March 10, 2017
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Steven R. Staples, Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: Virginia WWI & WWII Multi-Museum Statewide Teacher Symposiums
I am pleased to bring to your attention the commemoration of two significant anniversaries - the 75th anniversary of WWII and the 100th anniversary of WWI. During the summer of 2017, Virginia and the Virginia World War I and World War II Commemoration Commission will be at the forefront joining museums and historic sites to mark the occasion by hosting eight symposiums
for teachers in various locations across the Commonwealth.
The symposiums will offer various sessions providing overviews of both wars, content for teaching WWI and WWII, and museum tours highlighting local resources that support SOL content and history and social science skills. Although the symposiums are free for Virginia educators, registration is necessary as space is limited. Lunch will be provided. Attendees will receive recertification certificates.
The eight symposiums will be offered at the following locations:
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, Wytheville
Sessions hosted by: Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, National D-Day Memorial, Virginia War Memorial
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Historic Masonic Theatre, Clifton Forge
Sessions hosted by: Edith Bolling Wilson Museum and Birthplace, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, Marshall Foundation, Virginia War Memorial
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
MacArthur Memorial, Norfolk
Sessions hosted by: Hampton Roads Naval Museum, MacArthur Memorial
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Virginia Historical Society, Richmond
Sessions hosted by: U.S. Army Women's Museum, Library of Virginia, National D-Day Memorial, Virginia Historical Society
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Bedford Elementary School and the National D-Day Memorial, Bedford
Sessions hosted by: Virginia War Memorial, Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, National D-Day Memorial, George C. Marshall Foundation
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Longwood University, Farmville
Sessions hosted by: U.S. Army Women's Museum, Virginia War Memorial, National D-Day Memorial, Military Aviation Museum
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
Sessions hosted by: Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, Virginia War Memorial, National D-Day Memorial, George C. Marshall Foundation
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Fredericksburg Area Museum, Fredericksburg
Sessions hosted by: National Museum of the Marine Corps, Hampton Roads Naval Museum, MacArthur Memorial, National Park Service, Virginia Holocaust Museum
For more information about the Virginia WWI & WWII Multi-Museum Statewide Teacher Symposiums or registration, please contact Lily Jones, by email at ljones@dls.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 786-3591, ext. 252; or Betsy Barton, Specialist for History and Social Science, Office of Humanities and Early Childhood, by email at Betsy.Barton@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 225-3454.
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