Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum offers exclusive workshop to help teachers inspire future
historians
K-12 teachers can apply for free, five-day
program
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[May 27, 2021]
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum invites teachers
to apply for a five-day workshop in July that will help them learn
to cultivate the historians of tomorrow.
Only 21 teachers will be selected for this exclusive program, which
highlights best practices for developing students' historical
thinking and research skills and engaging them in the study of the
past. The immersive workshop, led by the ALPLM Education Division,
includes discussions with historians, assistance from librarians and
access to the ALPLM’s vast historical collection.
There is no cost for the program, called “Cultivating Future
Historians: Using Primary Sources to Teach Historical Thinking
Skills.” Teachers selected to participate will receive stipends of
$795 to help with the cost of transportation and lodging.
The deadline to submit an application is June 4. More information is
available at
www.
PresidentLincoln.Illinois.gov/Teacher
Workshop. If you have any questions, please email
ALPLM.Education@illinois.gov.
“Objects and documents from the past help bring history to life for
students. We’re excited to invite educators into our archives to
learn the methods and skills used by historians and discuss how to
engage students in active investigations of the past,” said Heather
Nice, director of the presidential library’s Education Division.
Any K-12 history or social studies teacher can apply, but preference
will be given to Midwestern teachers of grades 6-12. College
students planning to become teachers are also welcome.
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Activities include:
Discussions led by the ALPLM education director and historians
Reading and evaluating pertinent scholarship
Hands-on sessions devoted to the thinking skills and disciplinary practices used
by historians to reconstruct the past
Pedagogy sessions focusing on using primary sources in the classroom
Tours of the ALPLM’s permanent exhibit and archives.
“Cultivating Future Historians: Using Primary Sources to Teach Historical
Thinking Skills” is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with
Primary Sources Midwest Region Program, located at Illinois State University.
Content created and featured in partnership with the TPS Midwest Region does not
indicate an endorsement by the Library of Congress.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum uses a combination of
rigorous scholarship and high-tech showmanship to immerse visitors in Lincoln’s
life and times. The library holds an unparalleled collection of Lincoln books,
documents, photographs, artifacts and art, as well as some 12 million items
pertaining to all aspects of Illinois history.
For more information, visit
www.PresidentLincoln.Illinois.gov
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