The Institute on Primary Resources is sponsored by Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School and the Department of Special Collections, Young Research Library at UCLA. The purpose of the Institute is to introduce teachers to resources available in the Department of Special Collections and how they can be used in the K-12 classroom. The Summer Institute on Primary Resources sponsors ten K-12 educators to attend a seven-day program to learn how primary source material can be used to enhance teaching in the K-12 classroom. During the Institute, participants research a topic of their choice using materials from the UCLA Department of Special Collections and prepare a lesson plan incorporating these materials. Teachers can work first hand with materials such as historic manuscripts, photographs, maps, oral histories, rare books, postcards and posters.

Orientation:
Saturday, June 8, 2002, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Institute:
July 15 – July 22, 2002 and July 25, 2002 plus one day prior to the start of the Institute

Time:
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. weekdays

Place:
Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections and Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School, UCLA

Benefits:
$750 Stipend and $50 for materials

Who can apply:
Kindergarten through 12th - grade teachers in California schools

Application Guidelines:
For more information about the Institute on Primary Resources, including an application for the 2002 Summer Institute, please visit our web site or contact Judith Kantor or Ciaran Trace or email.

Registration deadline:
April 12, 2002 (Acceptances will be announced the week of April 22, 2002)

Responsibilities of participants:

• Attend the mandatory orientation meeting on June 8, 2002.
• Develop a unit or series of lessons during the Summer Institute that incorporate the use of primary resources from the Department of Special Collections.
• Field test the unit or series of lessons and revise them as the result of the field test.
• Submit a final version of the unit or lessons during the 2002-2003 school year.
• Participate in a one-day follow-up during the 2002-2003 school year.
• Participate in a short pre- and post- Institute interview and one brief observation in your class.