June 2025: Free In-Person PD for Kansas Teachers
Posted by Gilder Lehrman Staff on Thursday, 05/29/2025
This summer, we are pleased to provide Kansas K–12 teachers with two opportunities to participate in free American history professional development workshops. Each workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will feature a 2.5-hour lecture and Q&A with an eminent scholar, followed by a 2-hour pedagogy session.
Additional program benefits:
- Breakfast and lunch
- $50 travel stipend for all participating teachers
- A certificate for 6.5 PD hours
- A free copy of a book related to the program theme
Learn more and register for each session below. Please email education@gilderlehrman.org if you have any questions.
Friday, June 6: The American Revolution for Elementary School Teachers
- Pedagogy topic: The American Revolution: The Boston Massacre, “Yankee Doodle,” and the Declaration of Independence, 1770–1776
- Date and time: June 6, 2025, 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Location: Hyatt Regency Wichita at 400 West Waterman, Wichita, Kansas 67202
- Scholar: Ricardo Herrera, US Army War College
- Register here
Friday, June 13: World War I for Secondary School Teachers
- Pedagogy topic: America’s Role in the World
- Date and time: June 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Location: Hyatt Regency Wichita at 400 West Waterman, Wichita, Kansas 67202
- Scholar: Christopher Capozzola, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Register here