Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award
The Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award was established in 2006 to honor the passion of Facing History and Ourselves' Founder and Executive Director Margot Stern Strom, and is generously funded by David and Nina Fialkow.
Applications for the Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award will be accepted on a rolling basis but will not be reviewed until the after the final deadline of November 1st. Decisions will be made by January 15th (Online applications are preferred, but we will accept those submitted by mail or fax.)
How to Apply
Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award
All applicants must have:
- Attended a minimum of one, two-day workshop or seminar (online or face to face).
- Been a Facing History teacher for at least 2 years.
- Demonstrated extensive use of Facing History resources either online or by working with a Program Associate.
- A deep understanding of the Facing History scope and sequence and use it in their work.
The teaching award should help further your work with Facing History and Ourselves. Your project budget can range between $250 and $2,500.
Step 1: Create a project narrative of up to 750 words and a project budget.
Step 2: Go to www.facinghistory.org/ teacheraward.
Step 3: Answer a few short online questions and attach your project narrative and budget to the application form.
Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award
What grades/subject/school do you teach? What is the title of your class(es)?
Which Facing History themes do you focus on in your classes and how do you currently use Facing History and Ourselves resources to teach them?
How will your project deepen your work with Facing History?
Thank for taking the time to apply for the Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award. If you would like to see sample applications, click here and visit the links at the top of the page.
If your proposal includes innovative use of technology for teaching and learning, click here and check the box under "Technology Grant". You will be contacted to be considered for an additional grant.
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If you would like to nominate an educator for this award, please email the information to info@facing.org, with the subject line, “Teaching Award Nomination.”
Past Winners
Hardy Thames of Central High School, TN, used his award to study the history of Sudan using Facing History’s themes and journey, culminating in a student-organized “Jam for Sudan” fundraiser.
Ann Chaitin, an art teacher from La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego, used her Margot Stern Strom Award to create and teach a class called "Art with a Message."
Yael Glick from Satellite Academy in New York brought students to Rwanda to engage in a two week cultural exchange.
Meredith Louria and Nadya Strueva of Santa Monica, CA and Voronezh, Russia work together to incorporate Facing History teachings into their classrooms to promote global understanding - half the world away from each other. 
Meg Arbeiter, a teacher at ACT Charter School in Chicago, IL, traveled to South Africa to learn more about the country's quest for reconciliation and democracy.
