THD Teacher Field Trip

These workshops are a joint presentation of the Tennessee Historical Society and Teaching with Primary Sources Southern Region at MTSU, which is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation. Participants are introduced to Tennessee History Day, a year-long, project-based curriculum that engages students in grades 6–12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Participants are also exposed to the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program, which helps teachers use the rich reservoir of digitized primary source materials to design challenging, high-quality instruction. Workshop participants will take a director’s tour of a historic site, placing it in the context of the NHD framework. Later, participants will explore the Library of Congress’ online repository and integrate these resources with materials from the site to develop student-focused activities and planning.

Participating educators will receive a $50 stipend and curriculum materials. Lunch will be provided. Directions to meeting location and details will be sent to the email provided in registration. 30-45 minutes of pre-work will be required prior to the workshop. This time will be added to the cumulative total of the PD certificate. Workshops are limited to 20 participants. Register today!