Join educators Amy DiChristina and Gena Oppenheim for an engaging workshop about project-based learning, integrating primary sources, and creative student projects all through the lens of the Hamilton Education Program!

The goal of the Hamilton Education Program is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) following the model used by Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the musical Hamilton. The program consists of classroom activities and digital resources that can be incorporated into a regular curriculum on the Founding Era.

All educators who register for this workshop will get access to the Hamilton Education Program Online which is debuting this year and is completely free to use! During this session, Amy and Gena will highlight various resources available to teachers through this program.

This workshop will allow attendees to evaluate a primary source individually and in small groups (via Zoom breakout rooms) and then think through how they would creatively express their understandings of that primary source. During this session, you will also view examples of student work.

This session welcomes all educators but is especially great for those teaching Social Studies, Language Arts, Music and Library Science. This would also be great for National History Day teachers with students interested in creating performances.

This session will take place on Tuesday, August 25th at 3PM. Everyone who registers will be sent the Zoom link for the meeting a few days before the session. If you have any questions, please reach out to Samantha Hunter at shunter@rihs.org. Samantha works at the Rhode Island Historical Society, the organization excited to bring this workshop to you!