Post: National Archives Summer Institute "Primarily Teaching"

Posted by Carol Buswell on 4/23/08

Marvelous Idaho Teachers!

It's official! We are now offering the week-long National
Archives'"Primarily Teaching" workshop right here at the
Seattle facility. The official press release follows. We
hope to see you there. Clock and credit hours will be
offered. Space is limited to 10 participants here
in Seattle, so let us know soon.

Hope to see you there!
Carol Buswell
Education Specialist
National Archives and Records Administration
Pacific Alaska Region - Seattle
206-336-5151
carol.buswell@nara.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OFFERS SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR EDUCATORS

The National Archives and Records Administration announces
the dates for its annual institutes for educators in the
summer of 2008.

Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom
Strategies will be held at twelve of the agency's locations
including:

The Gerald Ford Library, Ann Arbor, MI, June 16 - 20, 2008
The National Archives in Washington, DC, June 24 - July 3,
2008
The National Archives Regional Facility, Denver, CO, July
14 - 18, 2008

The National Archives Regional Facility, Chicago, IL, July
14 - 18,
2008
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, KS, July 17 -
25, 2008
The Lyndon B. Johnson Library, Austin, TX, July 28 - August
1, 2008
The National Archives Regional Facility, Waltham, MA, July
28 - August
1, 2008.
The National Archives Regional Facility, Laguna Niguel, CA,
July 29 -
August 5, 2008
The National Archives Regional Facility, Philadelphia, PA,
August 4 -
8, 2008
The National Archives Regional Facility, Fort Worth, TX
August 4 - 8,
2008
The National Archives Regional Facility, New York, NY,
August 11 - 15,
2008
The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, College
Station, TX,
August 11 - 15, 2008
The National Archives Regional Facility, Seattle, WA,
August 18 - 22,
2008

Primarily Teaching is designed to provide access to the
rich resources of the National Archives for educators at
the upper elementary, secondary, and college levels.
Participants will learn how to research
the historical records, create classroom materials based on
the records, and present documents in ways that sharpen
students' skills and enthusiasm for history, government,
and the other humanities.

Each participant will search the holdings of the National
Archives for documents suitable for classroom use and
develop strategies for using these documents in the
classroom or design professional development activities to
help classroom teachers use primary source documents
effectively.

The National Archives preserves and makes available to the
public the permanently valuable records of the United
States government. Although the best known of these are
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
Bill of Rights, there are billions of textual documents,
maps, drawings, photographs, films, sound recordings, and
computer tapes in the National Archives holdings that
record the American experience of government from 1774 to
the present.

The cost of the institute, including all materials, is
$100. Graduate credit from a major university is available
for an additional fee.

Participation in the Washington, DC, session is limited to
20 members; participation in the sessions at the
Presidential Libraries and regional facilities is limited
to 10 members each.

An application for the institute is available online at
http://www.archives.gov/education/primarily-teaching/

For more information about the institute, contact:

Primarily Teaching
Education Team (NWE)
National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Room G-9
Washington, DC 20408
education@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
200 Southeast Fourth Street
Abilene, KS 67410
kim.barbieri@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
2313 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78705
Marsha.sharp@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library
Museum: Library:
303 Pearl Street, NW 1000 Beal
Ave.
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353 Ann Arbor, MI
48109-2114
Barbara.packer@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
1000 George Bush Drive West
College Station, TX 77845
Tel. (979) 691-4013; Fax (979) 691-4050
Shirley.hammond@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Rocky Mountain Region
P.O Box 25307
Denver, CO 80225
lori.cox-paul@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Mid-Atlantic Region
900 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4292
leslie.simon@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago)
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629
chicago.archives@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel)
24000 Avila Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
paul.wormser@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Northeast Region (Boston)
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452
annie.davis@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth)
501 West Felix Street, Building 1
Fort Worth, Texas
jenny.mcmillen@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Northeast Region (New York City)
201 Varick Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10014
(Entrance on Houston Street, between Varick and Hudson.)
newyork.archives@nara.gov

Primarily Teaching Staff
NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)
6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
seattle.archives@nara.gov

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