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Aharonian Award |
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Award Details in
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Previous Winners |
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Established in 2006, the Aharonian Award is an annual award to honor the outstanding performance of
teachers who have implemented unique and innovative
lesson plans about the Armenian Genocide into their
curriculum. |
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Submission
Deadline:
June 1, 2008 |
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Avedis Aharonian,
Armenian writer and educator,
1866-1948 |
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The Genocide
Education Project is introducing a new annual award to honor
the outstanding performance of teachers who have
implemented unique and innovative lesson plans about the
Armenian Genocide into their curriculum.
Founded in
1997, The Genocide Education Project is the only organization in
the country devoted entirely to
bringing the history of the Armenian Genocide into U.S.
classrooms.
The mission
of The Genocide Education Project is to help prevent genocide by
assisting educators, students, and educational organizations
with teaching and learning about genocide and other major human
rights violations, with specific focus on the Armenian Genocide. |
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Sponsored
by:
The Genocide Education Project |
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Frequency:
Annual |
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Award: |
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Resources on
the Armenian Genocide for the educator and his/her institution’s
library
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$500 awarded
to the educator
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Publication
of the lesson plan on www.TeachGenocide.com
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Purpose:
To identify and provide recognition for an outstanding educator
who has implemented lessons on the history of the Armenian
Genocide in her/his curriculum. |
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Eligibility: |
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The educator
must have used the lesson plan in the past year in the United
States
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The focus of
the lesson plan should be the history of the Armenian Genocide
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Eligibility
is open to educators who teach secondary level students
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Award
Criteria:
An
exemplary lesson plan submission should include: |
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Evidence of both scholarship and expertise in the subject
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Evidence of
participation in all aspects of the development of the lesson
plan, including setting goals and objectives, as well as
implementation and evaluation
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Sound
instructional theory and practice in the implementation of the
lesson
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A variety of
systematic and valid measures to evaluate student performance
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Valid
evidence that the outcome of the lesson is consistent with the
stated goals and objectives
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Entry
Requirements:
Two sets
of the following materials (one original and one copy, each
bound with labeled subject dividers) |
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Cover Page
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Professional
résumé or Vita
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Abstract of
the lesson plan, maximum 75 words
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Lesson plan
description (approximately five pages describing goals,
objectives, teaching strategies, assessments, and lesson
implementation)
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Letter of
support (at least one letter from any of the categories below):
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Principal or other on-site program supervisor
* Social Studies curriculum/program coordinator
* Letter from student, parent, community leader or
organization
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Submission Deadline:
Postmarked
June 1, 2008 |
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Please submit
your completed packet to The Genocide Education Project at:
The Genocide
Education Project
51
Commonwealth Avenue
San
Francisco, CA 94118
(415)
264-4203 |
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If you have
any questions, please email us at:
info@GenocideEducation.org |
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