15th Annual Anne & Ryland Brown Teacher Institute: Richmond, VA

Name: 15th Annual Anne & Ryland Brown Teacher Institute: Richmond, VA
Start: 2024-08-01T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-08-02T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Library of Virginia

Schedule

Thu Aug 01 2024 at 09:00 am to Fri Aug 02 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Library of Virginia | Richmond, VA

Join Library of Virginia staff and guest speakers in this year's two-day teacher institute.
About this Event

15th Annual Anne & Ryland Brown Teacher Institute: Richmond, Virginia

Thursday, August 1, 2024 - Friday, August 2, 2024 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Place: Conference Rooms

Cost: Free

Join Library of Virginia staff members and guest speakers in this year’s two-day teacher institute. The 15th annual Brown Teacher Institute will focus on research and projects that explore Virginia’s Indigenous history in support of the Library’s current exhibition, (Through Aug. 17, 2024). Indigenous Perspectives highlights the commonwealth’s Indigenous history and how the tribes remain a vital part of Virginia. The Institute will offer tools, resources and content to aid educators in teaching this history in the classroom. Teachers will explore how to use primary sources to enhance student learning and discover new digital resources. Contact Anne McCrery at [email protected] or Catherine Fitzgerald Wyatt at [email protected] with any questions.