We currently offer FREE weekly professional development for teachers online. Interactive workshops take place on Wednesdays at 5 pm ET. "In Conversation," an informal discussion series, meets every Thursday at 6 pm ET. We hope to see you soon! 

December

Dreams of Liberation: Trans Women's Activism in the Stonewall Era
Wednesday, December 1, 5-6 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Engage with photographs, documents, and videos to learn more about the roles that trans women of color played in Stonewall and the rise of the LGBTQ+ movement that followed. 
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In Conversation with the Smithsonian: Bringing the History of Money to Early Elementary Audiences
Thursday, December 2, 6-7pm EST
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
How can we make the history of money across world cultures meaningful to young learners? How can interactive experiences and object investigations make financial literacy accessible to our youngest learners? Join Orlando Serrano, manager of youth and teacher programs at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), and Ellen Feingold, curator at the NMAH, for a conversation about the development process for Really Big Money, a new numismatics exhibit for K-2 grade learners. We will reflect on the inspiration for the exhibit, discuss challenges for creating engaging and educational exhibits that are accessible for young learners, and share resources for you to use with your learning communities.
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Women & the American Story Launch
Saturday, December 4, 1-4:30 pm ET
Participants will receive 3.5 CTLE hours
Two new units of Women & the American Story are ready for launch! Join us to celebrate the debut of Building a New Nation, 1776-1832 and Industry and Empire, 1866-1904 and all the exciting new women's history resources ready for your classroom. Following opening remarks by Vice President for Education Leslie Hayes, participants will have the opportunity to explore the new units in back-to-back workshops led by the curriculum writers:

• Building a New Nation, 1776-1832 examines the ways women contributed to the foundation of the United States of America. In this workshop participants will get an introduction to the three sections of the unit and do an activity that examines the early debate over women's capacity for political engagement.
• Industry and Empire, 1866-1904 explores women's experiences during a time of growing inequality influenced by industrialization and imperialism. In this workshop participants will receive an overview of the three unit sections and do an activity that explores the impact of American expansion on indigenous and immigrant women.

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Civics for the Classroom: Nation of Immigrants: A History of Immigration Laws
Wednesday, December 8, 5-6 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Learn about laws passed by Congress that decided who can immigrate to the United States.
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In Conversation with Facing History and Ourselves: Identity, Memoir, and Storytelling
Thursday, December 9, 6-7pm EST
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Join Nicole Chung, author of the memoir All You Can Ever Know, for a discussion about growing up as a transracial adoptee and searching for the truth about herself and her Korean birth parents. Chung will explore how we construct our identities through the stories we are told and that we tell ourselves, as we seek an answer to the question, “Who am I?”
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Educator Activists
Wednesday, December 15, 5-6 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Learn how women advocated for access to education in the 20th century by exploring resources from our Women & the American Story curriculum.
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January

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Saturday, January 8, 1:00-2:30 pm ET
Participants will receive 1.5 CTLE hours
Explore the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her role in the collective fight to expand civil rights in the United States. During this remote workshop, teachers will engage with materials from our Women & the American Story curriculum and view a live stream of the exhibit Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg before it closes to the public on January 23, 2022.Register here >

Art as Activism
Wednesday, January 12, 6-7 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Whether raising awareness or expressing diverse perspectives, art has been used as a powerful agent for change throughout U.S. history. Discover how various artists of the 20th century used their work as a form of activism.
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Black Women Abolitionists
Wednesday, January 19, 6-7 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Engage with photographs, documents, and video to learn more about the many ways that free and enslaved Black women fought to resist and dismantle systems of slavery in the United States. Reflect on why it is important to consider Black women’s perspectives, experiences, and contributions when teaching about abolition.
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Building a New Nation on Native Ground
Wednesday, January 26, 6-7 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Join historian Kathleen DuVal and Women & the American Story curriculum writer Allyson Schettino for an in depth discussion and workshop exploring how early US expansion impacted Indigenous communities in the heart of North America and how Indigenous people resisted the encroaching threat of white settlement.
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February

Women and American Imperialism
Wednesday, February 2, 6-7 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Learn how women were affected by and fought against U.S. imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by exploring resources from the unit Industry and Empire: 1866-1904 of our Women and the American Story curriculum.
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Black Women's Leadership and Civil Rights in the 1940s
Wednesday, February 9, 6-7 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Using materials from our Women & the American Story curriculum, explore how Black women were active agents of change during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1940s.
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In Conversation with Facing History and Ourselves: Teaching The Nanjing Atrocities: Crimes of War
Wednesday, February 16, 6-7 pm ET
Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Facing History and Ourselves will introduce its teaching resource The Nanjing Atrocities: Crimes of War, which details the Japanese occupation of the city of Nanjing, China, in 1937- 38, an essential but often overlooked part of World War II and an international war crime. We’ll explore what role Western imperialism played in shaping Japan and China’s developing sense of identity as nation states, question what justice and accountability look like in the aftermath of mass violence, and consider why difficult history is important to teach.
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