We are proud to offer year-round Professional Development opportunities for Virginia educators on a wide variety of topics.
Teacher Institutes are scheduled each summer and often throughout the school year. Professional development presentations can be scheduled by request.
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This summer, the Virginia War Memorial will be hosting 1 three-day Teacher Institute and 2 single-day Institutes.
All of the Virginia War Memorial’s teacher programs are FREE, and open to all educators. Lunches are provided for all participants at in-person programs. Teachers are eligible to receive recertification points for each of these programs.
Register for Summer 2025 Teacher Institutes here
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
This fantastic teacher workshop will focus on research strategies and skills for students of all ages. Virginia War Memorial Director of Education Jim Triesler and Archivist Sylvia Marshall will be joined by author Nancy Wright Beasley. Mrs. Beasley is the author of several books, including Izzy’s Fire: Finding Humanity in the Holocaust. They will provide strategies and resources for teachers and students who wish to engage in the research process and make lasting connections to history. The focus will be on archival materials and research, teaching with primary sources, project-based learning, photo analysis, genealogical skills, and research methods beyond the archives. This workshop is designed for history and English teachers, and anyone who loves learning about the past.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Fifty years ago, the fall of Saigon led to the collapse of South Vietnam, officially ending the war in Vietnam. The last U. S. combat troops left South Vietnam March 29, 1973. This one-day teacher institute will provide an overview of the Vietnam War and highlight the lives of several Virginians who lost their lives during this tragic period. We will also hear from a panel of military veterans who served during the Vietnam War.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday July 8, 9, and 10, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Join Virginia War Memorial Education Director Jim Triesler as he and the VWM staff provide a three-day overview of the war, uncovering lessons the war provides for us today. On July 9, we will also be joined by fourth generation US Army veteran, Will Hogan, author of Task Force Hogan, a book about his father’s tank battalion, the Third Armored Division, which selflessly led the charge from Normandy into Germany.
