Join us for any of the interactive professional learning programs listed below to expand your content knowledge and enrich your use of primary sources in the classroom!
The New-York Historical Society is an NYSED-approved CTLE sponsor, and participation in workshops is applicable towards maintaining professional certification from the New York City Department of Education.
All “Pizza & PD” and “Think & Drink with a Historian” sessions are FREE to teachers whose students participate in our Social Studies Enrichment, Art of History, or History on Broadway programs.
For questions & registration, contact professional.learning@nyhistory.org or
212-873-3400 ext. 510.
December | January | February | March
December
Pizza & PDThe American Revolution in New York
Wednesday, December 5, 4:30-6:30 pm
Explore the Revolution through the perspective of the New Yorkers who lived through it. Tour our galleries and view original objects, images, and documents to piece together the stories of men and women with differing views of loyalty and patriotism. This workshop will highlight materials from our
Battle of Brooklyn curriculum. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
Special Workshop
Exploring Democracy and Race in the Age of Jim Crow with Facing History and Ourselves - SOLD OUT
Thursday, December 6, 8:30 am-3 pm
This workshop is inspired by the exhibition Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, and is co-taught by educators from N-YHS and Facing History and Ourselves. Tour the galleries and consider how primary sources can be used to raise fundamental questions about inclusion and exclusion in our nation’s history and the implications for our choices today. Lunch will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours. $35 per person ($30 for members)
Hogwarts Curriculum Workshop
Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology - SOLD OUT
Saturday, December 8, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Spend your Saturday delving into not one, but TWO subjects from the Hogwarts curriculum! Tour the exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, then participate in two arts-based workshops inspired by the magical creatures and herbology illustrations on view in the galleries. This interdisciplinary day will include hands-on art making activities designed to bring the history of magic into your science or social studies classrooms. Pizza lunch will be served. Participants will receive 6 CTLE hours. $30 per person ($25 for members)
Pizza & PDImmigrant City
Tuesday, December 11, 4:30-6:30 pm
Since 1609, waves of immigrants have arrived in New York Harbor. Using the museum’s collections, discover how different cultures from around the globe shaped the city that we know today. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
Pizza & PD
Harry Potter: A History of Magic - SOLD OUT
Thursday, December 13, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
In this guided interactive tour of the highly anticipated exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, discover mysterious manuscripts, ancient cauldrons, and spells from all over the world to learn how people from long ago used magic to make sense of the world around them. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members)
Special WorkshopGeorge Washington and the American Revolution with Mount Vernon
Friday, December 14, 8:30 am-3 pm
How can we use the personal experiences of George Washington to enrich the teaching and learning of the American Revolution in our classrooms? Engage with primary source documents and curriculum materials, hear from scholars and educators from Mount Vernon's George Washington Teacher Institute, tour the N-YHS galleries, and take a special trip to our Patricia D. Klingenstein Library to view selected archival items from our world-renowned collections. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
Saturday WorkshopShaping the Past: Women and Historical SculptureSaturday, December 15, 10 am-2 pm
Join us for a special Saturday workshop featuring our vast sculpture collections, as well as out new exhibition
Betye Saar: Keepin’ It Clean. Gain insight into the women that create contemporary artwork and consider how you can use sculpture to help students study the past. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 4 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
January
Pizza & PD
Harry Potter: A History of Magic
Wednesday, January 9, 4:30 – 6:30 pm - SOLD OUT
In this guided interactive tour of the highly anticipated exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, discover mysterious manuscripts, ancient cauldrons, and spells from all over the world to learn how people from long ago used magic to make sense of the world around them. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours. $15 per person ($10 for members)
Think & DrinkConfederate Monuments with Nina SilberWednesday, January 16, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Join Nina Silber, Professor of History at Boston University, as she discusses the history behind Confederate monuments. Learn about her new book,
This War Ain’t Over: Fighting the Civil War in New Deal America, which explores how the Civil War was remembered during the 1930s and 40s. Wine and cheese will be served. This workshop is not eligible for CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
Hogwarts Curriculum WorkshopHerbology with Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Saturday, January 19, 9 am-12:30 pm
Spend your Saturday immersing yourself in the history behind the magic! Begin the day with a guided interactive tour of
Harry Potter: A History of Magic and then experience the study of herbology with garden staff and educators from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as you enhance your understanding of ecology, plant science, and the world around you! Participants will receive 3.5 CTLE hours.
$35 per person ($30 for members) Register Here
Pizza & PDBlack Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
Thursday, January 24, 4:30-6:30 pm
In the 50 years following the Civil War, efforts to create an interracial democracy were met with a backlash that ushered in the “separate but equal” age of Jim Crow. Using our new exhibition and curriculum guide
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, learn how African Americans advocated for their rights in the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
High School Chancellor’s DayBlack Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
Monday, January 28, 8:30 am-3 pm
When slavery ended in 1865, a period of Reconstruction began, leading to such achievements as the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. But efforts to create an interracial democracy were contested from the start. Tour our exhibition
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow and engage in hands-on classroom activities to discover how black Americans advocated for full citizenship in the face of mounting backlash. Coffee will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours.
$35 per person ($30 for members) Register Here
High School Chancellor’s DayWomen in the Colonial World
Monday, January 28, 8:30 am-3 pm
Spend the day exploring the colonial era unit of
Women and the American Story! Hear from leading scholars in the field, participate in hands-on curriculum activities, and learn about the interactions between European, Native, and African women in the English, Spanish, French and Dutch Colonies. Coffee will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours.
$35 per person Register Here
High School Chancellor’s DayActivist Women of the Progressive Era
Monday, January 28, 8:30 am-3 pm
Spend the day exploring
Modernizing America, the Progressive Era unit of
Women and the American Story! Engage with “new” primary sources, hear from experts in the field, and discover how women fought tirelessly to redefine their roles in the home, the workplace, and the voting booth. Coffee will be served. Participants will receive 5.5 CTLE hours.
$35 per person Register Here
February
Think & DrinkThe Arc of Abolition with Sarah Gronningsater
Tuesday, February 12, 4:30-6:30 pm
Join Sarah Gronningsater, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, as she explores the transition from slavery to freedom in New York from the first widespread Quaker emancipations in the 1750s to the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments at the close of the Civil War. Wine and cheese will be served. This workshop is not eligible for CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
P-Credit CourseBlack Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
Tuesday, February 19 and Wednesday, February 20, 9 am-4 pm daily
This two-day, one-credit course explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War. Tour our new exhibition
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow and participate in hand-on classroom activities that will prepare you to effectively incorporate this content into your lessons. Participants will receive 12 CTLE hours.
$65 per person (Note: There is an additional ASPDP fee for those seeking credit.) Register Here
P-Credit CourseEducator Activists: New York City Teachers and the Fight for Civil Rights
Thursday, February 21 and Friday, February 22, 9 am-4 pm daily
This two-day, one-credit course will explore the history of New York City teachers who used their roles within the community to advocate for equality. Study the history of civil rights in a new light through gallery-based experiences, scholar lectures, and interactive primary source activities and consider how to connect your students to the stories of New York City students and teachers of the past. Participants will receive 12 CTLE hours.
$65 per person (Note: There is an additional ASPDP fee for those seeking credit.) Register Here
Pizza & PDManifest Destiny & Westward Expansion
Wednesday, February 27, 4:30-6:30 pm
How did the belief that the United States was destined to spread democracy drive territorial expansion in the 1800s? Using maps and other primary sources, explore the impact of Manifest Destiny and the rapid growth of the country. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
March
Spring Educator Open HouseHudson Rising and the Tech Commons @ New-York Historical
Thursday, March 7, 4:30-6:30 pm
Celebrate a new wave of STEM-integration education at N-YHS! View our new exhibition
Hudson Rising, an interdisciplinary study of our state’s primary waterway, and see a demo of the companion curriculum. Then visit the Tech Commons @ New-York Historical and meet the staff leading our new suite of digital humanities programs. Chat with colleagues over wine and cheese and take home a Hudson River poster for your classroom! Wine and cheese will be served. This event is not eligible for CTLE hours.
Free with RSVP Register Here
Saturday WorkshopAmerican Women at Work
Saturday, March 9, 10 am-2 pm
Throughout American history women have worked in homes, in factories, in fields, and beyond. Using materials from our
Women and the American Story curriculum, explore how paid and unpaid labor has been a crucial part of the American experience for women across age, race, and status. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 4 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
Pizza & PDTeaching Slavery Through Art: The Work of Betye Saar
Wednesday, March 13, 4:30-6:30 pm
Tour our exhibition
Betye Saar: Keepin’ It Clean, and use Saar’s unique sculptures to discuss the contemporary artist’s exploration of the unresolved legacy of slave labor and racial oppression in America. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
Pizza & PDHudson Rising: Environmental History of New York
Thursday, March 21, 4:30-6:30 pm
Tour our exhibition
Hudson Rising to learn how the political, economic, cultural, and ecological debates over the use of the Hudson River have shaped the history of New York City’s most important waterway since the 19
th century. Through social and environmental history, discover the challenges facing the Hudson River today and in years to come. Pizza will be served. Participants will receive 2 CTLE hours.
$15 per person ($10 for members) Register Here
