Cokie Roberts speaks at George Washington Teachers’ Institute
The George Washington Teachers’ Institute welcomes Mount Vernon area teachers to the Estate for two days of lectures, workshops, first person performances, and tours every July. The highlight of this year’s program was a discussion between Woody Holton, National Book Award winning author of Unruly Americans and the Origin of the Constitution, and Catherine Allgor, author of A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation, moderated by Emmy award winning journalist, Cokie Roberts. Director of Programs, Nancy Hayward, said, “We are dedicated to providing quality programs for our local teachers, and so we were delighted that over 200 teachers joined us for this special look at the role of the disenfranchised in the Constitution.” We would like to thank all the speakers who joined us for this event, as well as a special thanks to the First Federal Congress Project for co-sponsoring the program. This program is free to all teachers, and can be reserved by emailing education@mountvernon.org each June.
For the full 45 minute video, please email education@mountvernon.org for the YouTube link.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
I just happened on be doing some research on Mt Vernon and i came across this website. I am an alumni of the 2006 George Washington’s Teacher Institute. It was probably the best teaching experience that many of us attending had agreed that we ever had. I even returned to Mt. Vernon on my own for the 2 day public session during the summer of 2007, and would have went this year but I had an irreconciable conflict of schedule . I will return this coming year so keep me on your list. But do send me the full DVD of Cokie Roberts, I think Cokie was a terrific keynote speaker even though we had the pleasure of getting ” The Nation’s historian” David McCullough. Your Association seems to make all the right choices in making the institute an ungorgetable experience.
Give my warmest regards to everyone especially Nancy.
Thanks again and give my best to all the members on the committees, the Board and the Regents for making it all possible in supporting classroom teachers.
Don