Name: Lead Like Washington: Transforming the Classroom Through Timeless Principles
Start: 2026-09-25T12:00:00-0400
End: 2026-09-25T16:00:00-0400
Location: George Washington's Mount Vernon

Engage in Lessons, Inquiry Strategies, and Leadership Activities

Through hands-on inquiry experiences, leadership lab stations, primary-source investigations, and collaborative reflection, participants will experience learning that is active, creative, and deeply relevant. The workshop highlights practical classroom applications while showcasing outstanding instructional resources available through Mount Vernon and the George Washington Teacher Institute.

By the end of the session, teachers will have a collection of ready-to-use lessons, inquiry strategies, and leadership activities designed to help students think critically, act responsibly, and recognize the power of character in shaping both personal success and the future of our democracy.

Schedule

12 p.m.	Opening, Welcome, Introductions
12:15 p.m.	Hidden in Plain Sight - Discovering Mount Vernon as a Teacher Resource
1 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m.	Who Led it Best?
2:15 p.m.	Washington Leadership Lab Stations
3 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	Classroom Connections & Reflections

Registration Requirements

Who can register?

Teachers MUST teach in a formal K-12 classroom or school setting.
The workshop is limited to 25 teachers.
A waitlist will be available if registration meets full capacity.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

Meet the Speaker

Meet the Educators

Traci Carbon

Traci Carbon is beyond honored and excited to be a part of the GWTI 250 Ambassador program and meet each of you! She is the Educator Effectiveness Coordinator for the Humboldt County School District in Winnemucca, Nevada, a rural community 175 miles east of Reno. Traci is in her 30th year in education, where she has spent 22 years in the classroom with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. Traci earned her National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist and has since renewed it twice. She participated in GWTI at Mount Vernon in 2022 and loved every second! She has a 25-year-old son, who is, in her unbiased opinion, an incredible human being. Outside of the classroom, Traci loves to garden, quilt, spend time with family and friends, and hang out with the very best dog ever!