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2020 Programs and Dates
For questions about the Teacher Institute, contact:
Teacher Institute
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P. O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (757) 565-8417
Fax: (757) 565-8222
- Week-Long Sessions (Summer 2020)
- Three-Day Seminars (Summer 2020)
- Workshops
- Tuition and Scholarships
The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute of
Colonial Williamsburg
WEEK-LONG SESSIONS
Elementary School (for educators in grades 3–6):
Becoming Americans (1606–1781)
Elementary school sessions focus on the daily life of colonial Virginians and the transition from subject to citizen that occurred during the Revolutionary War period. Teachers will be immersed in hands-on activities at Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown that highlight the stories of the people living during this time.
June 6–12, 2020
June 13–19, 2020
June 27–July 3, 2020
July 25–31, 2020
August 1–7, 2020
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Secondary School (for educators in grades 7–12):
Emerging American Identity (1606–1865)
How do we define our identity as Americans? How do many diverse cultures come together to form the basis of this American identity? What will it become in the future? During this course, participants will examine how the concept of an American identity began in the colonial period and continues to evolve and transform with each generation of Americans. Through inquiry-based analysis of primary sources while exploring throughout the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area, teachers examine how that identity influenced American citizens to shape and change the Republic through the 1860s.
June 13–19, 2020
June 20–26, 2020
June 27–July 3, 2020
July 25–31, 2020
August 1–7, 2020
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For Teachers From New York City Public Schools
Elementary School Level: Becoming Americans (1606–1781)
Secondary School Level: American History and Content Literacy (1606–1781)
These six-day, immersive sessions held onsite in Williamsburg, Virginia, are designed for American history educators who teach in New York City. Participants will explore best practices in history education through site visits, character interpretations, primary source analysis, modeled classroom lessons, inquiry-based exploration, and collaboration with fellow teachers and Colonial Williamsburg staff. CTLE credit is available.
July 11–17, 2020
Elementary Sample Schedule
Secondary Sample Schedule
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THREE-DAY SEMINARS
African Americans in Eighteenth-Century Virginia (for educators in Grades 3–8)
This seminar explores the lives, roles, and perspectives of enslaved and free black Virginians in the eighteenth century. Participants will pursue a deeper understanding of the diversity of the experiences of enslaved and free black people during the colonial period and the American Revolution.
June 22–25, 2020
July 13–16, 2020
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Straight from the Sources: Women in Eighteenth-Century Virginia
(for educators in Grades 3–8)
This seminar explores the lives, roles, and perspectives of eighteenth-century women. Participants will pursue a deeper understanding of women’s contributions and constraints during the time leading up to the American Revolution.
June 8–11, 2020
June 29–July 2, 2020
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Apprenticeships, STEM, and Colonial Daily Life (for educators in Grades 3–8)
This seminar explores the interdisciplinary links between colonial history and STEM in trades, specifically applied sciences and engineering. Through a hands-on, Project Based Learning (PBL) approach, participants engage with trade experts, investigate applied science principles such as the use of simple machines, chemical reactions, engineering, and combine these experiences into dynamic classroom lesson plans that incorporate primary sources and PBL.
June 15–18, 2020
July 27–30, 2020
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Other Workshops
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
The Idea of America Seminar
(October 8–11, 2020)The Idea of America framework views U.S. history as an enduring "Great Debate." How do we balance the values Americans share—law and ethics, freedom and equality, unity and diversity, common wealth and private wealth? Colonial Williamsburg's new "Idea of America" seminars explore how these values have shaped our American identity and how you can apply them to the fundamental issues facing our nation today.
DISTRICT AND REGIONAL WORKSHOPS
The Idea of America
for Secondary School TeachersIn this one-day workshop in your district, a Colonial Williamsburg educator inspires teachers with interactive, media-rich strategies that link American history and active 21st-century civic engagement.
Sample workshop topics include but are not limited to:
Bringing History to Life in Your Classroom
for Elementary School TeachersIn this one-day workshop in your district, join a Colonial Williamsburg educator and explore American history from multiple perspectives through primary sources, interdisciplinary lesson plans and innovative instructional strategies to bring history to life in the classroom.
Sample workshop topics include but are not limited to:
CUSTOMIZED GROUP WORKSHOPS
The Colonial Williamsburg Professional Development staff can customize arrangements for your teacher group's (of 15 or more) visit to Colonial Williamsburg. Not only can we help you with the educational portion of your visit, but we can also make arrangements for Colonial Williamsburg lodging, meals, and local transportation. For more information or a price quote on a customized teacher professional development program, please email [email protected] or call (757) 565-8417.
More Information:
- Participant’s Guide to the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute 2020
- How Do I Find the Shillings to Attend the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute?
- Testimonials from Past Participants
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The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute of Colonial Williamsburg is supported in part by
the William and Gretchen Kimball Young Patriots Fund.
