Professional Development
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 | 7 p.m.

Educator Professional Development: Freedom and WWI

The session explores debates around conscription, civil liberties, and voluntary service, placing students at the center of this historic decision-making.

Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 | 7 p.m.

Educator Professional Development: Democracy and WWI

This session explores how Americans debated participation in a global conflict while confronting questions of voting rights, representation and the needs of “America First.”

Educator Institute
Monday-Tuesday, July 20-21, 2026

Game Changers: Sports, Society and WWI

A Summer 2026 digital professional learning opportunity to assist teachers in integrating stories of athletes and WWI – the courage, sacrifice, and social change spurred on by the Great War – in their classrooms.

Hire Me to Lead: A Resume for Pershing

Using clips from the Lucasfilm documentary General John J. Pershing and His American Army made in conjunction with The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, students will learn about General John J.
In partnership with Lucasfilm Ltd.

French Children Welcome Americans

On December 7, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany marking their entry into the Great War. As the United States was entering the war, Russia’s internal political revolutions led them to...