will have the opportunity to learn first-hand how
the government works in Washington,” said Shays. “I
have no doubt the lessons and insights the teacher will lean
will prove beneficial to their students.”
Open to public, private, and parochial secondary school instructors,
the program will take place during a week when the House is
in session, voting on key bills. Fellows will have the opportunity
to interact with their Member of Congress and participate
in insider briefings by the Office of the Historian, as well
as the National Archives, the Smithsonian Institution, and
the Library of Congress.
During the school year following their participation in the
House Fellows Program, each Fellow will have the responsibility
to present their experiences and lesson-plans to at least
one in-service institute for other teachers of history and
government. It is in this way that the House Fellows Program
will be able to impact over 10,000 high school teachers, providing
an inside account of how the House functions, and energizing
thousands of students to become informed and active citizens.
The Office of the House Historian's mission is to preserve
and present the history of the House of Representatives.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants must be employed by a public, private, or parochial
school in the 27th congressional district; teach or supervise
high school level American history or government; submit a
resume and letter of intent stating one's desire to participate;
provide a single page proposal for a possible lesson plan
topic relevant to the history and practice of the House or
Congressional districts.
Applications can be sent via fax (202-226-2931), email (historian@mail.house.gov),
or mail by April 1 to the Office of the Historian, U.S. House
of Representatives, B-56 Cannon House Office Building, Washington,
DC, 20515. The Office of the Historian will notify recipients
by April 18, 2008. Fellows will receive all lodging and meal
expenses during the week. Participants are responsible for
all personal travel expenses.
For further questions, contact the program coordinator Michael
Cronin at the Historian's Office at 202-226-5525.
Contact: Dave Natonski , 202/225-5541
Contact:
Sarah Moore, 202/225-5541
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