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Teacher Professional Development
Discover new teaching practices and broaden your knowledge through MNHS teacher professional development. Educator workshops are offered by the History Day and Teacher Education teams.
Teacher Education Workshops
Teaching Hidden Histories
Cost: Free
Date: Thursday, January 16, 4:00-6:00
Location: Zoom
Audience: K-12 Teachers
Join the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute and the Minnesota Historical Society Teacher Education for a two-hour webinar engaging with hidden histories. Participants will engage with scholars, primary sources, and activities for classroom use.
This two-hour virtual session will take place on Zoom and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Teachers of all grade levels are welcome.
Please contact Meghan Davisson (meghan.davisson@mnhs.org) with questions.
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Black Girlhood in History and Literature
Cost: $70
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:00-3:30
Location: Minnesota History Center (St. Paul, MN)
Audience: K-12 Teachers
How does literature highlight the unique experiences of Black girlhood? Teacher participants will use primary sources to connect literature to historical people and events. We will also explore the Girlhood (It's Complicated) exhibit and engage with Dr. Lashon Daley, director of the National Center for Children's Literature, before her public event, "Experiences of Black Girlhood." Reimbursement subsidies are available to support in-person workshop participation. We want to ensure that teachers have the resources to attend professional development regardless of how far they live from the History Center. Apply for funding to reimburse mileage and hotel costs. Learn more about subsidies and apply for this first-come, first-served resource.
Contact Meghan Davisson (meghan.davisson@mnhs.org)with program questions. Contact Jessica McMahon (jessica.mcmahon@mnhs.org) with registration questions.
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Historical Sources and Evidence: Vietnam War
Cost: $70
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 9:00-3:30
Location: Minnesota History Center (St. Paul, MN)
Audience: K-12 Teachers
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, join us to learn about historical sources you can use in the classroom to engage students with this topic. We will hear from speakers, explore primary sources, and learn about digital resources to support your classroom. We recognize that the entirety of the war and its impact on the region cannot be covered in one workshop so we encourage you to attend the Historical Sources and Evidence: Refugees from the Vietnam War Era on Wednesday, June 18. Get 50% off the second workshop when you register now! Reimbursement subsidies are available to support in-person workshop participation. We want to ensure that teachers have the resources to attend professional development regardless of how far they live from the History Center. Apply for funding to reimburse mileage and hotel costs. Learn more about subsidies and apply for this first-come, first-served resource.
Attendees will receive:
✔ Light breakfast ✔ Lunch ✔ Free parking ✔ Book/takeaway
Contact Heidi Kloempken (heidi.kloempken@mnhs.org)with program questions. Contact Jessica McMahon (jessica.mcmahon@mnhs.org) with registration questions.
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Historical Sources and Evidence: Refugees from the Vietnam War Era
Cost: $70
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 9:00-3:30
Location: Minnesota History Center (St. Paul, MN)
Audience: K-12 Teachers
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Hmong and Southeast Asian migration to Minnesota, join us to learn about historical sources you can use in the classroom to engage students with this topic. We will hear from speakers, explore primary sources, and learn about digital resources to support your classroom. We recognize that the contexts of the Vietnam War and Secret War, along with their impact on Hmong, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian people, cannot be covered in one workshop so we encourage you to also attend the Historical Sources and Evidence: Vietnam War workshop on June 17. Get 50% off the second workshop when you register now! Reimbursement subsidies are available to support in-person workshop participation. We want to ensure that teachers have the resources to attend professional development regardless of how far they live from the History Center. Apply for funding to reimburse mileage and hotel costs. Learn more about subsidies and apply for this first-come, first-served resource.
Participants will receive:
✔ Light breakfast ✔ Lunch ✔ Free parking ✔ Book/takeaway
Contact Meghan Davisson (meghan.davisson@mnhs.org)with program questions. Contact Jessica McMahon (jessica.mcmahon@mnhs.org) with registration questions.
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History Day Teacher Workshops
There are no scheduled History Day Workshops at this time.
Cancellation policy
- Registrants canceling 24 hours before the workshop are eligible for a refund or credit. (This includes weather related cancellations.)
- Registrants unable to attend a workshop may send someone in their place; substitutions will be made at the registration desk the day of the event.
- No refunds or credits will be granted for nonattendance.