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Gilder Lehrman Self-Paced Courses
APEX teachers have access to three Gilder Lehrman self-paced courses at no cost. Two of the courses are thoughtfully selected to align with and extend the professional learning from the Gilder Lehrman Symposiums, while the third course is your choice—allowing you to explore a topic that best fits your classroom needs or personal interests. To access these courses, participants must first create a Gilder Lehrman account and then follow the instructions linked below to register. Select two courses from the list below to get started. Follow the directions below for easy access to a world of learning!
Self-Paced Courses Selection:
Colonial North America, Led by John Fea, Messiah College
Colonial North America, Led by John Fea, Messiah College
Revolutionary America, Led by Denver Brunsman, George Washington University
The American Enlightenment, Led by Caroline Winterer, Stanford University
The American Enlightenment, Led by Caroline Winterer, Stanford University
Women in the American Revolution, Led by Carol Berkin, City University of New York
Women in the American Revolution, Led by Carol Berkin, City University of New York
Gilder Lehrman Symposiums:
Gilder Lehrman Symposiums offer a rich professional learning experience that combines deep historical scholarship with practical classroom application. Each symposium begins with a leading historian who explores an important topic in American history, providing teachers with fresh insights, compelling narratives, and cutting-edge research.
Following the historian’s presentation, participants break into Elementary and Secondary cohorts for hands-on pedagogical sessions led by a Gilder Lehrman Master Teacher—an expert K–12 educator selected for their exemplary content knowledge, instructional skill, and experience implementing the Teaching Literacy Through History (TLTH) approach. Master Teachers model how to translate historical scholarship into engaging, inquiry-driven lessons, guiding participants through strategies for close reading, primary source analysis, and literacy-rich historical thinking.
By the end of each symposium, teachers leave with deeper historical understanding, ready-to-use lesson ideas, and practical tools aligned with Gilder Lehrman’s TLTH pedagogical framework.
See EVENTS to register for upcoming symposiums.
Gilder Lehrman Symposium 1
Topic: Life in Colonial America in the lead-up to the Revolution
Learn about the everyday lives of Patriots, Loyalists, and undecided colonists in the years leading up to the American Revolution. What were the Patriots and Loyalists' arguments for and against declaring independence? How did these affiliations impact their political, social, and economic lives?
January 17, 2026 l Roanoke Higher Education Center l 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EST
Tim Bailey
Tim Bailey
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Elementary Master Teacher
Tim Bailey is the Director of Curriculum Development and Instructional Design for The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Previous to this he was a U.S. History teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah for more than 20 years.
Dr. Rebecca Brannon
Dr. Rebecca Brannon
James Madison University
Historian
Rebecca Brannon is associate professor of history at James Madison University and an expert on the American Revolution, especially (but not only) from the perspective of the American Loyalists. She has published on the Loyalist experience in the war and in pursuing forgiveness and reconciliation after the war, including her book "From Revolution to Reunion: The Reintegration of the South Carolina Loyalists", which was named to the Journal of the American Revolution’s 100 Best Books on the American Revolution List in 2017.
Jim Coe
Jim Coe
Newark Academy
Secondary Master Teacher
Jim Coe is a teacher of humanities and archivist at Newark Academy in New Jersey with over 10 years of classroom teaching experience. He is also a graduate of the Gilder Lehrman Institute's Masters of American History degree program, formerly offered in partnership with Pace University.
Gilder Lehrman Symposium 2
American Revolution
April 25, 2026 l Roanoke Higher Eduation Center l 8:30 am EST - 3:30 pm EST
Dale Hoggatt
Dale Hoggatt
Faculty Member at Pittsburg State University
Elementary Master Teacher
Dale Hoggatt has been part of the professional education community for over 35 years, with experience teaching in Oklahoma City and Joplin, Missouri. He was named the Missouri History Teacher of the Year in 2021. He is also currently on the faculty at Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
Dr. John Fea
Dr. John Fea
Distinguished Professor of American History at Messiah University; Distinguished Fellow, Lumen Center
Historian
John Fea is a Professor of American History and Chair of the History Department at Messiah University. He is the author or editor of six books, including Why Study History?: Reflecting on the Importance of the Past, Was America Founded as a Christian Nation: A Historical Introduction, and The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America. He has presented papers and lectures at the Organization of American Historians, Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution, Conference on Faith and History, McNeil Center for Early American Studies, New Jersey Forum, Pennsylvania Historical Association Annual Meeting, and the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of the Early American Republic.
Jim Coe
Jim Coe
Newark Academy
Secondary Master Teacher
Jim Coe is a teacher of humanities and archivist at Newark Academy in New Jersey with over 10 years of classroom teaching experience. He is also a graduate of the Gilder Lehrman Institute's Masters of American History degree program, formerly offered in partnership with Pace University.
Gilder Lehrman APEX Boston, MA Expedition
Life in Colonial America (Boston and Massachusetts seminar)
July 12 - 17, 2026
[Historic map of Boston and surrounding area]. Boston Public Library, Digital Commonwealth,www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:w3765p48t
Topic: Everyday Life in Colonial America
Over the course of this week-long seminar, participants will engage with scholar lectures, pedagogy workshops, and site visits to learn more about everyday life for people living in the colonies prior to the American Revolution. Potential site visits include Historic Deerfield, an 18th-century colonial village in Massachusetts, and the Adams National Historical Site, home of John and Abigail Adams as well as John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams. The seminar combines rich historical content, collaborative learning, and meaningful on-site experiences to deepen understanding of American history and support classroom application.
REGISTRATION OPENING IN JANUARY 2026
Dale Hoggatt
Dale Hoggatt
Faculty Member at Pittsburg State University
Elementary Master Teacher
Dale Hoggatt has been part of the professional education community for over 35 years, with experience teaching in Oklahoma City and Joplin, Missouri. He was named the Missouri History Teacher of the Year in 2021. He is also currently on the faculty at Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
Dr. John Fea
Dr. John Fea
Distinguished Professor of American History at Messiah University; Distinguished Fellow, Lumen Center
Historian
John Fea is a Professor of American History and Chair of the History Department at Messiah University. He is the author or editor of six books, including Why Study History?: Reflecting on the Importance of the Past, Was America Founded as a Christian Nation: A Historical Introduction, and The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America. He has presented papers and lectures at the Organization of American Historians, Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution, Conference on Faith and History, McNeil Center for Early American Studies, New Jersey Forum, Pennsylvania Historical Association Annual Meeting, and the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of the Early American Republic.
Jim Coe
Jim Coe
Newark Academy
Secondary Master Teacher
Jim Coe is a teacher of humanities and archivist at Newark Academy in New Jersey with over 10 years of classroom teaching experience. He is also a graduate of the Gilder Lehrman Institute's Masters of American History degree program, formerly offered in partnership with Pace University.
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