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Teaching Slavery in Washington's
Welcome
Welcome
The George Washington Teacher Institute welcomes you to our first, national symposium for teachers. We've taken the best of our popular application-based residential program Slavery in Washington’s World and added new, relevant sessions aimed at tackling this topic in today's classroom.
Symposium sessions are designed to guide K-12 teachers in expanding content knowledge, finding resources, and identifying strategies to host deeper discussions with students about this difficult subject.
Orientation Video
Orientation Video
View this short video presented by Alissa Oginsky, Manager of Teacher Learning, prior to attending your first session to help orient you to the symposium goals, outcomes, website, and platform.
George Washington Teacher Institute Objectives
George Washington Teacher Institute Objectives
Gain knowledge of George Washington and the world he lived in
Examine political, social, ideological, and economic histories and concepts
Analyze primary sources in order to investigate Washington’s leadership
Address inclusive histories that reflect the diversity of the 18th century
Create and utilize strategies for the classroom that encourage discussion and inquiry
Explore how the 18th century is relevant to today’s modern world
Apply what you learn in the civic act of student instruction
How to Participate
How to Participate
Navigate to the Sessions page for the symposium schedule and to explore overviews, resources, and speakers for each session. Use the "join" button to login in to sessions.
Many of our sessions will be available as recordings within 24 hours of a session's conclusion. Check back and view sessions at your own asynchronous pace!
*Speakers reserved the right to opt out of session recordings. These will be marked "recording unavailable."
Virtual Platform
Virtual Platform
George Washington's Mount Vernon uses Cisco Webex Events to host virtual programs. This may require a simple, free file/app download upon entry to your first session.
*For more detailed directions or help logging in, please visit the Webex Help Center.
Certificate of Participation
Certificate of Participation
To request a certificate documenting the number of professional development hours you participated in (including watching recordings!), complete the Google Form and a PDF copy be emailed to you.
Evaluation
Evaluation
Thank you so much for joining all or part of the symposium! Help us improve our future programming by completing the program evaluation.
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