Summer Teacher Institute
Virginia School Teachers K-12
July 11-16, 2010
Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center
Explore the story of colonial America firsthand during this weeklong Teacher Institute at Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center living-history museums. Jamestown Settlement examines the world of America’s first permanent English settlement at Jamestown and the cultures that converged in 17th-century Virginia. The Yorktown Victory Center chronicles the American Revolution from the beginnings of colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation.
Program Highlights
*Become immersed in the history of 17th-century Jamestown and the 18th-century American Revolution.
*Practice new teaching methods in period costume while interacting with visitors at two living-history museums.
*Experience history through hands-on period activities.
*Participate in SOL-correlated programs, presentations and workshops.
*Take home a kit of reproduction artifacts to use in your classroom.
*Click here for general 2010 Summer Teacher Institute contents.
Watch a video about the Summer Teacher Institute.
Application for the 2010 Summer Teacher Institute.
Submit your application online and send a letter of recommendation from your school or district administrator as an email attachment (teacher.institute@jyf.virginia.gov) or mail you application package to:
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
ATTN: Teacher Institute/Outreach Education
P.O. Box 1607
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Complete application packages (form and recommendation letter) are due on March 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified of their status by May 3, 2010.
Hotel, meals, transportation stipend and materials are provided.
Earn up to 35 professional development points.
(License holders are responsible for satisfying license renewal requirements as set forth in the Virginia Licensure Renewal Manual, including advance approval from the participant's school division.)
