2027 Program Highlights
2027 Seminar: The Revolutionary War and Digital Storytelling
The 2027 seminar on The Revolutionary War and Digital Storytelling will offer participants an immersive week of lectures, digital methodology workshops, discussions, and experiential learning centered on the origins and enduring legacy of the American founding.
Highlights of the week include:
- Opening keynote address by Dr. Ricardo Herrera (George Washington Leadership Institute) on Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Independence
- Daily lectures and breakout discussions examining topics including the New York and New Jersey campaigns and the Iroquois Confederacy, the southern strategy, statecraft and state-building during wartime, the war at home, and freedom-fighting and slavery in the Caribbean
- Collaborative conversations focused on helping students understand the modern relevance of the founding era
- A special archival sources workshop featuring documents from the founding era
- Multi-day workshop series on how to use digital storytelling (including podcasting, oral history, and genealogical methods) in the classroom, featuring hands-on lab sessions and practical applications for educators
- Master teacher sessions focused on innovative classroom pedagogy and curriculum development
- Opportunities for professional networking, small-group discussion, and collaborative learning with fellow educators from across the country