Summer Teacher Professional Developments 2025
Registration will open in the Spring.
Integrating Iowa History into K-12 Classrooms
June 09 & 10, 2025
Join us for an immersive experience at the State Historical Society of Iowa, where you'll uncover the rich history of Iowa and learn effective strategies for incorporating it into your K-12 social studies classrooms. This unique opportunity provides exclusive access to the museum’s primary sources, including archives, collection objects, and exhibits. You'll also engage with museum staff who have teaching expertise and will demonstrate best practices for integrating Iowa History into your curriculum. Participants will leave with valuable resources and ready-to-use lesson plans to bring Iowa's history to life in the classroom.
Integrating Social Studies & Literacy into Elementary Classrooms
June 16 & 17, 2025
Explore the best practices for integrating social studies and literacy into your K-5 classrooms. Participants will receive exclusive access to the museum’s primary sources - both archives and collection objects - as well as learn from teacher facilitators who will model best practices for using primary sources and inquiry in elementary classrooms. Participants will work closely with the museum education’s digital and print social studies and literacy resources.
Integrating Inquiry & Primary Sources into Secondary Classrooms
June 23 & 24, 2025
Using what is learned about integrating inquiry and primary sources, participants will use from any State Historical Society of Iowa’s Primary Source Sets, or create their own, and select at least three primary sources that relate to the compelling or supporting question. The primary sources can be from the Primary Source Sets, the Library of Congress, National Archives or a major university archive. Participants will create a single-day or multi-day lesson plan utilizing the compelling or supporting question, all of the selected primary sources and inquiry.