For Teachers

• Parks as Classrooms

• Homeschool Days

• Professional Development

• Distance Learning

• Educational Outreach

• Reading Adventures

• The "Great Task" Experiences

 

Distance Learning

Distance learning programs for the 2020-2021 school year include ten diifferent Virtual Field Trip Ranger Programs each based upon a critical focus question as well as student video challenges for each of the months of the school year.

Parks as Classrooms

Check out the “Best Field Trip Ever!” planning kit to prepare for your 2021-2022 school year field trip; For virtual lesson ideas for this school year, go to the Curriculum Materials section of this website for lesson booklets that you can download and adapt for your students today! Also be sure to check out our brand new History Labs, upcoming for the 2021-2022 school year!

Programs for Families and Homeschools

We have a lot of great virtual programs (and challenges) lined up for families and homeschools, including Mystery History Adventures and student video challenges!

Professional Development

New for the 2020-2021 schoolyear, a weekly video series titled "Into The Stacks," featuring primary source documents from the Park library and archives, along with ideas for their use in your classroom. Information on our annual Teachers' Professional Workshops to be posted soon.

Educational Outreach

All outreach material shipments (Traveling Trunks and Traveling Maps) have been cancelled for the 2020-2021 school year. We will assess and reavulate COVID-Related guidelines and procedures before the start of the 2021-2022 school year. To be added to the mailing list to reserve for next year, write to e-mail us.

The Great Task Youth Leadership Programs

Visit the American Battlefield Trust website for more information and to apply.

 

Student Education Programs Update

Lesson plans are available via our Education Facebook page: Gettysburg National Military Park for Teachers, Students and Families. There are also several educational videos on that page under the Videos tab. Contact our Education staff at e-mail us for video Lesson Introductions and additional resources.