Dates and Location: "Becoming Modern: America, 1918–1929" will be held from June 21 to July 3, 2009, at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Application Deadline: March 6, 2009.

Eligibility: The institute is open to high school teachers of history, literature, and art.

Format: In seminar sessions, participants and faculty will discuss the texts of the institute syllabus. In addition, participants will work with the faculty and Center staff to select texts and develop discussion questions for an online toolbox based on the content of the institute. The toolbox collaboration will not involve work on a computer. To see toolboxes that emerged from previous summer institutes, please visit the Center's Toolbox Library.

Stipends and Travel: Participants will receive a stipend of $1,000. The National Humanities Center will cover the cost of travel and provide lodging. Texts: Participants will receive the seminar texts, some of which will be online, at least six weeks before the program. Meals: The Center will provide snacks and lunch every day.