“The Civil War in Lincoln’s Washington” Summer Teacher Institute

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“The Civil War in Lincoln’s Washington” Summer Teacher Institute
Retrace Abraham Lincoln’s footsteps and explore the mid-nineteenth-century capital in “The Civil War in Lincoln’s Washington” Summer Teacher Institute with the National Portrait Gallery. Join colleagues for a four-day exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the African American experience during the Civil War, using the nation’s capital as a backdrop. In addition to utilizing the Portrait Gallery’s extensive collection of Lincoln portraits, participants will also visit and work with educators at President Lincoln’s Cottage and Ford’s Theatre. The institute will be held July 8–11, 2013. Core-subject teachers for grades 4–12 may apply as individuals or as part of a team. Priority will be given to social studies and English/language-arts teachers. 
Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner, 1865; Albumen silver print, National Portrait Gallery
Institute participants will:
• Gain expertise from museum educators, curators, and content experts through gallery talks, discussions, and hands-on activities
• Learn to use portraiture in the classroom: identifying and analyzing key components of a portrait and relating visual elements to relevant historical context and significance 
• Make interdisciplinary connections among portraiture, social studies, and English/language arts
• Develop and share lesson ideas with colleagues.
To ensure participation, a nonrefundable program fee of $100 per person is due upon acceptance into the teacher institute. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging costs.Each participant will receive a stipend of $200 at the conclusion of the workshop.
Visit http://npg.si.edu/education/teachprog.html to apply. 
Please direct queries to npgeducation@si.edu or 202-633-8503.
Application deadline is April 1, 2013.