Gilder+Lehrman+Institute+of+American+History

= = =**CGMS is now an Affiliate school of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History**=

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__What does this mean, and how does it help teachers provide a better education for students?__
Gilder Lehrman offers resources for ELA and Social Studies teachers. You will see below how you can create a free account and have access to all of the primary source documents and the Common Core aligned lesson planes the Institute has already created using the collection.

Affiliate Schools receive:


 * Preference in our highly competitive Summer Seminar Program, which consists of 40 week-long seminars each summer.
 * Free classroom materials three times a year.
 * A discount on all Gilder Lehrman publications including posters, books, and resource boxes, www.gilderlehrmanstore.org .
 * Themed sets of documents and high resolution PDFs from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, an archive of more than 60,000 rare historical manuscripts located in New York City. To view the Gilder Lehrman Collection please go to www.gilderlehrman.org . For PDF and booklet requests, please email affiliates@gilderlehrman.org .
 * Traveling exhibitions on major historical topics. Please visit our site ( @http://www.gilderlehrman.org/institute/public_traveling.html ) to view the list of exhibitions
 * Invitations to forums and conferences featuring lead historians.
 * Opportunities for students to participate in exclusive national history competitions, including our annual Civil War Essay Contest, with prizes up to $1,000 for winners.

Affiliate Schools are asked to complete a brief annual survey for the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH).

How to Get Access to the Affiliates-Only Capabilities and Resources:


 * Each teacher creates an account by visiting our website and creating an account here . All Affiliate School teachers must list their schools and check the Affiliate School box when registering. If you have any problems, please email us at affiliates@gilderlehrman.org <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">. Please encourage your teachers to log in often and use the growing number of resources on the site.