Upcoming opportunities for educators

Looking for new ways to engage students in WWI and its enduring impact? The National WWI Museum and Memorial provides professional development opportunities to K-12+ teachers with free webinars and in-person PD events, all including Professional Development certificates for event participation.

Please email us at education@theworldwar.org for questions regarding Professional Development.

Professional Development
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 | 7 p.m.

World War I Legacies: An Aftermath of Conflict

Teachers, gain deeper understanding of the Great War’s legacies in 20th- and 21st-century conflicts while gaining content knowledge and classroom-ready materials.

Professional Development
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | Noon-4 p.m.

Teacher Workshop: WWI Medical Technology

Collaborate with peers, interact with real artifacts and walk away with a new ready-to-use lesson at this workshop covering WWI’s impact on the field of medicine. Certificates provided.
Symposium
Friday, Oct. 24 – Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025

2025 Symposium: Beyond the Trenches

Above the clouds and under choppy waters, explore the wide variety of battle strategies beyond trenches.

Teacher Fellowships

The National WWI Museum and Memorial partners with exceptional institutions to offer learning opportunities for teachers.

WWI and the Age of Innovation

Summer Institute for 4-12 Educators, July 2025

The National WWI Museum and Memorial is excited to offer a Summer 2025 professional learning opportunity to assist teachers in integrating stories of innovation and change spurred on by the Great War in their classrooms. Spend a week in Kansas City preparing to teach this pivotal historical period by receiving and developing engaging resources that explore innovation in a time of great upheaval.

Image: Sepia photograph of rows of young women seated at long tables filled with bullets and other munitions. Text: 'WWI and the Age of Innovation: Educator Summer Institute'

Teacher Advisory Council

The Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) is a collective of educators who provide invaluable insight into K-12 classrooms across the United States. During their two-year term, members will:

  • Maintain and advance the Museum and Memorial’s mission of helping generations of students to understand the Great War and its enduring impact.
  • Evaluate and revise the Museum and Memorial’s educational content.
  • Inform Museum staff on current K-12 teaching trends, technology, and curricula relating to World War I.

 

2025 Teacher Advisory Council

Christopher Bobal, Lee's Summit High School
10th grade | World History, International Baccalaureate History
Lee's Summit, Missouri

John Heeg, Deer Park School District
8th grade | Social Studies
Mattituck, New York

Carol Huneycutt, Fayetteville Public Schools
5th-6th grade | Gifted Students
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Jane Keen, Fayetteville Public Schools
Gifted and Talented Facilitator
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Mary Kate Lonergan, Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools
8th grade | Social Studies
Cazenovia, New York

Mackenzie Pichardo, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School
5th-6th grade | Social Studies
Tempe, Arizona

Ardyth Watson, Fayetteville-Manlius High School
10th-11th grade | AP U.S. history, AP World History
Camillus, New York

Christie Walker, Duxbury Middle School
7th grade | English Language Arts
Duxbury, Massachusetts 

Please contact education@theworldwar.org with any questions regarding the Teacher Advisory Council.