The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History



Yale Professor John Demos teaches a summer seminar on the Colonial Era.




Students at Benjamin Franklin High School in Los Angeles use the Founding Era box.





Why Partner with Gilder Lehrman?

Quality, integrity, and value: the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has an unparalleled reputation for providing top-notch TAH Grant services to school districts of all sizes throughout the United States.

For a printable brochure, click here:

Is cost a concern? Let the Gilder Lehrman Institute work with you to customize a TAH grant that meets your needs as well as your budget.

Gilder Lehrman offers school districts support at every stage of the TAH Grant development and administration process, providing customized grant opportunities tailored to the needs of your teachers and students. Grant partners also receive access to Gilder Lehrman’s extensive network of renowned scholars, collection of primary-source documents, and interactive classroom materials.

Since 2001, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has partnered on more than 140 successful TAH Grants with urban, rural, and suburban school districts in 37 different states across the country as well as the US Virgin Islands and Samoa.

Partner Benefits:

  • Customized grant opportunities to meet the needs of your teachers and students
  • Access to our extensive network of leading scholars and collection of unique primary source materials
  • One-on-one support at every stage of the grant development and administration process

2010 awards have been announced, for the full list see:

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/applicant.html

For further information, please contact:

Victoria Lain, Education Coordinator
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
19 West 44th Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10036
646-366-9666, ext. 21
Fax: 646-366-9669
lain@gilderlehrman.org
or TAH@gilderlehrman.org

The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers the following:

Educational Resources


Add vibrant and informative visual, print and digital resources to classrooms that educate and engage students in the study of primary resources and American history. Click here for more details.

Staff Development Workshops

Enhance teacher knowledge of core content and effective teaching strategies through custom-designed workshops led by eminent historians and master teachers. Click here for more details.

Summer Seminars

Increase teacher engagement with American history through seminars taught by award-winning scholars such as Gary Gallagher, Kenneth T. Jackson, and David Kennedy at colleges and universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. Click here for more details.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute can help you manage all aspects of TAH Grant administration, from content planning to grant writing, and connect you with proven outside evaluators.

For examples of projects created by some of the Institute's TAHG partner schools, click on the links below:

Smithtown Central School District (NY)
http://teacher2.smithtown.k12.ny.us/mchlystun/
teaching_amer__history.htm


Humbolt County (CA)
http://www.nohum.k12.ca.us/tah/

2010-2011 School District Partners by State:

American Samoa
American Samoa Department of Education

Arizona
Deer Valley Unified School District
Mesa Public Schools
Phoenix Union High School District

Arkansas
Little Rock School District

California
Berryessa Union Elementary School District
Long Beach Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Morgan Hill Unified School District
Saddleback Valley Unified School
San Bernardino County Schools

Florida
Brevard Public Schools
Monroe County School District
School District of Palm Beach County

Georgia
Cobb County School District
Paulding County School District
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

Idaho
Madison School District

Illinois
Bloom Township School District

Indiana
Goshen Community School Corporation

Iowa
Des Moines Public Schools

Kansas
Andover School District
ESSDACK

Kentucky
Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative

Louisiana
Algiers Charter Schools Association
Caddo Parish School Board
Ouachita Parish Public School System

Massachusetts
Arlington Public Schools
The Education Cooperative
Newton Public Schools

Michigan
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District

Mississippi
Jackson Public Schools
Simpson County School District

New Jersey
Newark Public Schools
Passaic County Technical Institute
Ridgewood Public Schools

New Mexico
Rio Rancho Public Schools

New York
Amber Charter School
Bronx Districts 8, 11, 12 (2009-12)
New York City Department of Education, Community School District 23
New York City Department of Education, Community School District 75
Putnam PNW BOCES
Rockland Bureau of Cooperative Educational Services
Smithtown Central School District

North Carolina
Beaufort County Schools
Durham Public Schools
Pender Public Schools
Guilford County Schools

Ohio
Cincinnati City School District

Oklahoma

Arkoma Public School District

Pennsylvania
School District of Philadelphia

Rhode Island
Lincoln Public School Department

South Carolina
Charleston County School District
Orangeburg Consolidated School District

Tennessee
Bedford County Schools
Bledsoe County Schools
Hamilton County Schools
Sequatchie County School District

Texas
Dallas Independent School District
Navasota Independent School District
Pasadena Independent School District

Utah
Jordan School District

Virgin Islands
St. John & St. Croix School District

Virginia
Bedford Public Schools
Charlottesville Public Schools
Waynesboro Public Schools

Washington
Edmonds School District No. 15
Vancouver Educational Service District 112

 

 










Documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.