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Conference Application Instructions

Application Instructions

All applications are due by March 15, 2012. The application can be completed and submitted online or click here for a hard copy application.

Completed hard-copy applications may be mailed to:

Gettysburg National Military Park
Attn: Education Specialist
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Submission and Notification

Completed applications should be electronically submitted or postmarked no later than March 15, 2012.

Successful applicants will be notified of their selection on Monday, April 2, 2012, and will have until Friday, April 16 to accept or decline the conference invitation.

Application Checklist

In your application, be sure to include:
• A Completed Application Form
• An Application Essay
• A Signed Participant Agreement
• A Letter of Recommendation

Application Essay

The application essay should be no more than four pages, double-spaced, in length. In the essay, you must address the following:

1. Provide an overview of yourself and your teaching philosophy.
Explain why you would like to attend this conference and what challenges (if any) you face in teaching the Civil War era.

2. Describe your school and its students. This can include the physical school or the socio-economic make-up of the students in your classroom and the challenges they face in connecting with Civil War history.

Recommendation

References will be contacted if an educator is being considered for an invitation. It is important that applicants notify references that they may be contacted via e-mail or phone.

Applicants must include his or her Principal’s information as well as the contact information for one personal and one professional reference.

Selection Criteria

A selection committee will read and evaluate all properly submitted applications to select the most qualified applicants. Applicants who are selected will be notified by e-mail and/or phone.

The most important consideration in the selection of participants is the potential for the applicant and his or her students to benefit from the enrichment conference. Committee members consider several factors, each of which should be addressed in the application essay. These factors include:

Commitment as an educator
Commitment to participate fully in the conference and post-conference program throughout 2013
How the conference will enhance the applicant’s teaching and students’ experiences in the classroom
How the applicant plans to use the knowledge gained from the conference to impact those beyond the classroom