August 13, 2008
by Mount Vernon Education Department
The tenth year of George Washington Teachers’ Institutes has come to a close, and we are so sorry to see our teachers go! From a one week Institute for Mississippi teachers ten years ago, the George Washington Teachers’ Institutes have grown to four separate Institutes with teachers sponsored from 14 different states. This year, 84 teachers from Mississippi, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arkansas, Ohio, Florida, and Minnesota, were able to come to Mount Vernon and stay on the Estate grounds. The teachers listened to lectures by some of the best historians in the country, took behind-the-scenes tours of Mount Vernon Estate, went on field trips to Washington, DC or Philadelphia, and were able to cap off their evenings with sunset on George Washington’s own Piazza overlooking the Potomac River.
If you would like to view pictures from this year’s Teachers’ Institutes, or share your own photos that you took at the Institute, please go to www.flickr.com/photos/mountvernon.
Category: George Washington Teachers' Institute
August 6, 2008
by Mount Vernon Education Department
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.
Category: George Washington Teachers' Institute, Professional Development, Teacher Opportunities
June 10, 2008
by Mount Vernon Education Department
The Seventh Annual George Washington Teachers’ Institute
“Establishing a Nation: The Constitution”
July 21-22, 2008
Mount Vernon
“We exhibit at present the Novel and astonishing Spectacle of a whole People deliberating calmly on what form of government will be the most conducive to their happiness; and deciding with an unexpected degree of unanimity in favour of a System which they conceive calculated to answer the purpose.” - George Washington, 1788
Educators, we welcome your reservations to attend the Seventh Annual George Washington Teachers’ Institute, which will take place on July 21-22 at Mount Vernon. 2008’s Institute will focus on the Constitution and feature the usual array of noted historians and authors, including Cokie Roberts, Woody Holton, John Kaminski, Katherine Allgor, Harlow Unger, Ken Bowling, and Linda Monk. For more details and the daily agenda, read on or download the schedule flyer here.
Reservations are absolutely required.
Please reserve by calling 703-799-8604 or emailing Education@mountvernon.org.
Spaces are limited for this popular event; you may be placed on a waiting list.
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Category: George Washington, George Washington Teachers' Institute, Professional Development, Research/Lectures, Teacher Opportunities
