VMHC is happy to offer professional development at no cost to SW VA Educators. Past workshops have taken us to Abington, the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, and the Montgomery Museum of Art & History in Christiansburg. If you would like to connect with us for a program, please feel free to get in touch!
HistoryConnects distance learning programs are live, interactive videoconferences centered on in-depth investigations of primary sources from the VMHC’s vast collection. We offer a large catalog of programming (available here). Please contact Hailey Fenner (hfenner@VirginiaHistory.org) to learn more and book now!
The VMHC is the state affiliate of National History Day, a project-based learning program for students grades 4-12. This interdisciplinary research project helps students develop historical thinking and literacy skills while making the study of history engaging, relevant, and most of all, fun. To find out more about Virginia History Day and how we can support your classrooms, please contact Sam Florer (sflorer@VirginiaHistory.org). Sam is planning to travel to the region to hold in-person professional development sessions, so please let him know if you are interested.
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Browse educational videos, activity packets, student webinar archives, and more.
Explore all the details for this annual history competition for students in fourth through twelfth grades.
