Teacher Incentive Grants

Curriculum Guides and Resources

Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Awards

2007 - New Harmonies: Exploring American Roots Music [ Details ]
2006 - Controlled by Events: The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln [ Details ]
2005 - Nothing but the Truth: Survival and Celebration in Native American Literature [ Details ]
2004 - An Unfulfilled Revolution: The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson [ Details ]
2003 - John Steinbeck and the Art of Social Engagement [ Details ]
2002 - Paradox Politics: Idaho Political History Since World War II [ Details ]
2001 - Cultural Roots: A Program for Teaching Folklife in the Classroom
2000 - Tough Paradise: The Literature of Idaho and the American West
1999 - Ernest Hemingway and the Birth of Modernism
1998 - Idaho and the American West

The IHC offers $1,000 grants to elementary and secondary teachers to enhance the way they teach the humanities in the classroom. Funds may be used to bring guest scholars to the classroom, to purchase curriculum materials, to attend special conferences, or for other innovative approaches to the teaching of the humanities. Teachers are encouraged to discuss their ideas with IHC staff prior to submitting grant applications. Grant awards are made directly to the teacher applicant, not necessarily to the school. [ Details ]

Curriculum Guides and Resources for Teachers

The IHC has materials available to Idaho teachers! Most are curriculum guides created by Idaho teachers during our teacher institutes and others are resources for your classrooms. [ Details ]

Outstanding Teachers of the Humanities Awards

Biennially, the IHC honors two humanities teachers for "Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Awards." Teachers must be nominated by their school principals. This year’s deadline was November 1 and the next deadline will be in the fall of 2008 (nomination guidelines). Recipients of the award are honored by the Council in a special awards ceremony and receive $1,000 in cash, which the teacher may use for any purpose. In addition, the winning teacher's school receives $1,000 to purchase humanities curriculum materials. Recent Teacher Awards