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The Ohio Humanities Council invites proposals for teacher mentoring and humanities curriculum development programs. College and university departments--either solely or in conjunction with their education or continuing studies departments--may submit a proposal for programs designed to enrich teachers’ understanding and appreciation of the humanities subjects they teach. Because of a special We the People initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, OHC encourages programs which explore significant topics in American or Ohio history, but proposals for any humanities themes are welcome.
The Ohio Humanities Council already awards grants for week-long Summer Teacher Institutes. To its current K-12 grant line, OHC is adding a second option for Extended 7-12 Collaboration grants. The new grants program will support programs between teachers and scholars collaborating on lessons and other activities for students to enhance their education in humanities areas such as history, literature, fine arts and music history, to name some subject areas. The new extended grants program may be used to foster further educational programs involving secondary teachers who participated in an OHC-sponsored summer seminar. Extended collaboration grants will support programs designed to last one school year or longer.
A proposal will be judged on the strength of its humanities content; its potential for recruiting teachers, especially from underserved school districts; credentials of the humanities scholars; commitment of the host institution and participating secondary schools; and reasonableness of the proposed budget.
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 In an ongoing collaboration with the University of Toledo Humanities 2000 program, Perrysburg High School initiates a team taught humanities course. The humanities class integrates American history, American literature, music, art and ethics. The project includes 35 students with the goal that they will lead 80% of the classroom as teachers act as facilitators. University of Toledo humanities scholars provide valuable support as they present related topics, guide art museum tours and help students ready for Community Humanities nights.
 The first local Perrysburg Humanities Night in November focused on the Jazz Age as students organized an evening concert featuring jazz legend Jon Hendricks accompanied by The Murphy’s and the Perrysburg High School Jazz Band as their warm-up. The concert was followed by a galleria reception during which humanities students dressed in costume to present their Jazz Age related topics. The second Community Humanities Night is slated for late April with the theme of reality versus perception.
Unlike most humanities courses throughout the nation, this class is composed of college preparatory students from the general, but not honors, education body as well as special needs students. Because of the eclectic learning preferences, interests and multiple intelligences of the students, individualized teaching techniques are essential to ensure the deepest understanding and development for each student. The ultimate goal is to foster an understanding and appreciation for the humanities, which will allow them to lead more fulfilling lives; a goal starting with one class with the hope of founding a humanities school within Perrysburg High School.
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Dr. John Ahern led our
class on a personal tour of the houses on historic East Front Street, including those of local prestigious families and one from a colonel in the Civil War (Col. Hunt). Throughout the tour, Dr. Ahern discussed how the architecture of each house was reflective of the culture of the times as well as the values and economic status of the family who lived there.
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For more information, please contact Amy Hochanadel, Perrysburg High School, 13385 Roachton Rd, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551; ahochanadel@perrysburgschools.net
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 to strengthen humanities instruction in the secondary schools;
to develop curricular partnerships among scholars and teachers;
to foster intellectual enrichment of teachers and curricular change in their classrooms;
to foster team-teaching of humanities themes and topics, including teachers and scholars working together to instruct students in different subject areas such as literature, history, social studies, art, music and foreign language instruction.
Examples of extended collaboration programs can include scholars mentoring secondary teachers, curriculum development, scholars and master teachers visiting middle or high school classrooms, and student activities focusing on local history and culture or other humanities topics.
Building on a more than ten-year collaborative sponsored by the Humanities Institute of the University of Toledo, OHC will join with leadership of the ongoing UT program to review Extended Collaboration grant proposals and to offer mentoring workshops for award recipients.
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Applicants are encouraged to submit a preliminary draft of their proposal by September 14, 2006. The following grant materials are required parts of the final proposal and are due at the OHC office by the October 16, 2006 deadline:
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 (6-page limit): Explain in detail the proposed topic and content of the educational program, describe the credentials for the project director and key scholars, and describe the process by which teachers will be notified of your programs.
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 Attach (1) a timetable showing how long the program will last, as well as describing how it will be organized and the major activities which are planned; (2) application form for the participants or a brief description of how applicants will be selected; and (3) vita sheets for the project director and key faculty. Only one copy of vitas are needed.
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 Include costs for salaries, honoraria and travel. Indicate which expenses will be covered by OHC grant funds, expenses to be covered by the host institution’s cost share, and expenses to be charged to attending teachers. Please note that OHC limits its support to direct project costs.
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To begin the application process, contact
OHC Program Officer Jack Shortlidge:
by phone: 614/461-7802, or
1-800-293-9774 (in-state toll-free);
by email: jacks@ohiohumanities.org
He will be happy to answer questions, discuss program ideas for institutes,
and guide host institutions through the application process.
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