Education

Join us for any of the interactive professional learning programs listed below to expand your content knowledge and enrich your use of primary sources in the classroom!

The New-York Historical Society is an NYSED-approved CTLE sponsor, and participation in workshops is applicable towards maintaining professional certification from the New York City Department of Education.

All “Pizza & PD” and “Think & Drink with a Historian” sessions are FREE to teachers whose students participate in our Social Studies Enrichment, Art of History, or History on Broadway programs.

For questions & registration, contact professional.learning@nyhistory.org or
212-873-3400 ext. 347.

June | July | August

JUNE

Chancellor’s Day 
Hands-On Humanities SOLD OUT
Thursday, June 6, 8:30 am-3:00 pm
How can we use visual arts to engage students in a deeper understanding of the past? Using visual thinking strategies, interactive gallery tours, and hands-on art-making activities inspired by our Women & the American Story curriculum, discover accessible practices for using arts integration to inspire investigative discovery and creative thinking in your social studies classroom. Coffee will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours. $35 per person ($30 for members)

Chancellor’s Day
Stonewall 50 SOLD OUT
Thursday, June 6, 8:30 am-3:00 pm
Commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising with a tour of our exhibition Stonewall 50 to examine LGBTQ activism through different facets of American society. Then participate in classroom sessions that consider how to integrate the impact and experiences of LGBTQ citizens into your history curriculum. Coffee will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours. $35 per person ($30 for members)

Chancellor’s Day
Hudson Rising
Thursday, June 6, 8:30 am-3:00 pm
The Hudson River has played an important role in both regional and national history, and ideas about the environment that developed along its banks have significantly influenced the way Americans have understood their relationship to the natural world. Tour our exhibition Hudson Rising and participate in interdisciplinary classroom sessions that use the accompanying curriculum to investigate the historical importance of the Hudson River since 1825. Coffee will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours. $35 per person ($30 for members) Register Here

Pizza & PD
Digital Humanities for Beginners
Wednesday, June 12, 4:30-6:30 pm
Use technology and STEM skills to expand your students’ exploration of American history! In our first ever digital humanities teacher workshop, engage with cutting edge technology in the new Tech Commons @ New York Historical to learn the basics of HTML coding for historically-themed website design, and learn how this work can be brought back to your classroom. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Pizza & PD
Stonewall 50
Thursday, June 13, 4:30-6:30 pm
Tour our exhibition Stonewall 50, commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and the dawn of the Gay Liberation Movement, and examine primary sources that discuss the history of LGBTQ culture and activism from the second half of the 20^th century through today. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Saturday Workshop
Learning History with Paintings
Saturday, June 15, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
What can a painting tell us about the past? Using our exhibition Hudson Rising and works of art from the permanent collection, explore strategies for engaging students in image inquiry to uncover different historical perspectives. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 4 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Pizza & PD
Community and Responsibility
Thursday, June 20, 4:30-6:30 pm
How have the democratic principles of the United States changed over time? Using primary sources from our collection, discover new strategies and resources for discussing democracy and community in the K-2 classroom. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

JULY

Summer Workshop
LIFE’s Women
Monday, July 8, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
For decades, Americans saw the world through the lens of LIFE magazine’s photographers. Tour our exhibition LIFE’s Women to discover how the six women photographers on the magazine’s staff between the 1930s and the 1970s helped expand the mission of the magazine. Then participate in classroom sessions that consider how to effectively teach women’s history using photography as a primary source. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members)  Register Here

P-Credit Course
Modernizing America
Tuesday, July 9 – Wednesday, July 10, 9:00 am-4:00 pm daily
This two-day, one-credit course explores the Modernizing America Unit of our Women & the American Story curriculum. Using a broad range of primary sources, discover themes of progressivism, immigration, suffrage, and industrialization that impacted the lives of women at the turn of the 20th century. $65 per person. NOTE: There is an additional fee to the ASPDP for those seeking credit. Regsiter Here

Summer Workshop
Nueva York: 1613-1945
Thursday, July 11, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
How did New York’s early connections to Spain and Latin America shape the city over time? Using materials from our Nueva York: 1613-1945 curriculum, explore the influence that the Spanish-speaking world had on New York City’s trade, politics, and culture. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

P-Credit Course
Being a Historian
Monday, July 15 – Tuesday, July 16, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
This two-day, one-credit course takes a deep dive into the work of historians and the pedagogical practice of historic inquiry. Using primary source objects, images, documents, and maps, discover how museum education strategies can be used to uncover the past and engage our students in the lives of people that lived long ago. $65 per person. NOTE: There is an additional fee to the ASPDP for those seeking credit. Register Here

Summer Workshop
Enslaved Women in New York
Monday, July 22, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
How did women experience slavery at the intersection of race and gender? Using materials from our New World, New Netherland, New York; Slavery in New York; and Women & the American Story curricula, consider the roles and lives of enslaved women from the early colonial period through the early 19^th century. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Stonewall 50: LGBTQ Life in NYC
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 am-12:30 pm and Wednesday, July 24, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
In the years surrounding the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, Greenwich Village became an epicenter for the LGBTQ community. In this exciting two-day collaboration with the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, tour our exhibition Stonewall 50 and then attend a walking tour of Greenwich Village to discover historic social gathering spaces that created a sense of community for LGBTQ individuals in times of brewing political agitation. Coffee and pastries will be served on July 23. Participants will receive 5 CTLE hours. $35 per person Register Here

Summer Think & Drink
Gender Inclusivity and Student Support with Alex Myers
Tuesday, July 23, 4:30-6:30 pm
Spend an evening at N-YHS for a special Summer Think & Drink! Enjoy wine and cheese and join Alex Myers, transgender identity writer and speaker as he discusses best practices for supporting students and fostering gender inclusivity in the classroom. Wine and cheese will be served. This workshop is not eligible for CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Shaping the Past: Women in Historical Sculpture
Monday, July 25, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
What can a work of art tell us about the person it depicts, the person that created it, and the time period in which they lived? Engage with our vast sculpture collection and tour the exhibition Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman to learn how to analyze different types of sculpture in your classroom and discuss the experiences of women throughout history. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Hudson Rising: Exploring Natural Habitats
Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31, 9:30 am-12:30 pm daily
What can a work of art tell us about the person it depicts, the person that created it, and the time period in which they lived? Engage with our vast sculpture collection and tour the exhibition Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman to learn how to analyze different types of sculpture in your classroom and discuss the experiences of women throughout history. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

August

Summer Workshop
Stereotype in American Musicals
Tuesday, August 6, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
How did visual and popular culture perpetuated stereotypes during the 20^th century? Using materials from our American Musicals Project curriculum, consider how race, class, and gender history have been misconstrued by musical theater, what musicals can tell us about the time period in which they were created, and what measures Americans took to dismantle derogatory stereotypes. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Teaching the Second Amendment
Wednesday, August 7, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
How can we prepare our students to take part in the ongoing debate surrounding gun control legislation? Using a combination of primary sources and scholarly text, explore strategies for teaching students the history behind the Second Amendment and how ideas about the right to bear arms have changed over time. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Native Women: Teaching Social History and Responses to Colonization
Tuesday, August 13, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Using materials from the Early Encounters unit of our Women & the American Story curriculum discuss the roles of women in various Native American societies and explore the different ways these women responded to colonization. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Xenophobia and Racism in the Progressive Era
Thursday, August 15, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Using materials from the Modernizing America unit of our Women & the American Story curriculum, discuss how xenophobia and racism shaped the lives of black women, immigrants, and other minority groups during the turn of the 20^th century and how it contradicted the ideals of the Progressive Era and its spirit of social reform. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Reconstruction and Black Citizenship
Tuesday, August 20, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
When slavery ended in 1865, a period of Reconstruction began in which Black Americans gained legal citizenship and began operating at all levels of society. Using materials from our Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow curriculum, discuss how Black Americans played a central role in advocating for their rights and pushing back against opposition to their advancement in American society. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here

Summer Workshop
Intersectionality & the Black Panther Party with Mary Phillips and Robyn Spencer
Wednesday, August 21, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Women in grassroots movements had to navigate the intersection of gender and race in their efforts to affect change. This special session will include a talk from Professors Mary Phillips and Robyn Spencer, followed by a workshop that will use resources from their Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project to discuss the critical roles that women played as Black Panthers, and how they worked to challenge gender roles and stereotypes within the party. Coffee and pastries will be served. Participants will receive 3 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here