

Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution Workshops for School Teachers Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution June 24 - 29 and July 15 - 20, 2012 Dear Colleague: The Tsongas Industrial History Center warmly invites you to join us at Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, Massachusetts, for a week-long summer NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop, Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Teachers of history, language arts, science, technology, and math find Lowell a most engaging classroom, and we are sure you will, too! This six-day (Sunday night through Friday) residential teacher workshop uses the rich resources of Lowell National Historical Park, Old Sturbridge Village, and Concord, MA, museums and historic sites to offer learning experiences during the following weeks: June 24–June 29, and July 15–July 20, 2012. Teachers selected to participate will receive a stipend of $1,200 at the end of the workshop session. Stipends are taxable and intended to help cover travel expenses to and from the project location, books, and ordinary living expenses. Please follow these links to learn more about the program. Theme Content, Scope and Approach Core Faculty and Specialty Lecturers Eligibility and Selection Criteria Activities Academic Resources Workshop Products Housing and Meals Credit Cultural and Recreational Resources Application Procedure and Deadline We look forward to welcoming you to historic Lowell! Sincerely, Sheila Kirschbaum Director: Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution Tsongas Industrial History Center This project is funded as part of the We the People initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Sharing the lessons of history with all Americans. Questions and comments should be directed to Ellen Anstey at Ellen_Anstey@uml.edu or 978-970-5080. top

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