Discussion of primary documents. A supportive and engaged group of educators. Historic locations. Free professional development. What more could you ask for?

Applications open soon for our Fall 2024 Multi Day seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. The application will be open April 8-April 30. Some of our topics include:

• The Underground Railroad at The Underground Railroad Heritage Center in Niagara Falls, NY
• West Coast Immigration at the Angel Island Immigration Station on Angel Island, CA
• Contested Elections: 1800, 1824, 1874, 1960 & 2000 at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, MA
• The World Wars and the American State at the Indiana War Memorial Museum in Indianapolis, IN
• The American Founding at Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, PA
• Reconstruction at Natchez National Historical Park in Natchez, MS
• From Brown v. Board to Little Rock and Beyond: School Desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement at Little Rock Central High School Historic Site in Little Rock, AR
• Abraham Lincoln and the New Birth of Freedom at the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL
• Westward Expansion: Conflict, Conservation, and the Environment at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, CA

Each Multi-Day seminar runs for three days and brings together a small group of teachers from around the country. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. See a sample itinerary here.

Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. Meals, materials, double-occupancy rooms, and historical site visits are covered 100%. At the end of each course, teacher participants receive a letter of participation for 15 contact hours and a $600 stipend to help defray travel costs or other expenses. 

For more information about our Multi-Day seminars and to see the schedule of events please click here. Have more questions? Click here.