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Professional Development

2013 Summer Teachers Institute
Washington's Philadelphia Campaign:
Bring history to your students and your students to history!
Spend a week at Independence and Valley Forge National Historical Parks and experience place-based learning as you tour the historic sites of Washington's Philadelphia Campaign of 1777-1778. This professional development workshop will provide teachers with primary source materials, instructional strategies, and history content to enrich teaching the American Revolution. The workshop will balance field trips, guest speakers, classroom instruction and collegial interaction with educators, scholars and historians.
Download the flyer for more information and instructions to sign up!

 
Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Program

Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Program
Summers

Spend your summer working at Valley Forge NHP. Throughout the year we conduct education programs and host numerous school field trips from local districts. This program works to help both teachers and our park to further develop educational park programs and also lessons for the classroom.

Requirements
-Must currently be employed within a school district
-Be an elementary or secondary education teacher

Sorry, we are not currently seeking new Teacher-Ranger-Teacher positions. Please check back in the future for availability.

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Did You Know?

Freinds President with George Neumann at March-In Celebrations

Valley Forge has an active Friends group that advocates for the Park & serves as a voice for the community to the Park. The Friends of Valley Forge is actively raising an army of support by enlisting individuals and businesses to preserve the past, conserve for the future, and enjoy the Park today.