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Teacher Institute 2008

Hagerstown, MD · July 25-27, 2008
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The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) will host its Seventh Annual Teacher Institute from July 25-27, 2008 in Hagerstown, MD. This free weekend will feature “field trip” tours of Antietam and Harpers Ferry, focusing on techniques teachers can use to make a battlefield visit a central part of their Civil War curriculum.

Tentative Schedule
Please click here for a tentative schedule of events in PDF format.

Workshops
Workshops are designed not only to impart specific information about the era but also a variety of pedagogical strategies to help teachers bring the Civil War to life in their classrooms.

Workshops this year include:

Civil War Lost and Found: An Antietam Soldier’s Diary
Civil War Service Records as Primary Source
Organizing a Youth Re-enactment Program
Teaching the Civil War with Technology
Creating a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Event
Economic Issues in the Civil War
Lincoln Assassination Murder Mystery
Marie Tepe: Vivandiere – Women in the Civil War
Teaching the Civil War to Elementary Students
Creating a Student Living History Museum

The Saturday Field Trip choices are:

Antietam – Includes two NPS Education programs (Battlefield in a Box, & Angels of the Battlefield, battlefield tour, living history
Harpers Ferry – Includes three NPS Education programs (covering John Brown, the Civil War in Harpers Ferry, and the African American Experience), battlefield tour

Friday Night in Hagerstown
From baseball to walking or segway tours to live music, you have the opportunity Friday night to explore Hagertown. See a list of Friday's local events and activities (PDF)

Special Friday night walking tour of historic downtown Hagerstown, Maryland
Sign up Friday morning at registration. Participants will meet at the Visitor Center in downtown Hagerstown (directions will be given at registration or visit http://www.marylandmemories.org) at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $7.00 cash payable to the guide on Friday evening.

Registration
Registration is now closed.
*No refunds will be given for late cancellations after July 11, 2008.

Travel Stipends
CWPT is able to provide travel stipends for 10 or more teachers who would not otherwise have been able to attend due to geographic or funding constraints. The 2008 stipend winners have already been selected and will be contacted by the CWPT. We are no longer accepting applications. Information on how to apply for stipends for next year's Teacher Institute will be available soon.

Accommodations
The hotel will be the Sheraton Four Points, Hagerstown. Call (301)
790-3010 to make your reservations. Rooms are $75 per night. Teachers
must mention "CWPT Teacher Institute" to get this rate. Parking is free.

Sheraton Four Points Hagerstown
1910 Dual Highway
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 790-3010

An overflow hotel is now available. To reserve a room at Comfort Suites, Hagerstown, call (301) 791-8100 to make your reservations. Suites are $75 per night. Teachers must mention CWPT when making reservations to get this rate. A downloadable flyer for this hotel is available here.

Comfort Suites Hagerstown
1801 Dual Highway
Hagerstown, MD
Phone: 301-791-8100
Fax: 301-766-2079

Other lodging
If you are looking for campgrounds, bed and breakfasts, or lodging alternatives visit www.marylandmemories.org/lodging.html to use the Hagerstown / Washington County Visitors' Center "lodging search engine".

For the rest of the family
If you're looking for directions, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, and so on – for the rest of the family – then visit www.marylandmemories.com to find everything you are looking for."

Transportation options between BWI Airport and Hagerstown, MD
Taxi cab ride: $190 one way
Xpress Ride Shuttle: $110 one way
Rental cars: Starting at approximately $132 total ($29+/day) for a 3 day compact car rental at the airport

Partners and Speakers
Once again, Virginia Tech’s Center for Civil War Studies will be an active partner in the institute. Dr. James I. “Bud” Robertson, Director of the Center, will be a keynote speaker at the institute and will be joined by William C. Davis, Director of Programs for the Center. Through our partnership with Virginia Tech, CWPT is able to offer Continuing Education Unit credits to participating educators. Mr. Hari Jones of the African-American Civil War Museum and Garry Adelman of the Center for Civil War Photography will join Dr. Robertson during the Saturday evening panel discussion.

For more information
Contact the Civil War Preservation Trust at (301) 665-1400 ext. 204
or by email at info@civilwar.org.