Take tours with historians, engage in workshops, and discover a community of passionate, like-minded educators — Civil War Trust Teacher Institutes will help you enrich your Civil War instruction.
2011-2012 Teacher Institute Series
Regional Teacher Institute:
Boston, MAssachusetts
Home of the 54th Massachusetts and hotbed of abolitionist activity; experience the Civil War history of Boston.
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Regional Teacher Institute:
Los Angeles, California
A new state in the Union, more than 17,000 volunteers, talks of secession; explore California’s fascinating Civil War history.
Regional Teacher Institute:
Chicago Area
Discover the Civil War in the Midwest - home to Lincoln, major distributor to the Union Army, and brimming with racial and political tension.
2012 National Teacher Institute:
Charleston, South Carolina
Visit the place where it all began; discover Charleston, South Carolina.
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- Using historic battlefield land to educate the next generation is one of the major arguments for preservation; So take a trip, see some beautiful and historic sites, and engage our children in our nation's past.
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