Educators

Fourth Annual Conference on Colonial America for Educators

May 18, 2012—at Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga presents a day-long conference for educators focused on Colonial American history. 

 

Registration includes lunch and costs $40. Educators also attending the Seventeenth Annual War College of the Seven Years' War May 18-20, 2012, can attend the conference for $35. To register, download the conference flyer and registration form below.

 

Presenters in 2012 include:

  • Paul Andriscin, Castleton State College, on using primary sources to learn about the everyday experiences of soldiers at Mount Independence during the American Revolution.
  • Julie Daniels, New York State Archives, on using documents related to New York's Indians using European politics to their advantage.
  • Eileen Hannay, Rogers Island Visitor Center, on the murder of Jane McCrea in 1777 and trying to separate truth from myth.
  • Rich Isenberg, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, on Native American birch bark canoes used in the Champlain Valley.
  • Stuart Lilie and Rich Strum, Fort Ticonderoga, provide an opportunity to visit a living history event and interact with first-person interpreters.
  • Jean-Francois Lozier, Canadian Museum of Civilization, on the relationship between French colonists and Native peoples in New France.
  • Tim Potts, Robert J. Kaiser Middle School, will present two sessions: one on locating and using Native American documents, and the other on primary source activities related to the American Revolution on the Northern Frontier.

  

Download Conference flyer and registration form.

 

Learn more about the War College of the Seven Years’ War.

 

 

Continuing Education Courses for Teachers

Living History Education Foundation

Since 2002, Fort Ticonderoga, in partnership with the Living History Education Foundation, has offered courses that teach teachers how to use the techniques of living history in the classroom. Teachers from Buffalo to Long Island have participated in these courses. The Living History Education Foundation covers all the costs associated with these courses for New York State teachers: overnight accommodations, site fees, and meals. Participants need only pay for graduate or continuing education credits. Limited funding is also available for Vermont teachers

Living History at Fort Carillon
Friday-Wednesday, July 6-11, 2012
Learn about the dramatic role that Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) played in the French & Indian War and the American Revolution. Join a group of teachers at Fort Ticonderoga this summer with room, board, and site expenses paid by the Living History Education Foundation (LHEF).

Utilizing a wealth of materials and techniques, participants will immerse themselves in the history of New York and Canada during the Colonial and Revolutionary periods. Participants will study the social, military, economy, geography, technology, music, and culture of the era. Teachers will utilize a cross-curriculum approach with living history experiences based on the NYS Standards and Character Education recommendations. For more information, visit the LHEF website at www.livinghistoryed.org.

Download a course brochure.

 
 

Geography Workshop with the New York Geographic Alliance

Tentatively Thursday & Friday, August 16 & 17, 2012—at Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga and the New York Geographic Alliance are planning a two-day workshop for educators on Thursday & Friday, August 16 & 17, 2012. Additional details will be posted here as soon as they are available.

 

Download a workshop flyer. 

 

Teacher Scholarships for Seminars and Conferences

Fort Ticonderoga offers teacher scholarships each year for teachers to attend its annual seminars and conferences: the War College of the Seven Years’ War (May), the Conference on Lake George and Lake Champlain (August), and the Seminar on the American Revolution (September).

Thanks to the generous support of patrons, Fort Ticonderoga offers four scholarships for secondary or middle school teachers to attend these programs. Since 2001, Fort Ticonderoga has provided scholarships for 87 teachers to attend its seminars and conferences..