Delve deeper into your favorite topic during a teacher professional development program in Washington D.C. Many of your favorite Washington D.C. museums and sites offer fantastic teacher professional development institutes, workshops, and fellowships.
Ford’s Theatre: Teacher Professional Development
“Ford’s Education provides dynamic learning experiences for educators. Our programs are robust, thought-provoking and hands on, so that teachers can translate what is learned at Ford’s, into tools for the classroom.”
Mount Vernon: Summer Residential Program at Mount Vernon
“The George Washington Teacher Institute Summer Residential Program is a 5-day immersive professional development experience designed to support educators who value the importance of inclusive history content.”
Mount Vernon: The Life Guard Teacher Fellowships at Mount Vernon
“The Life Guard Teacher Fellowship Program is a three week onsite, immersive professional development experience designed to invite current educators to create classroom materials that will enhance and expand the teaching of George Washington, his legacies, and the founding era alongside the Education team.”
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Teaching the Humanities through Art
“Spend four days in Washington, DC, refreshing your teaching practice with educators from across the country! Explore connections among American art, social studies, history, and English/language arts through immersive sessions with museum professionals.
Walk away with a tool kit of practical strategies for integrating art into your curriculum, as well as lesson ideas developed by your learning cohort that you can immediately implement in your classroom.”
The Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Resources Onsite Workshops
“Join us onsite at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. for a free three-day professional development workshop, where you’ll learn and practice strategies for using primary sources with K-12 students.”
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Teacher Fellows Program
The Museum Teacher Fellowship Program seeks to train leaders in the field of Holocaust education. The fellows are a national corps of skilled educators who assist the Museum’s efforts to promote quality Holocaust education that is rooted in accurate history and responsible pedagogy.
Folger Library: Professional Development
“From practical workshops that let you experience the Folger Method as your students would to provocative conversations with scholars and artists, join us for never-ending learning. Connect with like-minded teachers and the institution that is cheering you all on.”
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