Sample student project from Morven Park visit. Smart's Mill teacher brought history to life as students used art, poetry, music and technology to understand life at this heritage site in 1820.

Journey NVCC Educators Course - Spring 2008
Focuses on incorporating heritage sites into classroom instruction. Syllabus » [a PDF File]

The Journey is excited to announce the continued opportunity for teachers to experience Where America Happened through the spring offering of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground course at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). We give Dan Kent, former teacher and author of the curriculum our highest accolades for the work he has done over the past three years and welcome Mr. Richard Gillespie as the new instructor.

This course, History 298, Seminar and Project in Regional History (Class Number: 20864) is open to all educators and includes recertification and college credit options. Participants will focus on learning more about heritage sites along the corridor and incorporating them seamlessly into classroom instruction. Educators who are working with 4th grade Virginia Studies, 6th or 7th Grade U.S. History, or 11th grade U.S. and Virginia History are encouraged to attend.

For course details.
Interested participants can register online at www.nvcc.edu or by calling NOVA at 703-323-3770. The course title is History 298, Seminar and Project in Regional History (Class Number: 20864). Educators can also register through the Loudoun County Public Schools program, My Learning Plan.

The cost for the program is $262.50 and is offered through the Loudoun campus.

When not visiting heritage sites, sessions will meet at Historic Morven Park. The course begins Thursday, January 17 and continues through Thursday, April 17, 2008.

Extreme Teacher Workshop - Summer 2008
A teacher immersion program that explores the educational value of historic sites along the Journey and introduces the movie-making process to participants as they hike, bike, and canoe along the hallowed ground.

Dates for the course are to be determined. Contact This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it for more information.

Eisenhower Academy - July 2008
Introduces effective strategies for teaching the Cold War era in the classroom.

The 11th annual Eisenhower Academy, a summer institute for teachers, will be held July 6 - 11, 2008 at Gettysburg College and Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg, PA. Sponsored by the National Park Service, Gettysburg College, and Mount St. Mary's University, the Academy presents an in-depth perspective of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and world leader, and introduces effective strategies for teaching the Cold War era in the classroom. Lectures and discussion cover civil rights, the Cold War, 1950's economics, popular culture, and new scholarship on the Eisenhower Presidency. Field trips include a visit to the Eisenhowers' home and a walk through Eisenhower’s Gettysburg. Total cost, including field trips, special evening events, banquets, lodging and all meals is $685 for single occupancy. Cost for day students is $380. Professional education credits and graduate credits are available.

For more information contact:
Eisenhower Academy, 250 Eisenhower Farm Lane, Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 338-9114 Ext. 10
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www.nps.gov/eise.

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