Gilder Lehrman Institute Teacher Seminars—part of our 2022 Summer PD programming–are being held online this summer, which means teachers can participate from anywhere, even on vacation. But the quality is still top-notch, providing content-rich programs—everything from Revolutionary America to Black Women’s History, World War II to the Vietnam War, American Immigration History to American Indian History.

New to 2022, teachers can enroll in as many Teacher Seminars as they like!

Take a look through our many course offerings here.

With so many to choose from, we highlight here some actual seminar combinations that teachers from across the country have registered for. Feel inspired to mix and match and create the summer of learning that you need!

Origin Stories

A teacher from Kansas felt inspired to combine these seminars, all of which uncover the beginnings of the country and its internal struggles:

Colonial North America with Alan Taylor (University of Virginia) (Week of June 20)

Origins of the Civil War with James Oakes (CUNY Graduate Center) (Week of June 27)

Revolutionary America with Denver Brunsman (George Washington University) (Week of August 1)

Lives of the Enslaved with Daina Ramey Berry (University of Texas at Austin) (Week of August 8)

Twentieth-Century Focus

A teacher from Texas chose seminars covering major events of the last century:

The Vietnam War with Fredrik Logevall (Harvard University) (Week of June 20)

Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era with Bruce J. Schulman (Boston University) (Week of July 18)

The Great Depression and New Deal with Eric Rauchway (University of California, Davis) (Week of July 18)

World War II with Michael S. Neiberg (US Army War College) (Week of July 25)

A teacher from California taking many of the above seminars also added

The Global Cold War with Daniel Sargent (University of California, Berkeley) (Week of July 18)

Democracy in America

This Connecticut teacher found a seminar combination that together track the democratic process from theory to practice:

The History of American Protest with John Stauffer (Harvard University) (Week of June 27)

Foundations of American Democracy: 1761–1801 with Andrew W. Robertson (Lehman College and CUNY Graduate Center) (Week of July 25)

The American Presidency with Jeffrey A. Engel (Southern Methodist University) (Week of August 1)

Everyone’s American History

A teacher from Massachusetts found three diverse yet complementary seminars exploring American populations whose histories are core to the American experience.

African American History since Emancipation with Peniel E. Joseph (University of Texas at Austin) (Week of July 25)

American Immigration History: People, Patterns, and Policy with Madeline Y. Hsu (University of Texas at Austin) (Week of June 27)

American Indian History: Case Studies with Colin G. Calloway (Dartmouth College) (Week of August 8)

Histories You Weren’t Taught

A teacher from Arizona picked seminars that all focus on history that has gone under-represented until the present moment. Each of these seminars offers surprising facts that open up new ways of looking at the past.

The Historic Roots of American Race Relations with Lilia Fernandez (Rutgers University) and Donald L. Fixico (Arizona State University) (Week of June 20)

Women in the American Revolution with Carol Berkin (Baruch College, CUNY) (Week of June 27)

Black Women’s History with Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley College) (Week of August 8)

Special Discounts for Multiple Registrations

We encourage teachers to register for as many seminars as they like; email us at seminars@gilderlehrman.org if you are interested in the following discounts and offers:

• Three seminars: add a free module in our How Did We Get Here? On-Demand series
• Four or five seminars: 15% off
• Six or more seminars: 25% off

Your Teacher Seminar experience promises a rewarding summer of professional development that will send you back into the classroom reinvigorated with new and refreshed content for your students. Join in the adventure of creating your own platter of learning.

Eligibility

Teacher Seminars are open exclusively to participants in the Institute’s free Affiliate School Program, community college instructors, and National Park Service employees. Check here to see if your school is in the Affiliate School Program. If not, you can learn more and sign up here.

For the complete list of Teacher Seminars, click here. We look forward to seeing everyone in summer 2022!

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