Integrate History & Steam Concepts
Learn from various experts from Mount Vernon’s Historic Preservation and Interpretation teams, and Washington Library staff through presentations on topics such as object and artifact analysis, understanding primary source documents, and using place as a primary source.
Gain confidence in integrating history and STEAM concepts in an interdisciplinary context to support student learning while building a network of local peers.
Registration Details
- Educators must be currently working in K-12 formal school settings.
- Space is limited to 150 teachers.
- A waitlist will be made available after registration meets full capacity.
Questions? Please contact gwti@mountvernon.org.
Sample Schedule
10:00-10:05 a.m., EST | Opening |
10:05 a.m-11:00 a.m., EST |
Virtual Tour: Place as a Primary Source |
11:00-11:10/11:10-11:15 a.m., EST | Teaching with Place/Break |
11:15-12:00 p.m., EST |
Washington Library Collection: Document Analysis Teaching with Documents |
12:00-12:45 p.m., EST |
Museum and Archaeology Collections: Objects Analysis Teaching with Objects |
12:45-1:00 p.m. | Reflections |