The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Registrations will be on a first-come, first-served basis. There are limited spots available for each course, so once a course is full, registration for that course will close.

No. Each course is designed as an intensive, multi-day experience, and it is not possible to attend multiple courses at once. Please only register for one course.

The entire Symposium will take place at Gettysburg College. There is plenty of parking available on the campus for anyone within driving distance. For those traveling by plane or Amtrak, visit the Gettysburg College website for more information about getting to campus from nearby transportation hubs.

The Symposium will take place Saturday, July 9 through Tuesday, July 12, 2022. We recommend you aim to arrive at Gettysburg College between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 9, so you can get checked in before the opening ceremony. Sunday and Monday will be full days. Tuesday morning will have planned events, with a 1:00 p.m. check-out time on Tuesday afternoon.

1. Full-time K–12 teachers of all subjects who work in Gilder Lehrman Affiliate Schools. Check here to see if your school is an Affiliate School. If it is not, sign up for the free Affiliate School Program here.
2. District supervisors who work in Gilder Lehrman Affiliate Schools. Check here to see if your school is an Affiliate School. If it is not, sign up for the free Affiliate School Program here.
3. National Park Service employees who have a Gilder Lehrman Institute account on our website. If you do not already have an account, you can register here.

There is a non-refundable $200 registration fee to attend the Symposium.

There is an additional optional $300 fee for room and board on campus at Gettysburg College in single, air-conditioned rooms. All meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner, a total of nine meals) are included in this fee.

Participants are responsible for their own travel and transportation costs. For more information about how to get to Gettysburg College, please visit their website here.

Yes. We can accept payment from you school for your registration, include purchase orders. Please email us at seminars@gilderlehrman.org with any questions on this process.

No. All participants will be responsible for their own transportation and travel costs to and from Gettysburg College. For more information about how to get to Gettysburg College, please visit their website here.

If you give us notice prior to May 1st that you cannot attend the Symposium, Gilder Lehrman can refund your registration fees minus a $50 administrative fee. After May 1st, we will not issue any refunds for Teacher Symposium registrations. 

Gilder Lehrman professional development programs are generally eligible for CEU and PDP credits, but it is your responsibility to verify eligibility with your school administration or state PD office. (Please note that the Institute is an approved provider of professional development in Massachusetts, New York, and Texas.) If you need more information to determine eligibility than is available on the Teacher Symposium page, please email us at seminars@gilderlehrman.org.

At this time, we are not able to offer graduate credit for our Teacher Symposium. You may wish to consider taking courses in the Institute’s MA in American History Program.

Yes. All registrants will need to provide proof of vaccination to attend the Symposium. All Gilder Lehrman staff, scholars, and participants will be required to be vaccinated prior to the Symposium in order to keep everyone safe.

Yes. GLI requires all participants to be fully vaccinated and to have received a booster shot, as recommended by the CDC Guidelines in order to be up-to-date. The CDC guidelines define “up-to-date” as a person having received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. Should the CDC guidelines recommend a second booster at any time prior to the event, GLI will require each participant to receive the second booster, as recommended, and participants will be notified

Gettysburg College, our host for this event, also requires that all guests on campus follow these COVID safety regulations. 

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is using Nametag, an app that allows you to verify and share your ID and vaccine card securely. After you register for the Symposium, you will receive an email from Nametag asking you to upload your proof of vaccine. 

As part of the Terms and Conditions for the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium, you must provide proof of COVID vaccination and subsequent booster shot. In order to keep your medical information confidential, GLI will be using a third party to collect your COVID vaccine information.

You will need to upload proof of vaccination before June 1, 2022.

We will require that all staff, scholars, and participants provide proof of vaccination prior to the start of the Symposium. If you are unable to do so, you will not be able to attend and you will not receive a refund.

Please email us at seminars@gilderlehrman.org.