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TEACHERS AS WRITERS 2008 SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS

The Calderwood Writing Initiative invites Boston-area teachers with writing projects that they want to develop into publications or presentations to apply for a two-week workshop at the Boston Athenaeum, July 14-25. Teachers who are accepted will receive a $1,500 stipend and three graduate credits to participate in the summer workshop and follow-up meetings to be held once a month on Saturday mornings during the school year. Led by an experienced writing teacher and scholar, the seminar will be structured collaboratively.

Seminar proposals should describe non-fiction prose projects, for example: essays, articles, conference papers, and textbooks. Preference will be given to lively proposals that involve teacher-research and display an interest in reading to deepen one’s knowledge of the field. The Writing Initiative enthusiastically invites interested teachers in all disciplines, K-14.

Summer workshop hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We regret that childcare is not available. The two-week summer-workshop consists of guided work on the proposals themselves, converting them into planning documents that will help authors to begin their projects in the second week.

Saturday morning workshop hours (during the school year) are 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. These meetings will involve rotating presentations of work-in-progress to the whole group and monthly discussions of one’s work-in-progress in a small group.

To apply, please e-mail a resumè and a one-page project proposal to Jenny Desai, Assistant Director of the Calderwood Writing Initiative at: desai@bostonathenaeum.org.

Applications are due Monday, April 21. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance in early May.

BOSTON TEACHERS WRITE FELLOWSHIPS 2008

If you’re a teacher in a Boston public high school, we want you to know that the Calderwood Writing Initiative at the Boston Athenæum is offering up to fifteen fellowships for the summer of 2008.

Teachers selected will spend two weeks writing non-fiction prose under the guidance of a master teacher, and will participate in follow-up meetings on one Saturday per month throughout the school year. Teachers will also have the opportunity to work on successful methods of teaching writing to their students. Each teacher selected for the program will receive a stipend of $1,500 and three graduate-level credits. The program will take place July 28-August 8.

Applications are due April 21, and candidates will be notified of their status during the first week of May. To apply, send in a brief statement (one paragraph to one page in length) describing your interest in writing and specific topics that interest you, along with a resumè, to Jenny Desai at the e-mail address desai@bostonathenaeum.org

The MUDGE TEACHER FELLOWSHIPS AT THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM

The Boston Athenæum is offering two fellowships, open by application to Boston-area public, parochial, or independent school teachers and librarians, for the summer of 2008. Grants will support the use of Athenæum collections for research, publication, curriculum and program development, or other creative projects.

The fellowships each carry a stipend of $1,500 for twenty days of on-site research at the Athenæum, plus membership good for a full year. Awards will be based on project design, proposed use of Athenaeum collections, and recommendations (two are required).

Applications are due by May 1, 2008. Candidates will be notified by June 1. A résumé and letter of intent describing the proposed project and citing collections to be consulted are required, along with two letters of recommendation. Write to: Research Fellowships, Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street, Boston MA 02108. Or, please send your information electronically to nonack@bostonathenaeum.org For more information, please contact Stephen Nonack at 617 720-7644, or nonack@bostonathenaeum.org