Mastering National History Day
January 31, 2025
Advanced workshop to improve teaching with primary sources and guide students in the NHD program
April 11, 2025
State competition for the national program designed to encourage middle and high school students to DO history
Strategies for Supporting Technology Self-Regulation in Schools
March 25, 2025
Technology use research & Practical strategies to implement
Bright Spots in English and Social Studies Education
April 4, 2025
Middle and high school English and Social Studies Teacher Conversations
Integrating Current Events in the World Language Classroom
April 11, 2025
Conducted in English with examples in multiple languages
The Details
Integrated Arts Conference
Date: January 24, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: $140
Location: Flying Monkey in Plymouth, NH
Presented by ETC
Description
All elementary and secondary classroom teachers, administrators, arts educators, and artists are invited to participate in the 30th annual ETC Integrated Arts Conference. This one-day event offers 8 hours of professional development and continuing education workshops. Using the hands-on, cognitive power of the arts, participants will explore the theme of AI (Arts Integration). Workshops and curricular materials will be inclusive and representative of all learners in our changing world. Learn how to create integrated arts magic in your classroom! Click here for more information.
Mastering National History Day
Date: January 31, 2025
Time: 8:30am - 3pm
Cost: Free, with breakfast and lunch
Location: New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
Presented by Kelsie Eckert
Description
Plymouth State University, National History Day, and the NH Historical Society are partnering up to offer a one-day advanced workshop for NH teachers to improve teaching with primary sources and guide students in the NHD Project-Based Learning program sponsored by the Library of Congress, administered by Waynesburg University. The goal is to help teachers help students make projects that are rich in historical analysis. Join us at the NH Historical Society in Concord. Professor Kelsie Eckert, the NHD State Coordinator, helps educators make a Game Plan for their students, presenting strategies for working with primary sources and interpreting them in meaningful ways to help you master this year's competition. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn, connect, and have a blast learning from expert teachers about how they do NHD. Attendance and participation will earn educators CEU credits. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable experience!
Cyanotype Print Workshop
Date: February 7, 2025
Time: 10am - 3:00pm
Cost: Free, Lunch Provided
Location: Plymouth State University, D & M 301
Presented by Kimberly Ritchie
Description
Spend the day at Plymouth State University's Draper & Maynard building where the Art Studios are located. Artist and Professor Kimberly Ritchie will teach various cyanotype methods. Cyanotype is a direct photography and printmaking process where UV emulsion is applied to paper and exposed to sunlight (or UV light), creating a cyano blue image. Lots of materials and methods to create a cyanotype will be explored. This is a hands-on workshop, come prepared to create artwork!
More of Ritchie’s artwork and cyanotypes can be viewed on her website at www.kimberlyandersonritchie.com
All materials will be provided.
Strategies for Supporting Technology Self-Regulation in Schools
Date: March 25, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University
Presented by Rachele Hartley
Description
Technology is taking over so much of our lives, for good and bad. Adults and our students alike are struggling to find a balance for managing it. In this session, research on technology use and its impact will be briefly discussed, followed by discussion of practical strategies that can be implemented in schools or at home.
Objectives:
- Overview of how technology has changed us and our youth
- How can support youth in developing self-regulation regarding technology use
- Strategies we can implement in classroom or at home
Bright Spots in English and Social Studies Education
Date: April 4, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University, Centre Lodge
Presented by Kenneth Logan and Kelsie Eckert
Description
Please join middle and high school English and Social Studies teachers for conversations about bright spots in teaching. What's working well in your classroom? What are practices, assignments, or routines that are worth sharing? This is a small, informal conference. Our aim is to give teachers time to talk with one another, ask questions, and get excited to try something new. Lunch will be provided. Return attendees, please note the new location.
NH National History Day
Date: April 11, 2025
Location: Plymouth State University
Presented by Kelsie Eckert
Description
National History Day® (NHD) programs reach over half a million students around the globe every year, empowering them with tools to conduct research, verify sources, and become active members of a democratic society. Each year, students around the world discover history through National History Day® (NHD) by creating historical research projects. Through the process, students develop skills in communication, project management, and historical thinking.
You do not need to compete to DO NHD. After all, NHD is an experience, not a day. Teachers interested in leading students through this incredible project-based learning experience should email us at newhampshire@nhd.org so you can get all the updates.
Integrating Current Events in the World Language Classroom
Date: April 11, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University
Presented by Dr. Wilson García
Description
This workshop will review strategies for integrating current events into the world language classroom. Current events expand vocabulary and reinforce grammar structures. Additionally, they promote global awareness and critical thinking by connecting students with real-life situations in the target communities. The workshop will be conducted in English, with examples provided in multiple languages.
Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools
Date: October 16-17
Time: 9:00am - 4:300pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University
Presented by Chris Stoddard & Kate Murphy
The NASP PREPaRE curriculum provides relevant school personnel with comprehensive training on how to establish and serve on school safety and crisis response teams. Please use the following link to view registration and workshop information.
Media Literacy Symposium
Date: October 18
Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University
Spend this beautiful fall day on campus in Plymouth with Dr. Pam Harland and the Library Media and Digital Learning Specialist faculty while we host Mike Caulfield, the creator of the SIFT framework and author of Verified, as our keynote. The symposium will include lunch and presentations from school librarians around the state.
Get ready to unleash the power of media and information literacy and empower our K-12 students to:
- Navigate the digital world with confidence and competence;
- Become discerning consumers of information, immune to manipulation and bias;
- Embrace a lifelong love of learning, fueled by the ability to evaluate and synthesize information effectively.
We Have Technology! Now What Do We Do With It?
Date: October 23
Time: 4:00 - 5:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University
Presented by Dr. Stacey Curdie
The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework is an excellent lens for examining technology use in the classroom. This webinar will explore the ideas of social, cognitive, and teaching presence and how each contributes in creating dynamic and collaborative learning environments. We’ll examine how these concepts can be applied in choosing the appropriate technology for our classrooms.
Bright Spots in English and Social Studies Education
Date: November 1
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University
Presented by Kenneth Logan and Kelsie Eckert
Please join middle and high school English and Social Studies teachers for conversations about bright spots in teaching. What's working well in your classroom? What are practices, assignments, or routines that are worth sharing? This is a small, informal conference. Our aim is to give teachers time to talk with one another, ask questions, and get excited to try something new. Lunch will be provided.
Book Arts: Student Engagement through Paper Engineering
Date: November 15
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Plymouth State University, D & M 312
Presented by Erin Sweeney
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Spend the day at Plymouth State’s beautiful art building, Draper & Maynard, with Erin Sweeney making several book structures (both folded and sewn) that can be utilized in a thousand ways in your classrooms. We will look at many book models, make several cool structures, and discuss ways that these books can be utilized as pre- and post-assessments, social emotional learning gauges, and as final projects that reflect student learning in new and fun ways.
All materials and tools will be supplied.
Lunch will be provided.
Professional Development certificates will be provided.
