Teacher Travel Programs
Free (or Inexpensive) Teacher Travel Programs
Originally compiled by Wendy Harris (St. Paul, MN) and Laura West (Hot Springs, AR)© 2024 The information may not be shared on any websites without permission.Program: Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 11 months
Cost: Free ($8,200 monthly stipend; $5,000 professional travel allowance)
Who qualifies: K-12 STEM educators
Deadline: November
Description: The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program provides a unique professional development opportunity for accomplished K-12 educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to serve in the national education arena. Fellows spend 11 months working in a Federal agency or in a US Congressional office, bringing their extensive knowledge and experience in the classroom to education program and/or education policy efforts.
More information: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/einstein
Program: Albert H. Small Normandy Institute
Where: Washington, DC and then to Normandy, France
Length: 2 weeks
Cost: Free (Travel to/from Washington, DC is reimbursed up to $300)
Who Qualifies: Middle school or high school educators who travel with 1 of their students (a rising Junior or Senior)
Deadline: December (applications open in September)
Description: The Albert H. Small Normandy Institute will take fifteen student-teacher teams on the learning experience of a lifetime. The Institute is an intensive program to learn about the D-Day Campaign of 1944 and the sacrifices made by young Americans to defeat tyranny.
Members of the Institute will begin studying World War II and the Normandy Campaign in January by reading materials provided by the Institute and participating in online discussions of those materials supervised by Institute staff from The George Washington University. From late June to early July, Institute members will travel to the campus of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for a series of lectures and activities to deepen their understanding of the conflict. Finally, the students and teachers will participate in a “staff-ride” (army-speak for a participatory educational tour led by GWU professors) of many of the sites in the Normandy Campaign in France.
More information: https://www.ahsnormandyinstitute.com/
Program: American Bar Summer Institute for Teachers
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 5 days
Cost: Free (travel, lodging, and meal expenses reimbursed at U.S. government per diem rates)
Who qualifies: US History, Government, Civics, Law teachers
Deadline: March
Description: The ABA/FJC Federal Trials and Great Debates Summer Institute deepens participants’ knowledge of the federal judiciary and of the role the federal courts have played in key public controversies that have defined our constitutional and other legal rights.
More information: https://abateacherportal.org/programs/summer-teacher-pd/federal-judicial-center-summer-teachers-institute/
Program: American Battlefield Trust National Teacher Institute
Where: check website (New Orleans, LA in 2024)
Length of program: 4 days
Cost: free (refundable $100 deposit, travel scholarship up to $1000 available)
Who qualifies: primarily K-12 educators and administrators
Deadline: March for scholarship (application opens January), June for event
Description: Our annual National Teacher Institute brings together educators from all over the world. Educators will be immersed in a friendly, fun, and engaging learning environment, where they will be able to network with other educators, learn more about the historical topics that they teach in their classroom while acquiring new and innovative teaching methods. Our National Teacher Institute is more than just methodology, it's about making you a better, more well-rounded educator. We hope that you will leave the Institute with a better understanding of your subject matter, a passion for history education, and lifelong friendships.
More information: https://www.battlefields.org/events/national-teacher-institute-2024
Program: American Studies Summer Institute
Where: Boston, MA
Length of program: 2 weeks in July (on hiatus in 2023, not listed 2024)
Cost: $150 (no graduate credit) or $505 (with credit)
Who qualifies: teachers and graduate students in American Studies, political science, history, and related disciplines
Deadline: May
Description: For over two decades, teachers and graduate students have explored in depth a topic drawn from American history, politics, culture, or social policy through the American Studies Summer Institute, co-sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Boston and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The intensive two-week program, held at the Kennedy Library in July, includes informative and thought-provoking lectures and discussions led by a distinguished group of scholars and guests.
More information: https://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Teachers/Professional-Development/American-Studies-Summer-Institute.aspx
Program: Approaching Walden
Where: Walden Pond, Massachusetts
Length of program: 6 days
Cost: $50 (travel stipends available)
Who qualifies: high school educators and graduate students
Deadline: March
Description: The Approaching Walden seminar provides teachers with the skills they need to lead their students in a study of their home community. This place-based interdisciplinary workshop uses Henry David Thoreau’s writings and philosophy as a model. Through Thoreau’s example of living deliberately, we can learn how to do so in our own communities and pass it along to the next generation.
More information: https://www.walden.org/education/approaching-walden/
Program: Ashbrook Center Multi-Day Seminars
Where: Various locations in the US
Length of program: 3 days
Cost: Free (includes lodging, meals, and materials; $600 stipend for travel and expenses)
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers (preference for high school)
Deadline: fall – check website
Description: Participating teachers will read a series of primary source documents, travel to a relevant historic site, and engage in conversation with a select group of colleagues over the course of a weekend. These conversations are open-ended – teachers are not expected to reach a set conclusion about the material, are not required to take an assessment, and are not asked to complete a lesson plan. Participating teachers are only expected to engage fully in conversation, taking an active role in each of the six discussion sessions throughout the weekend.
More information: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/programs/multiday-seminars/
Program: Bill of Rights Institute
Where: Seminars around the country
Length of program: 1 day
Cost: Free (includes breakfast and lunch)
Who qualifies: Most applicable to 8-12 grade teachers, but others may attend
Deadline: Varies
Description: The Bill of Rights Institute offers a variety of educational programs and instructional materials for educators. These include constitutional seminars around the country, as well as printed and online teachers’ guides for use in history, government, civics, and social studies elementary, middle, and high school classes.
You will engage with leading academics on important constitutional principles, historical events, and Supreme Court rulings and explore ways to bring your knowledge to the classroom using Bill of Rights Institute materials and teaching strategies.
More information: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/events
Program: Brussels Study Tour
Where: Brussels, Belgium
Length of program: 5 days
Cost: $275 (includes accommodations, breakfasts and grant up to $1300 for airfare)
Who qualifies: K-16 educators
Deadline: mid-January
Description: With the generous support of a National Resource Center (NRC) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, and in cooperation with the Center for European Studies at the University of North Carolina, each summer the University of Pittsburgh's European Studies Center plans a week-long study tour to Brussels, Belgium, for educators to learn about the European Union. The ESC provides funds to support summer study tours of Brussels for K-12 educators and faculty teaching at community colleges or minority serving (Title III- or Title V-eligible) institutions. This study tour will provide educators with the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge and experiences to further their understanding of Europe and the European Union. The travel dates include a visit to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
More information: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/outreach/educators/professional-development/brussels
Program: Cato Institute Sphere Summit
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 5 days
Cost: Free (includes room and board, plus $500 for travel)
Who qualifies: 5-12 educators and administrators
Deadline: June, but notified on a rolling basis 3-4 weeks after applying
Description: The Sphere Summit is a full scholarship summer program for grades 5–12 educators and administrators. The Sphere Summit features presentations by leading policymakers, scholars, and academics, who discuss key public policy issues facing our nation today. The Summit also features professional development workshops conducted by leaders in civic education. The Sphere Summit aims to restore a spirit of civil, constructive, and respectful discourse and engagement and to return facts, analysis, and research to primacy as the vehicles for discussion and debate.
More information: https://www.sphere-ed.org/sphere-summit
Program: Centropa Summer Academy for Teachers
Where: Europe, location changes each year (Berlin in 2024)
Length of program: 9 days
Cost: free?
Who qualifies: international teachers, pedagogical experts, and museum educators
Deadline: February 26, 2024
Description: Centropa is a U.S. registered, Vienna based non-governmental organization committed to preserving Jewish memory in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. They bring teachers together at seminars like the summer academy program where teachers learn about making videos to share across borders and ethnic divides. Centropa uses real Jewish stories from the 20th century to connect students through personal narratives to create digital story-telling projects. The summer academy includes pedagogical experts, teachers and museum educators from across the U.S., Israel and Europe. Centropa’s goal is to broaden teacher understandings of the Holocaust and experiences of Jews in Europe through site visits, walking tours and guest lectures.
More information: http://www.csa2024.centropa.org
Program: Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute
Where: VA (Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown)
Length of program: 3-days or 1 week in June or July
Cost: $2,400 for one week or $1,500 for 3 days (scholarships available)
Who qualifies: Elementary, middle, and high school teachers
Deadline: scholarship deadline January 15
Description: During immersive, week-long sessions and NEW three-day themed seminars on location in Williamsburg, 25 participants and a Master Teacher engage in an interdisciplinary approach to teaching social studies with American history as the focus. Teachers have the opportunity to exchange ideas with historians, meet character interpreters and become part of the story in The Revolutionary City. Throughout each day, teachers work collaboratively with Colonial Williamsburg staff and Master Teachers to examine interactive teaching techniques and develop instructional materials that bring history to life in the classroom.
More information: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/on-site-opportunities/teacher-institute/
Scholarship application: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/on-site-opportunities/teacher-institute/tuition-and-scholarships/
Program: Dar al Islam
Where: Abiquiu, NM
Length of program: 2 weeks in July
Cost: Free (after arrival in New Mexico)
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers
Deadline: April
Description: The Dar al Islam Teachers' Institute provides a broad set of information on Islam, including foundational principles, historical and diaspora based information, and discussion of current areas of interest at our Abiquiu site. The participants also study English translations of excerpts from the Qur'an and Hadith with Muslim scholars who have strong academic or traditional credentials, and are able to relate easily with a variety of North American educators.
More information: https://daralislam.org/programs/education/teachers-institutes.aspx
Program: EARTH
Where: Seattle, WA (2024) Locations change annually
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: Free (includes housing and food, travel allowance)
Who qualifies: educators from research institutions, universities, community colleges, and high schools
Deadline: early February
Description: EARTH (Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses) is a curriculum and workshop series developed in collaboration between MBARI and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. EARTH lays new groundwork, providing educators with a means for integrating real-time data with existing educational standards and tested curriculum in an interactive and engaging way. Educators work directly with scientists and engineers to understand and integrate their data sets into the lessons they develop. The majority of EARTH educators are middle and high school teachers, but we welcome kindergarten through college educators in both formal and informal settings, as well as undergraduate and graduate students.
More information: http://www.mbari.org/products/educational-resources/earth/
Program: Earthwatch Educator Fellowships
Where: United States and international
Length of program: 1-2 weeks
Cost: Free (includes full cost of your expedition: meals, accommodations, research permits, equipment costs, on-site transportation; travel stipend to offset some out-of-pocket travel expenses to and from the expedition site)
Who qualifies: K-12 educators from any subject
Deadline: January
Description: Spend 1-2 weeks on an Earthwatch expedition alongside other teachers led by prominent field researchers. Teachers have the opportunity to learn the scientific process first hand and help to solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Teachers return to the classroom with new perspectives and knowledge, invigorated and inspired to share the experience of real discovery with their students. No experience is necessary.
More information: http://earthwatch.org/Education/Teacher-Fellowships
Program: Echoes & Reflections
Where: various locations and dates
Length of Program: 1 day
Cost: Free
Who qualifies: open
Deadline: check website
Description: Working closely with education entities across the United States, we deliver programs that support effective teaching of the Holocaust. Led by experienced facilitators, our programs include introductory offerings, as well as thematic and focused areas of study. All programs provide teachers with access to a range of classroom-ready content, sound teaching pedagogy and instructional strategies — all designed to engage students in a comprehensive study of events and to explore how the Holocaust continues to influence social issues in the world today. **Also offer 3-week online course and webinars,
More information: https://echoesandreflections.org/prepare/?class=livepd
Program: English Opens Doors Program
Where: Chile
Length of Program: 5 months (July-November) (on hold in 2024 due to COVID)
Cost: Free (stay with host family, get monthly stipend, covers domestic transportation to site)
Who qualifies: Native and near-native English speakers ages 21-35
Deadline: February
Description: Supported by the Chilean Ministry of Education and the UN Development Programme, the English Opens Doors Program works with native and near-native English speakers between 21 and 35 years old to teach English in Chile under the direction of head teachers in public and semi-private schools. EODP volunteers make a lasting impact on the lives of their students, motivating them to improve their English and participate in cross cultural exchange.
More information: https://ingles.mineduc.cl/english-opens-doors-program/
For current online program opportunities: https://ingles.mineduc.cl/national-volunteer-center/
Program: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Teacher Training Programs
Where: Philadelphia
Length of program: 2-5 days in the summer
Cost: check website (in the past: $20-50 registration, includes breakfast, lunch, curriculum materials)
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers
Deadline: see website for current offerings
Description: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s economic teachers offer one-day, three-evening, and week-long professional development programs aimed at equipping K-12 teachers with the skills and knowledge to better teach their students about economics and personal finance in their own classrooms. Teachers receive professional development credit in their respective states.
More information: https://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/teacher-training-programs
Program: Ford's Theater Civil War Washington Teacher Fellows Program
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 6 days
Cost: free ($100 refundable deposit, includes travel and housing, daily lunch and transportation)
Who qualifies: grades 3-12
Deadline: April
Description: Ford’s Education provides dynamic learning experiences for educators. We craft our professional development programs to meet the needs of the evolving classroom. We value the wealth of knowledge teachers bring to the table and foster an atmosphere of sharing and collaboration. Our programs are robust, thought-provoking and hands on, so that teachers can translate what is learned at Ford’s, into tools for the classroom. Several different topics available.
More information: https://fords.org/teaching-and-learning/teacher-professional-development/
Program: Foreign Policy Association (Great Decisions)
Where: New York, NY
Length of program: 5 days in June
Cost: free (includes meals and accommodations for those outside the tristate area), up to $300 reimbursement for travel
Who qualifies: high school teachers
Deadline: February
Description: The Foreign Policy Association seeks high school teachers with demonstrated commitment to international education to take part in its annual Great Decisions Teacher Training Institute. Teachers chosen will reflect geographically and demographically diverse high schools from around the continent and will be chosen on a competitive basis. Join us for four days of strengthening skills in teaching global affairs, exploring ways to expand international studies in the classroom, building professional support networks, and developing International Studies curricula.
More information: http://www.fpa.org/news/index.cfm?act=show_announcement&announcement_id=146
Program: Friends of the National WWII Monument Teachers Network and Conference
Where: Washington, DC
Length of Program: 1 week
Cost: free
Who qualifies: all educators K-16
Deadline: check website (application available in January)
Description: The Friends of the National World War II Memorial brings educators from around the nation together for an annual conference to learn about the every day men and women of the WWII generation whose character, courage, creativity, determination, and innovation not only led to the winning of the war, but also reshaped America. The conference features presentations by fellow educators and other experts in the area of WWII history, discussions with WWII veterans and war orphans, and a remembrance ceremony.
More information: https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/summer-teachers-conference
Program: Fort Ticonderoga Teacher Institute
Where: Ticonderoga, NY
Length of Program: 5 days
Cost: free ($150 refundable deposit, includes housing, breakfast/lunch and up to $800 to reimburse travel expenses)
Who qualifies: Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers in public, charter, independent, religious-affiliated schools
Deadline: March 1
Description: The Fort Ticonderoga Teacher Institute features lecture-based discussions with visiting scholars, experiential and immersive experiences related to the Seven Years’ War and World War I, behind-the-scenes opportunities, document and artifact analysis using the Fort Ticonderoga Collection, as well as classroom applications. Participants take part in activities revolving around artifacts and documents in Fort Ticonderoga’s renowned collections linked to Historical Thinking practices, C3 Frameworks, and state learning standards.
More information: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/education/educators/teacher-institute
Program: Foundation for Teaching Economics Teacher Programs
Where: variety of locations and dates
Length of Program: 1 week
Cost: $150 (includes food, lodging, materials); $600 stipend for in-person workshops
Who qualifies: high school teachers
Deadline: check website
Description: In these week-long programs, high school teachers "go back to school" and are taught by university professors and mentor teachers. What's unique are the games and simulations: instructors run the activities with real students so the teachers can observe the students' interactions. The teachers see, up close, why FTE-designed lessons are so effective and leave with a better knowledge of economics, new classroom strategies, and a renewed enthusiasm for teaching. Different sessions have different focuses. FTE also offers online and shorter opportunities.
More information: http://www.fte.org/teacher-programs/
Program: Freedoms Foundation Summer Programs for Teachers
Where: variety of locations
Length of Program: 5 days
Cost: Free (scholarships are available for every teacher, travel stipends also available)
Who qualifies: open
Deadline: Until full, application opens January 1
Description: Variety of topics (see website)
More information: https://www.freedomsfoundation.org/teachers/
Program: Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
Where: variety of countries
Length of Program: 2-5 weeks (short program), 3-6 months (research program)
Cost: Free
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, talented and gifted coordinators, special education coordinators, or media specialists/librarians who have a masters degree
Deadline: December 15
Description: Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program sends select US primary and secondary school teachers abroad for three to six months and brings international teachers to the US for a semester. Participants pursue individual projects, conduct research, take courses for professional development and lead master classes or seminars for teachers and students.
More information (research program): https://www.fulbrightteacherexchanges.org/programs/da/
More information (short term program): https://www.fulbrightteacherexchanges.org/programs/dast/
Program: Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms
Where: Selected countries
Length of Program: online course in fall, 2-3 week international field experience the following spring or summer
Cost: Free
Who qualifies: middle school and high school teachers
Deadline: March
Description: The Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program provides a professional development opportunity for middle and high school teachers from the US to participate in a program aimed at globalizing teaching and learning in their classrooms.
More information: http://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc
Program: Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
Where: International (outside of Western Europe)
Length of program: 4-6 weeks
Cost: Free (includes round-trip economy airfare, room and board, tuition and fees, and program-related travel within the host country)
Who qualifies: educators in the fields of social sciences, humanities, languages (Elementary, Middle, High, administrators/curriculum specialists, librarians, museum educators, media/resource specialists, faculty or administrators from 2-4 year institutions of higher education)
Deadline: The deadline varies, depending on how many programs get funded
Description: The program provides short-term study and travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. Support is generally made available through interagency agreements. The Department of Education transfers funds through the State Department to Fulbright commissions in various countries to pay the costs associated with administering seminars. This partnership allows the program to use the services and expertise of binational organizations to plan and conduct seminars for U.S. educators.
More information: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html
Program: Fund for Teachers
Where: International
Length of program: varies
Cost: Free (grant up to $5,000 fellowship for individual, $10,000 for teams)
Who qualifies: all teachers
Deadline: January, application available October
Description: Fund for Teachers enriches the personal and professional growth of teachers by recognizing and supporting them as they identify and pursue opportunities around the globe that will have the greatest impact on their practice, the academic lives of their students and on their school communities. Believing the teacher knows best how they can make a better impact in their classroom, Fund for Teachers awards fellowships for self-designed professional growth to PreK-12 teachers who recognize the value of inquiry, the power of knowledge, and their ability to make a difference. Each Fund for Teachers fellowship is worth up to $5,000 for individuals, or $10,000 for teams.
More information: http://www.fundforteachers.org/
Program: Genocide Education Project Teacher Fellowship Program
Where: Armenia
Length of program: 10 days
Cost: Free ($400 deposit reimbursed after completion of program)
Who qualifies: Secondary school social studies and English teachers
Deadline: January 7
Description: Through a unique partnership with the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute (AGMI), the two-phased program starts with a 10-day trip to Armenia, with academic and workshop sessions at AGMI’s museum and conference facilities and afternoon field trips complimenting the workshop content. Later, Teacher Fellows provide professional development services for other educators in their region under the supervision of The Genocide Education Project. Fifteen U.S. middle or high school educators with demonstrated experience in Armenian Genocide education are selected to participate in the program.
More information: https://genocideeducation.org/teacher-fellowship-program/
Program: Geothe-Institute Transatlantic Outreach Program Study Tour
Where: Germany
Length of program: 2 weeks
Cost: Free but $350 refundable deposit (includes most domestic and international transportation, hotel accommodation, two meals per day while abroad, and any mandatory fees, such as museum entry fees, bicycle rental fees, etc.)
Who qualifies: K-12 social studies and/or STEM educators, university methods professors, curriculum coordinators, principals, applicable curriculum authors, applicable state Department of Education employees (from Canada or US)
Deadline: February 11
Description: Since 2002, TOP has sought to find the best and most qualified social studies and STEM educators and give them the opportunity to experience contemporary Germany in the most dramatic way possible: in person. From Berlin to Frankfurt, from Stuttgart to Munich, from Hamburg to Kiel, from Dresden to Schwerin, and from Weimar to Leipzig, each corner of Germany is sampled through sight, sound, touch, and taste!
More information: https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/spr/unt/efd/top.html
Program: George Washington Summer Residential Teachers' Institute
Where: Mount Vernon, VA
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: free (includes meals, lodging, and $350-700 for travel depending on region)
Who qualifies: anyone currently educating American students in a formal K-12 setting
Deadline: January 16
Description: The George Washington Teacher Institute Summer Residential Programs are 5-day immersive professional development experiences designed to support K-12 educators who teach about the life, leadership, and legacy of George Washington and the 18th-century world in which he lived.
More information: http://www.mountvernon.org/education/for-teachers/teaching-institutes-professional-development/residential-programs/summer-residential-programs/
Program: Gilder Lehrman Institute
Where: Various locations
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: $25-50
Who qualifies: full time K-12 teachers or librarians from Gilder Lehrman Affiliate Schools (free to become an Affiliate School), National Park Service interpreters and museum educators
Deadline: March
Description: Institutes which focus on a wide range of US history topics. There is also a summer symposium. Some options are available virtually.
More information: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/professional-development/summer-pd
Program: Institute for Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice
Where: Los Angeles, CA (now virtual only?)
Length of program: 3 days
Cost: $200-$250
Who qualifies: teachers of color
Deadline: check website
Description: We serve educators with advanced racial literacies who demonstrate potential for racial justice leadership in public schools. Using critical race frameworks, ITOC is intended as a community building, professional development space for teachers of Color to explore the racial climate of their schools, receive leadership training to navigate these realities, and strategize how to create racially transformative classrooms and schools.
More information: http://www.instituteforteachersofcolor.org/2024-25-itoc.html
Program: International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) - Onboard Outreach Program
Where: on the JOIDES Resolution ship
Length of program: check website
Cost: Free (includes travel to and from ports of call and a stipend)
Who qualifies: classroom teachers, informal science educators, artists, videographers, writers, social media experts and anyone who can make a good case for themselves (from US and other countries)
Deadline: June
Description: JOIDES Resolution Onboard Outreach Officers sail on board the ship to share the science story with students, families, and the general public. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to learn shipboard science alongside the expedition’s science party and translate the exciting science happening on board through creation of blogs, videos, social networking sites, live ship-to-shore video events and development of educational resources.
More information: https://joidesresolution.org/onboard-outreach-officer/
Program: International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) - School of Rock Program
Where: check website (depends on location of ship)
Length of program: check website (approximately 10 days)
Cost: Free for U.S. participants (includes travel, food and lodging costs)
Who qualifies: Pre-service and in-service educators, educators are encouraged to apply in 2-3 person teams
Deadline: May
Description: Our School of Rock program is a professional development opportunity for formal and informal educators on board or involving the JOIDES Resolution. While living on board the ship (when possible) or in a land/lab-based workshop, teachers will work with scientists and technicians to learn about many aspects of earth science, geology, paleo-oceanography and more done aboard this amazing ship, what we learn from scientific drilling, and how to do the kinds of scientific analyses and lab exercises program-scientists do. This new-found knowledge will help teachers in creating or modifying existing resources for their students in many areas of the science curriculum.
School of Rock workshops occur once a year, usually during a transit or tie-up period for the vessel.
More information: https://joidesresolution.org/school-of-rock/
Program: Japan Society
Where: Japan
Length of program: 3 weeks (not in 2024?)
Cost: $1,000 (includes materials, round trip airfare from NY to Japan, all in-country (Japan) travel expenses, all hotel accommodations (double occupancy), all meals with the exception of a few lunches and dinners, and a one-year membership in Japan Society)
Who qualifies: All middle and high school classroom teachers, librarians and school administrators (principals, assistant principals, and department chairs only) in the U.S. Both individuals and interdisciplinary teams from the same school may apply.
Deadline: March
Description: The Educators' Study Tour to Japan offers educators nationwide the opportunity to travel to Japan for three weeks to experience Japan first hand and bring their experiences back to the classroom. and includes an intensive pre-departure orientation and a study tour to Japan in June-July. Eight to 10 full-time classroom teachers and librarians who teach about Japan as well as school administrators will be selected for the program through a competitive process. Demonstration of a firm commitment by the participants and their school administration to foster and sustain education on Japan in their school is an essential component of the application.
More information: https://japansociety.org/teacher-k-12/
Program: Keizai Koho Center Teacher Fellowship
Where: Japan
Length of program: 10 days
Cost: Free (includes round-trip flight from home city to Japan and return, accommodations, transportation as called for by the itinerary, and some meals)
Who qualifies: never lived in Japan or visited Japan on a study tour; Economics, Social Studies and History teachers grades 6-12 from the US and Canada, supervisors, specialists, administrators, 4 year college faculty in teacher training programs
Deadline: March
Description: The Fellowship allows teachers to learn first-hand about contemporary Japanese society and enhance their classroom teaching of global perspectives.
More information: https://us-japan.org/kkc
Program: Korea Research Trip (World History Digital Education)
Where: Korea
Length of program: pre-trip online course, 10 day trip in July (not in 2023)
Cost: Free (includes accommodations, 1/2 cost of airfare); $300 deposit refunded after post-trip requirements are completed
Who qualifies: full time social studies teachers, social studies staff developers, and social studies supervisors
Deadline: January
Description: Fellows will have a variety of experiences showcasing aspects of history, culture, and economics that have shaped the peninsula. This includes examining the outcomes of the Korean War, while also building an understanding about the simultaneous economic development and democratization of South Korea.
More information: https://www.worldhistoryde.org/korea-trip/
Program: Learning to Look with the National Portrait Gallery
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 3 days (2 sessions)
Cost: $150 (includes breakfast and lunch); scholarships available
Who qualifies: K-12 educators (priority to social studies, English/language arts, and visual arts teachers)
Deadline: March
Description: Integrating portraiture into the classroom provides exciting opportunities to connect students with history, biography, visual art, and many other subjects. The museum portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story. The Summer Teacher Institute will take a broad look at the Portrait Gallery's collection. Utilizing an interactive approach, NPG educators will model a variety of “learning to look” strategies – unique ways to hook and engage students when they look closely at portraits. Participants will learn how to “read” portraiture and use the art as a springboard into more in-depth discussion about biography and history.
More information: https://npg.si.edu/teacher-workshops/learning-look-summer-teacher-institute
Program: Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institutes
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 3 days
Cost: Free
Who qualifies: K-12 educators and school librarians
Deadline: February
Description: Library of Congress education specialists facilitate sessions modeling strategies for using primary sources to engage students, build critical thinking skills, and construct knowledge. Participants then consider, discuss, and develop applications to their students, their classrooms, and school libraries. During the week, participants draw from among the millions of digitized primary sources in the Library’s collections to design and refine a specific primary source activity to implement in their classroom settings. While the emphasis is on teaching strategies, participants also have opportunities to meet experts within the Library and visit the Maps; Manuscripts; Prints & Photographs and other Reading Rooms to gather information and resources to use in developing their activities.
More information: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/professional-development/teacher-Institute/
Program: Life Guard Teacher Fellowship Program
Where: Mount Vernon
Length of program: 3 weeks
Cost: Free (includes round-trip travel, housing, and $3000 stipend)
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers, curriculum specialists, media specialists
Deadline: January
Description: The Life Guard Teacher Fellowships will support the creation or dramatic transformation of curriculum materials, lesson plans, website content, interpretive tools, or other education resources to support a 21st-century classroom's needs. The subject of said materials must relate to teaching about George Washington and the founding era.
More information: http://www.mountvernon.org/education/for-teachers/teaching-institutes-professional-development/the-life-guard-teacher-fellowship-program
Program: Lincoln Forum
Where: Gettysburg, PA
Length of program: 3 days in November
Cost: 3 scholarships available (registration, lodging, group meals, travel reimbursement)
Who qualifies: elementary, middle or high school US history teachers in the US
Deadline: June
Description: What began 20 years ago as a modest proposal to bring Lincoln enthusiasts together for a small East Coast-based yearly history conference at Gettysburg has blossomed into one of the leading history organizations in the country. Today, our regular symposia are attended by scholars and enthusiasts from all over the nation and abroad, attracting as speakers and panelists some of the most revered historians in the Lincoln and Civil War fields.
More information: https://www.thelincolnforum.org/2024-symposium-schedule
Scholarship information: https://www.thelincolnforum.org/virginia-williams-teacher-scholarship
Program: Monticello Teacher Institute
Where: Virginia
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: Free (includes lodging and transportation during institute, stipends for participation and meals, travel reimbursement)
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers
Deadline: March
Description: The Monticello Teacher Institute (MTI) is an immersive professional development opportunity designed to provide secondary social studies teachers the opportunity to research and study at Monticello and the Jefferson Library in Charlottesville, Virginia. Teachers will collaborate on projects such as lesson plans, curricular units, resource packets, or other creative products rooted in the history of the founding principles and their relevance today. Their onsite experience will be enriched and supported by group excursions, presentations by leading Jefferson scholars, and other focused workshop sessions.
More information: https://www.monticello.org/research-education/for-educators/monticello-teacher-institute/
Program: Museum of Tolerance Open Enrollment Institutes
Where: Los Angeles, CA
Length of program: 2 days
Cost: Free (limited travel/hotel accommodations for out of town participants)
Who qualifies: check listings for specifics
Deadline: check website
Description: The Museum of Tolerance presents a variety of 2-day workshops for teachers in conjunction with partners such as Facing History and Ourselves and Teaching Tolerance.
More information: https://www.museumoftolerance.com/for-professionals/programs-workshops/free-professional-development-for-educators/open-enrollment-institutes/
Program: NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) Program
Where: Mauna Kea, Hawai'i (transforming in 2024-2025 to virtual and in-person, check back)
Length of program: see website
Cost: Free (includes travel, housing, meals, pre-flight and post-flight meetings, flight, online course, graduate course credit, substitute costs)
Who qualifies: high school physics and astronomy teachers from selected CA school districts
Deadline: see website
Description: NASA’s Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) is a three-part professional development (PD) experience for high school physics and astronomy teachers. AAA participant STEM immersion occurs at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea and at other astronomy research & public outreach facilities in Hawai`i. Following their STEM immersion, AAA program staff work with teacher participants to implement a NASA-oriented, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)-aligned electromagnetic spectrum and infrared astronomy curriculum module developed by the SETI Institute.
More information: https://www.seti.org/aaa
Program: National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Summer Residential Programs
Where: at locations around the country and online
Length of program: varies
Cost: Free (inclusions vary by program)
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers (primarily teachers of world history, geography, social studies, language arts)
Deadline: varies
Description: NCTA offers educational programs in different delivery methods to accommodate the different needs, schedules and preferences of teachers. Whether in our online courses or more traditional classroom settings, participants interact with East Asia specialists, are introduced to extensive readings and other materials, and discuss effective strategies for bringing East Asia into their classrooms.
More information: https://www.nctasia.org/programs/search/?type=&location=&remote=true&in-person=true
Program: National Constitution Center Summer Educator Institute
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: Free (scholarships available for lodging and travel)
Who qualifies: teachers
Deadline: check website
Description: Every summer, the National Constitution Center hosts educators from across the country in its summer institute series, bringing together top educators and ideologically diverse constitutional scholars. Through both weeklong in-person sessions and three-day virtual sessions, educators work with content experts throughout these programs to deepen their knowledge of constitutional topics and their historical contexts and modern understandings. While working with teacher facilitators and the Center's education team, participants discover and develop innovative, nonpartisan ways to make the content relevant to their students. Educators gain new content knowledge, teaching tools, classroom-ready resources, and skills for improving constitutional literacy.
More information: https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/professional-development/summer-teacher-institutes
Program: National Council for History Education Professional Development
Where: varies
Length of program: varies
Cost: free
Who qualifies: 6-12 teachers (priority to Social Studies and English/Language Arts teachers)
Deadline: see website
Description: Offerings depend on current grants.
Program: National Endowment of the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops
Where: United States
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: Free (stipends of $1300 for residential and $650 for virtual)
Who qualifies: K-12 educators, administrators, substitute teachers, classroom professionals; separate programs for community college professors
Deadline: March
Description: Each year NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops provide the opportunity for K-12 educators to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics in American history and culture. These one-week programs will give participants direct experiences in the interpretation of significant historical and cultural sites and the use of archival and other primary evidence. Landmarks Workshops present the best scholarship on a specific landmark or related cluster of landmarks, enabling participants to gain a sense of the importance of historical places, to make connections between what they learn in the Workshop and what they teach, and to develop enhanced teaching or research materials.
More information: https://www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summer-programs (new programs posted each November)
Program: National Endowment for the Humanities Seminars and Institutes for School and College Educators
Where: locations around the US
Length of program: 2-6 weeks
Cost: Free (stipends of $1300-$3450 for residential and $650-$1725 for virtual depending on program length)
Who qualifies: Full time teachers in American K-12 schools; librarians and school administrators may also be eligible; separate programs for college and university professors
Deadline: March
Description: Each year the NEH offers teachers opportunities to study a variety of humanities topics in NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes. An NEH Summer Seminar enables 16 school teachers to explore a topic or set of readings with an expert scholar. The core material of the seminar need not relate directly to the school curriculum; the principal goal of the seminar is to expand and deepen teachers' understanding of the humanities through reading, discussion, writing, and reflection.
More information: https://www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summer-programs (new programs posted each November)
Program: National Gallery of Art Teacher Summer Institute
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: (on pause in 2024)
Cost: $120 includes instruction, books and program resources ($1000 competitive fellowships available)
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers (individuals or teams)
Deadline: April
Description: The institute helps teachers strengthen their knowledge of art history and integrate visual art into classroom teaching. The program features lectures, gallery tours, teaching strategies, and hands-on learning experiences.
More information: http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/teachers/teacher-institute.html
Program: National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program
Where: Aboard a ship to various locations (check website for options)
Length of program: 10-17 days, including travel time and pre-/post-trip stays on shore
Cost: Free (includes all room and board, transfers, round trip airfare between home airport and the ship, and substitute teacher costs for the days of the pre-voyage workshop if requested).
Who qualifies: K-12 classroom teachers and informal educators from the 50 U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico
Deadline: January
Description: Selected educators will travel aboard the ship National Geographic Explorer to various locations throughout the year. While aboard, Fellows will share the importance of geo-literacy with fellow travelers, develop activities to bring back to their classrooms, and have an adventure of a lifetime in the “land of the ice bears.” Prior to the expedition, all Grosvenor Teacher Fellows will travel free to Washington, D.C. to participate in a workshop sponsored by Google, National Geographic, and Lindblad Expeditions. Through this program, exemplary educators are recognized for their commitment to geo-literacy and are given a professional development opportunity to be actively engaged in finding new ways to bring geographic awareness and ocean stewardship to their classrooms or informal learning environments through a field-based experience.
More information: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/education-resources/professional-development/grosvenor-teacher-fellows/
Program: National History Day for Institutes
Where: varies
Length of program: check website
Cost: Free (confirm on website)
Who qualifies: teachers
Deadline: See website for details, information should be posted in the fall
Description: See website for details.
Program: National Korean Studies Seminar
Where: Los Angeles, CA (virtual and live in 2024)
Length of program: 2 days
Cost: Free
Who qualifies: American teachers, school administrators, and related staff members
Deadline: check website
Description: The National Korean Studies Seminar (NKS) is a 5-day educational seminar designed to provide enriching information on various aspects of Korea's history and culture. Seminar activities include lectures given by renowned scholars in the field, hands-on activities such as arts and crafts and creating Korean food, and cultural excursions such as visits to the LACMA's Korea Hall, Friendship Bell in San Pedro, and Korean Immigration History Museum.
More information: https://koreanseminar.org/
Program: National Museum of Women in the Arts ABC Teacher Institute
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 1 week (July)
Cost: $50
Who qualifies: teachers of grades 4 and 5 (curriculum can be differentiated to grades 3-8)
Deadline: May
Description: Participants try out many book formats as well as writing exercises from ABC. Also, participants practice the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) method for facilitating art discussions and brainstorm ideas for integrating visual arts with language arts, social studies, math, and science in their own classrooms.
More information: http://nmwa.org/learn/educators/teacher-institutes/abc-teacher-institute
Program: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Teacher at Sea Program
Where: Various, depending on ship assignment
Length of program: Participants can expect to be at sea anywhere from one week to one month, with the average cruise lasting 12-14 days. Most of our participants try to sail on cruises offered during the summer vacation, but cruises take place throughout most of the year on a space-available basis.
Cost: Free (includes transportation to and from the ship, lodging, and per diem allowance; airfare is paid for up front by the government, all other costs are reimbursed, including non-airfare transportation costs, lodging, and per diem allowance)
Who qualifies: K-12 currently employed full time teacher or administrator. Must be employed in the same or similar capacity during the next school year. Also community college, college or university teachers; museum or aquarium educators and adult education teachers
Deadline: November
Description: The mission of the Teacher at Sea (TAS) program is to give teachers a clearer insight into our ocean planet, a greater understanding of maritime work and studies, and to increase their level of environmental literacy by fostering an interdisciplinary research experience. The program provides a unique environment for learning and teaching by sending kindergarten through college-level teachers to sea aboard NOAA research and survey ships to work under the tutelage of scientists and crew. Then, armed with new understanding and experience, teachers bring this knowledge back to their classrooms.
More information: http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov/
Program: National World War I Museum Teacher Fellowships
Where: Kansas City, MO
Length of program: 5 days
Cost: Free or small cost, see website
Who qualifies: Full-time (4-12) teachers
Deadline: check website
Description: The National World War I Museum Teacher Fellowship Program will provide participants with unique and exciting opportunities to grow within their profession while creating materials and engaging in collaboration with similarly qualified and ambitious teachers from around the United States.
More information: https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/professional-development
Program: National World War II Museum Collection to Classroom Teacher Training
Where: New Orleans, LA
Length of program: 1 week in July
Cost: Free (includes travel, room and board, materials)
Who qualifies: middle or high school humanities teachers
Deadline: January
Description: The National WWII Museum’s Collection to Classroom workshops are immersive teacher professional development programs held on site at the Museum every summer. Two workshops are offered every year on different themes related to the history of World War II. Each workshop will give participants access to noted WWII scholars, as well as hands-on experiences, Museum curriculum, and virtual resources they can use in their classrooms.
More information: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/educator-resources/professional-development/collection-classroom-teacher-training
Program: Partnership for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Folklore
Where: Kazakhstan
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: $2400-$3300 (scholarships available)
Who qualifies: open
Deadline: varies
Description: Expeditions with a variety of emphases available. Our expedition volunteers record, film and photograph disappearing traditions and the people who are the tradition-bearers. Their work ends up in scholarly archives to be preserved for future generations.
Program: QFI Professional Development Grants
Where: varies
Length of program: varies
Cost: free (grant)
Who qualifies: primary and secondary educators of all subjects
Deadline: Rolling
Description: Teacher Professional Development grants provide support for primary and secondary teachers of all subjects to participate in local professional development events that enhance their ability to teach the Arabic language and/or about the Arab world.
More information: https://www.qfi.org/grants/
Program: Québec Dimensions: Historical, Geographic and Cultural Explorations
Where: Québec, Canada
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: $850 (includes all transportation for program-related activities during the Institute, lecturer fees, admissions to educational sties, curriculum materials, hotels and some meals). Participants are responsible for transportation to/from Montréal.
Who qualifies: K-12 social studies, geography, history and French teachers
Deadline: May
Description: This summer institute for teachers of social studies, geography, history and French will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the six elements of geography, historical foundations, and contemporary cultural insights through first-hand experience in the province of Québec. Institute is conducted in French.
More information: https://umaine.edu/teachingcanada/summer-institute-for-k-12-professionals-2024/
Program: Reese Teacher Fellowship
Where: Bentonville, AR
Length of program: 2 months
Cost: Free ($5,000 stipend at end of fellowship to cover transportation and housing)
Who qualifies: all preK-12 teachers
Deadline: May
Description: The William Reese Teacher Fellowship seeks to enrich high school curriculum by encouraging research into the development of interdisciplinary connections between American art and core curriculum subjects. Administered by the Crystal Bridges Library, the Fellowship is designed to encourage creative research projects that draw on the assets of the library to create arts-integrated curriculum that will enhance traditional teaching methods and student engagement. A computer and work station in the Crystal Bridges Library will be provided.
More information: https://crystalbridges.org/reese-fellowship/
Program: Religious Literacy Project Summer Institute
Where: Harvard, MA (virtual in 2022)
Length of program: 4 days
Cost: $100 (includes breakfast and lunch; limited funding is also available for travel)
Who qualifies: Educators teaching at the middle school, high school, and community college levels in any discipline.
Deadline: April 1
Description: This training introduces educators to a powerful set of specific methods and frameworks that will enable them to teach about religion in pedagogically rich and constitutionally sound ways.
More information: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/programs/religious-literacy-education/educational-opportunities/summer-institute
Program: South Jersey Summer Institute for Educators
Where: New Jersey
Length of program: 3 weeks
Cost: free ($2,000 stipend)
Who qualifies: grades 5-12 teachers in South Jersey
Deadline: March
Description: CCSNJ’s South Jersey Summer Institute for Educators is a unique approach to addressing the readiness of the future workforce. The Institute gets to the heart of the issue by exposing area teachers to the South Jersey economy, the skills, traits and characteristics businesses look for when hiring employees. For more than 20 years, this three-week intensive program has graduated nearly 500 area teachers. These teachers incorporate the lessons learned at the Institute into their teachings and reach more than 50,000 students – our future workforce.
More information: https://www.chambersnj.com/sjchamberfoundation/
Program: St. John's College Summer Teachers Institute
Where: Annapolis, MD or New York, NY (virtual in 2023)
Length of program: 1 week
Cost: New York - $200 (includes books and final luncheon), Annapolis - free (includes tuition, books, housing and most meals; funding may be available for travel)
Who qualifies: high school educators
Deadline: April 15
Description: The Teachers Institute explores original texts through seminar-style discussions. It is designed to encourage and enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history, culture, and democratic principles.
More information: https://www.sjc.edu/academic-programs/graduate/educators/teachers-institute
Program: Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 6 days
Cost: $150 (includes meals, eligible for discounted hotel room); $200 stipend for teachers who complete further requirements
Who qualifies: Applicants must teach or supervise secondary social studies or law-related education
Deadline: March
Description: Teachers participate in six days of educational activities to strengthen and expand their instruction about the Court. The agenda features recent cases and unrivaled access to a stellar lineup of Supreme Court experts and advocates who co-deliver sessions with Street Law’s staff.
More information: https://streetlaw.org/our-work/strategic-initiatives/supreme-court-summer-institute/
Program: TALMA
Where: Israel
Length of program: 3.5 weeks
Cost: Free
Who qualifies: Teachers under the age of 40 (with some exceptions) with at least 1 year of teaching experience, see website for more qualifications
Deadline: December
Description: The TALMA Summer Fellowship is a 3.5-week networking, professional development, and co-teaching experience for teachers from all over the world. Every summer from late June to late July, young professional educators gather together in Israel to co-teach English in high-need schools alongside local teachers, serving students of all backgrounds.
More information: https://www.talmaisrael.com/the-fellowships
Program: TEACH (Teachers Educating Across Cultures in Harmony) Fellowship
Where: Arab countries
Length of program: 10 days (most recent information from 2021)
Cost: $25 application fee, $250 and some other expenses (includes International Round trip Airfare, site visits, airfare between countries, most meals, hotel, receptions, ground transportation, visas)
Who qualifies: middle school and high school educators and administrators
Deadline: email edu@bilateralchamber.org for more information
Description: The TEACH Fellowship is a cross-cultural exchange program between educators from the United States and the Arab world. The educators compare best practices, teaching methodology, and classroom experiences with each other.
More information: https://www.bilateralchamber.org/teach-fellowship-program
Program: Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Program (National Parks)
Where: various national parks
Length of Program: 240 hours (specifics negotiated for each placement)
Cost: Free (stipend at end for housing, transportation)
Who qualifies: K-12 educators
Deadline: varies
Description: This program links National Parks and teachers from schools with underserved student populations in urban and rural school districts. Teacher-Ranger-Teachers (TRTs) spend the summer learning, and sometimes also living in the park. TRTs perform various tasks depending on their interests and the needs of the park that focus on educational programs of the NPS. TRTs spend the majority of their time engaging with park education projects, learning about park resources, and developing lesson plans to use in their classrooms and in the park with students. TRT experiences also include exposure to a variety of work performed in National Parks by employees from many career fields in the service. When TRTs return to school in the fall, they spend part of their classroom time presenting their TRT projects to their own students and to a wider education audience. These presentations can be connected to NPS outreach during National Park Week in April or at other times during the school year.
More Information: http://teacherrangerteacher.org/
Program: Teachers Air Camp
Where: Dayton, OH
Length of program: 3-4 days in June
Cost: $100 registration fee (includes curriculum, manipulatives, lodging, meals, flight suit and equipment, 1:1 instruction as a student pilot)
Who qualifies: Currently licensed, practicing educators in grades K-12 teaching one or more of the content areas of science, technology, engineering, and/or math. (US Citizens from around the world can apply)
Deadline: April
Description: The Teachers Air Camp experience is an exciting and rigorous adventure for all who participate. Participants remember why they became a teacher all over again by working together to master a fun and challenging curriculum. The carefully designed experiences illuminate options that are available for students in the STEM fields after graduation and emphasize how principles of STEM can be infused into almost any lesson to enhance the learning process.
More information: https://aircampusa.org/educator/
Program: Teaching the Humanities through Art
Where: Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
Length of program: 4 days
Cost: $100 (includes breakfast and lunch; scholarships available)
Who qualifies: 4-12 teachers (priority to Social Studies and English/Language Arts teachers)
Deadline: April
Description: Join colleagues from across the country at the Smithsonian American Art Museum for an exciting exploration of the connections among American art, technology, and your curricula. Attend one of our week-long institutes in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Stay connected with your newfound colleagues and museum staff throughout the year.
More information: https://americanart.si.edu/education/k-12/professional-development/summer-institutes
Program: The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights (TOLI)
Where: New York, other US and international locations
Length of program: 1 week in June or July
Cost: Free (some include stipends)
Who qualifies: Middle school, high school and college faculty with at least 5 years of classroom experience and at least 5 years from retirement
Deadline: February 1
Description: TOLI hosted its first New York summer seminar in 2006, bringing together educators from all over the US. Since then, TOLI has expanded to include Regional Seminars, which are led by our graduates and take place in various regions in the US. In 2012, TOLI expanded to Europe where it has conducted seminars in several countries. To date, in the US and Europe, TOLI has supported over 3000 educators who, in turn, have taken the lessons of the Holocaust to their classrooms where they are applied to understand and act against social injustice, bigotry and hatred.
More information: https://www.toli.us/about/
Program: Truman Teacher's Conference
Where: Independence, MO
Length of program: 5 days
Cost: check website (in past, $100 and included lodging)
Who qualifies: middle and high school teachers who teach Social Studies, US History and Government
Deadline: February 1
Description: email for more information
More information: https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/truman-library-teacher-conference-2024
Program: University of Washington East Asia Center Summer Seminars
Where: Seattle, WA
Length of program: 3 days
Cost: Free
Who qualifies: K-12 teachers
Deadline: see website
Description: 3-day seminars for K-12 teachers on China and/or Japan.
More information: https://jsis.washington.edu/earc/category/programs/summer-institutes/
Program: USS Midway Museum Institute for Teachers
Where: San Diego, CA
Length of program: 2 weeks
Cost: Free ($1000 stipend, instructional materials, meals, parking, and travel support for those outside the San Diego region)
Who qualifies: history teachers
Deadline: check website (applications open in fall)
Description: Our seminar programs are specifically designed for teachers of history and social studies to learn about the Cold War, the wars in Korea and Vietnam, and World War II in the Pacific, and to incorporate that knowledge, including a variety of perspectives, into their classroom lessons.
More information: https://www.midway.org/education/adult-education/midway-institute-for-teachers
Program: White House History Teacher Institute
Where: Washington, DC
Length of program: 5 days
Cost: $50 (includes breakfast, lunch, solo hotel rooms; $1000 travel stipend at completion of program ($1250 for HI and AK))
Who qualifies: preservice or in service K-12 teachers
Deadline: February
Description: The White House is an enduring symbol of the United States. The structure serves multiple roles as a home, office, museum, and stage. For over 200 years, many people have influenced the space including first families, enslaved individuals, foreign visitors, curators, and the American public. At the White House History Teacher Institute (WHHTI), you will discover the wider history of this iconic building and explore how you can use these stories to enhance your classroom.
More information: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/white-house-history-teacher-institute
Other cool opportunities:
List-serv for opportunities about Asia. Contact Laurel Singleton at laurel.singleton@colorado.edu
List-serv for opportunities about the Middle East and more (CMES Weekly Newsletter). Contact Abby Limmer alimmer@email.arizona.edu
Program: The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Who qualifies: U.S. citizens who demonstrate a commitment to civic responsibilities and to professional and collegial activities and who qualify for admission with graduate standing at an accredited U.S. university that offers a qualifying master's degree program are eligible to apply. Applicants must be committed to teaching American history, American government, and/or social studies full time in grades 7–12.
What is it: The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level. Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the states of their legal residence. Generally, one Fellowship per state is awarded each year.
More Information: http://www.jamesmadison.com/
Program: Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources
Who qualifies: The Library of Congress awards grants under the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional program to school districts, universities, cultural institutions, library systems and other educational organizations who wish to incorporate TPS materials and methods into their existing education and professional development programs for pre and in-service teachers, librarians, media specialists and other K-12 educators.
What is it: The TPS Regional program provides assistance and grants of up to $20,000 through its regional coordinators in the East, Midwest and West. The program promotes the widespread, sustained and effective use of primary sources from the Library of Congress within the educational community by increasing access to the TPS program for teachers who are not served by members of the TPS Educational Consortium.
More Information: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/teaching-with-primary-sources-partner-program/regional-websites/
Program: National Park Traveling Trunks
What is it: Bring the park to your classroom. Contact the National Park sites below to borrow and/or purchase traveling trunks and kits for classroom use. Some kits and trunks may be available for limited time periods and within limited regions. For best results, contact the park with any questions you have.
More Information: https://www.nps.gov/teachers/teacher-resources.htm#q=traveling+trunks&fq%5B%5D=Type%3A%22Traveling+Trunk%22
Program: Learning for Justice (Southern Poverty Law Center)
What is it: A place for educators to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools.
Learning for Justice's educational kits and subscriptions to its magazine are FREE to classroom teachers, librarians, school counselors, school administrators, professors of education, youth directors at houses of worship and employees of youth-serving nonprofit organizations.
More Information: https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/film-kits
Program: Student to World Online Courses
What is is: Unique online courses use youth storytelling to bring social issues to life through day-to-day realities. Each course – designed in their Content Creation Lab youth internship program – provides an age-appropriate introduction to pressing global issues. Youth participants share their own stories in the courses and participate in moderated live conversations, offering real, lived experiences and a broad range of perspectives.
More Information: https://www.gng.org/
Program: Youth Leadership Initiative
What is it: YLI, a program of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, develops FREE education resources designed to assist civics teachers, and encourage students to participate in the political process.
YLI jump-starts a lifetime of civic engagement for the next generation by creating innovative technology-based projects that bring the American democratic process to life in your classroom.
More Information: http://yli236.youthleadership.net/