WWI 360: Teach Like an ACE

Event Details

Presented by the National WWI Museum and Memorial, WWI 360 offers a blend of meaningful content and primary-source focused methods for teaching WWI and its enduring impact. Learn to practice historical deliberation with your students, how to teach beyond the Western Front, and why we need to teach WWI now more than ever. Explore Texas connections to WWI with Texas Historical Commission and Texas Military Forces Museum, and hear from special guest presenter, Scott Wolford, Professor of Government at University of Texas at Austin.

Participants Receive

• Professional Development Credit, SBEC-Approved
• Cross-curricular teaching resources from the collection of the National WWI Museum and Memorial including:
  • Copyright-free image, audio and document primary source sets
  • Historical deliberation discussion guides
  • Ready-to-use lesson plans with media enhancement opportunities for 1:1 classroom
  • Student activities aligned with educational standards
• Opportunity for publication with National WWI Museum and Memorial
• Light breakfast refreshments and catered lunch

Registration

Registration costs covered with generous appreciation to the United States World War One Centennial Commission.

This workshop is free of charge and is open to teachers from all districts. 4th-12th grade educators interested in integrating WWI into humanities are especially encouraged to participate.  Space is limited to 60 teachers. Because we expect this workshop to fill to capacity, please email Education@TheStoryofTexas.com as soon as possible if you need to cancel so that others might attend in your place.

Austin ISD teachers:  Austin ISD teachers have an opportunity to also attend an exclusive Humanities-focused version of this workshop on Thursday, February 6, from 8:30am-3:30 pm. AISD teachers can register for HCP section 93088. If you have questions about registration, please contact Jessica Jolliffe.

Doors open at 8:30 am, workshop begins at 9:00 am. Parking is complimentary in the Museum’s garage. CPE certificates to be provided, SBEC approved.

Questions? Contact (512) 936-4604 or education@thestoryoftexas.com.

                         

 

Funding for this workshop provided by the United States World War One Centennial Commission.

Support for the Bullock Museum's exhibitions and education programs provided by the Texas State History Museum Foundation.

School Programs are generously funded by Supporting Sponsors Joan and Bruce Blakemore, The Honorable Kent R. Hance, Frost Bank, The Marie M. and James H. Galloway Foundation, and The William Stamps Farish Fund; and Contributing Sponsors The Burdine Johnson Foundation and Carla and Brad Moran.