Educator Professional Development
The Museum offers a variety of programs and resources designed for elementary, middle, and high-school educators that explore artifacts in the Museum's core and special exhibitions, interdisciplinary curriculum integration, and methods for teaching with artifacts.
Workshops take several formats, including half-day and full-day events, multi-day collaborations with other institutions, and interactive videoconference programs.
All sessions provide:
• Instructional materials
• Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours
• Teaching strategies
• Connections to the TEKS
• Free parking for on-site programs
All programs require advance registration. $15 refundable deposit required for each reservation. Please review the schedule of programs before registering and call (512) 936-4649 to make your reservation today. If registering for a program less than two weeks in advance, call to confirm space is still available. Programs may be canceled at any time due to insufficient enrollment.
Please call (512) 936-4682 or email education@TheStoryofTexas.com for more information.
In-Service Workshops Open to Registration
Minimum of 10 educators (limit 35) per session. Programs may be canceled at any time due to insufficient enrollment.
4th Saturday Professional Development Workshops
CPE Hours: Varies by date
Grade levels: K-12
Beginning in September of 2011 and held the fourth Saturday of the month, these informal sessions introduce topics related to the Museum's core exhibits and present relevant hands-on activities for the classroom. Earn CPE hours, explore the exhibits, and collect TEKS aligned lesson plans and other relevant resources during these fun and cross-curricular workshops.
Presenters and dates for the 2011-2012 academic school year 4th Saturday Workshops are:
September 24, 2011: Museum 101
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
CPE Hours: 3
Presenter: Museum Education Department
October 22, 2011: Texas General Land Office, Archive and Records
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
CPE Hours: 2
Presenter: Buck Cole, Education Outreach
January 28, 2012: Texas State Historical Association
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
CPE Hours: 2
Presenter, Stephen Cure, Director of Educational Services
February 25, 2012: Capitol Visitors Center
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
CPE Hours: 2
Presenter: Kyle Schlafer, Program Supervisor
March 24, 2012: The Story of Texas Chapter Overview
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
CPE Hours: 3
Presenter: Museum Education Department
April 28, 2012: NASA
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CPE Hours: 6
Presenter: TBA
May 26, 2012: Agriculture in the Classroom
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CPE Hours: 6
Presenter: TBA
Please call (512) 936-4649 to register for a 4th Saturday workshop.
In-Service Workshops Scheduled by Request
Minimum of 15 educators (limit 50) per session
Museum 101: Teacher Orientation Workshop
CPE Hours: 3
Grade Levels: K-12
From self-guided visits to dramatic performances and docent led tours, the Museum has something for all kinds of learners. Before your class visits the Museum, attend a FREE teacher orientation workshop and collect resources to help you prepare for your museum visit including helpful hints about how to arrange a field trip and how to integrate a museum experience into your school’s curriculum.
Led by the education department staff, these workshops are designed to acquaint K-12 teachers with the Museum’s resources and to prepare educators to visit the Museum with their classes. The workshops explore the content and context of the Museum's Exhibits, demonstrate methods for teaching with artifacts, and provide suggestions for integrating primary sources into classroom curricula.
Tango Alpha Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration Professional Development Workshop
CPE Hours: 4
Grade Levels: K-12
The history of aviation in Texas is the story of industry innovation, record-setting achievements, gravity-defying feats and the soaring human spirit. This professional development workshop, based on the Tango Alpha Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration exhibition, focuses on how to make the history and science of flight relevant and personal for students. Each educator will receive a FREE TEKS and STEM aligned interdisciplinary Educator Guide designed for K-12 classrooms.
Gone to Texas! Professional Development Workshop
CPE Hours: 3
Grade Levels: 4-12
This three hour professional development workshop, based on the Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island traveling exhibition, focuses on how to make immigrant history relevant and personal for students.
Attendees will examine the effect of immigration on our lives today through primary source documents, oral histories, and local immigrant histories. Educators will receive a FREE TEKS aligned Educator Guide with an orientation to the Museum and its educational programs, discover the excitement of object-based learning by exploring primary source material, and learn about conducting oral histories and investigating local immigrant histories.
Please call (512) 936-4682 or email education@TheStoryofTexas.com for more information or to schedule a workshop.
Pre-Service Workshops
Scheduled upon request. Minimum of 15 students (limit 50) per session.
Led by the Education Department staff, these workshops are designed to acquaint pre-service educators with the Museum’s resources and education department. Workshops explore the content and context of the Museum exhibits, demonstrate methods for teaching with artifacts, gives a general overview of educator resources available through the Museum, and provide suggestions for integrating the artifacts and other primary sources into classroom curricula.
Please call (512) 936-4682 or email education@TheStoryofTexas.com for more information or to schedule a workshop.
Distance Learning Videoconference Workshops
Can't make it to the Museum? Don't worry - the Museum can come to you through videoconferencing. All Distance Learning professional development workshops are $350.00 with no limit on attendance. Almost all on-site professional development workshops can be delivered through distance learning.
For more information on Distance Learning through the Museum, including technical requirements and registration instructions, click here.
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