Summer Professional Development

Summer Professional Development

Whatever your budget and your interests, the Gilder Lehrman Institute has a professional development opportunity for you. Study with world-renowned scholars, connect with other teachers from across the United States, and reinvigorate your enthusiasm for teaching history. 

 

Online: 10 Teacher Seminars
In Person: 12 options in 7 locations across 5 states

Teachers on the Gettysburg Battlefield with cannon
  • 22 Programs

  • In Person & Online

Teacher Symposium

Cost: $200 (Registration Only) or $500 (Registration plus Room & Board)
Location: Gettysburg College at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 
Dates: Sunday, July 7 to Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Registration Deadline: May 19, 2024

  • In Person
  • 7 Courses

Teacher Seminars Online

Cost: $25 per seminar with a 15% discount for 3 or more
Location: Online
Dates: Throughout the summer starting on Monday, June 24
Registration Deadline: 1 week prior to the start of the seminar

  • Online
  • 10 Seminars

Teacher Seminars In Person

Cost: $50 Registration Fee
Locations: California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications closed on March 5

  • In Person
  • 4 Seminars

NEH Summer Institute

Pacific Crossings: Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories, 1870s to the Present

Stipend: $2,200
Application Opened: December 15, 2023
Application Closed: March 5, 2024
Dates: July 7–20, 2024
Location: Occidental College in Los Angeles, California

A group of immigrants arriving at Angel Island.