Request for Applications to Host a Teacher Through the Bureau of Land Management's "Teachers on the Public Lands" Program

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
http://www.blm.gov

December 2, 2014

In Reply Refer To:

1115 (420) P

EMS TRANSMISSION 12/03/2014

Information Bulletin No. 2015-013                                                               

To:                   All WO and Field Officials

           Attn:  Hands on the Land Site Managers

From:               Assistant Director, National Landscape Conservation System and Community Partnerships

Subject:           Request for Applications to Host a Teacher Through the Bureau of Land Management’s “Teachers on the Public Lands” Program       DD: 1/2/2015             

We are pleased to announce that the BLM is continuing the “Teachers on the Public Lands” (TPL) initiative in conjunction with the Hands on the Land (HOL) program.

The Washington Office Division of Education, Interpretation, and Partnerships will support the placement of 26 classroom teachers as “interns” at HOL sites around the nation during the summer of 2015.  Selected teachers will earn university credit through the University of Colorado Denver and receive a professional development stipend upon completion of a mutually beneficial lesson plan or other education project at an HOL site.  In addition, TPL participants will have the opportunity to spend up to 30 percent of their time learning about public lands and resources, experiencing the day-to-day operations of the BLM, and working with the public.  When teachers return to school in the fall, they are expected to spend part of their classroom time presenting their TPL projects to their own students and to other appropriate audiences. 

Hands on the Land site managers who are interested in hosting a teacher through the TPL program are asked to complete and return the attached application by January 2, 2015.

Applications should be submitted via e-mail to HOL Program Lead Derrick Baldwin (dbaldwin@blm.gov) of the BLM Division of Education, Interpretation, and Partnerships.  For additional information, please review the attached “Teachers on the Public Lands Program Guidance” document or contact Derrick at (970) 882-6805.  Applicants will be notified of their TPL host site application status by January 12, 2015.

Signed by:                                                       Authenticated by:

Chris McAlear                                                 Robert M. Williams

Acting, Assistant Director,                             Division of IRM Governance,WO-860

National Landscape Conservation System

   and Community Partnerships 

2 Attachments

1 - Teachers on the Public Lands Program Guidance (4 pp)

2 – Teachers on the Public Lands Host Site Application (3 pp)