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APPLICATIONS AVAILALBLE FOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL TEACHER FELLOWSHIP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 28, 2006

Contact: Nancy Coggins, APR
(405) 235-3313 or (405) 760-9053

APPLICATIONS AVAILALBLE FOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL 2007 EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Twelve participants from across nation will study impact of violence, apply lessons learned to classroom curriculum

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum will invite 12 educators from across the country to participate in a four-day fellowship at the museum in Oklahoma City in June 2007. The Memorial Fellows will participate in a variety of activities geared toward helping them incorporate lessons learned in Oklahoma City about the impact of terrorism into their own lesson plans.

Applications for the program must be postmarked by December 15, 2006, and participants will be notified February 1, 2007.

This is the third year the museum is offering the program to educators with the goals of teaching them the impact of violence, ways to make the world safer and how to use the lessons learned in incidents like the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City in educational curriculums universally.

The Memorial Fellows will participate in workshops, tours and other sessions during the four-day fellowship, which will be held June 17-22, 2007 at the Memorial and Museum. The will also join 35 educators from Oklahoma in the Memorial’s seventh annual Education Summit. Fellows who create, use and document classroom curriculum as a result of their participation in the program may receive a small stipend.

Last year, teachers from California, Oregon, Ohio, Mississippi, Delaware, South Dakota, West Virginia, Arkansas, South Carolina and New Jersey participated in the program. Their subject areas included modern world history, American government, economics, social studies, science, U.S. history, global studies, contemporary issues, psychology, mathematics, graphic design, art, language arts, Spanish, journalism, civics, English and counseling. Years of teaching ranged from two to 30, with an average of 16 years experience in the classroom.

“It was a powerful experience, one that I will always remember, and I am humbled and honored to have worked with such a great bunch of teachers and museum staff during the fellowship,” said Joseph Barron, high school modern world history, U.S. history, American government and economics teacher from Fresno, Calif., and participant in the 2006 program. “I am excited to share what I have learned with my students, my colleagues and others who want to know. There have been many memorials where I have been moved, the Holocaust Museum, the Tomb of the Unknowns, the Wall, and the Eternal Flame. Even those icons of our memorial culture were not enough to prepare me for the OKC Memorial and Museum. Knowing what I know, would I do this again? In a heartbeat.”

Applications for the Teacher Fellowship Program are available on the memorial’s web site at www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org. All applications must be returned to Lynne Roller, Deputy Director, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, PO Box 323, Oklahoma City, OK 73101, and postmarked by December 15, 2006.

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum was created to honor “those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever” by the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The Memorial and Museum are dedicated to educating visitors about the impact of violence, informing about events surrounding the bombing, and inspiring hope and healing through lessons learned by those affected.

For more information on the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, call (888) 542-HOPE or visit www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org.
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