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Bennington 250 K-3 Coloring Activities Powerpoint Presentation
Upcoming Events
An Introduction to Classroom Resources for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 6:30-8:00pm ET
Join Fort Ticonderoga and the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission for this exploration of resources available to use the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution to spark interest in your social studies classroom.
While the institutions featured are based in New York and Vermont, these resources are available to educators nationally. Among the featured presentations are representatives from:
Ethan Allen Homestead
Fort Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
New York State Archives Partnership
Saratoga National Historical Park
Vermont Historical Society
The webinar is free, but participants must pre-register. This webinar is offered collaboratively by Fort Ticonderoga’s “Ticonderoga Tuesdays” Teacher Webinars and the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission.
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/learn-and-explore/educators/professional-development/ticonderoga-tuesdays/
Fort Ticonderoga’s Annual History Conference for Educators
“The American Revolution”
May 30, 2025
Fort Ticonderoga’s annual History Conference for Educators on Friday, May 30, 2025, will focus on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with sessions using five themes to dig deeper into the War for American Independence. The themes are:
- Power of Place
- Revolutionary Possibilities
- Shaping Nations, Forging Identities
- Subjects, Citizens, Service
- Manufacturing Independence
As an example, for the “Power of Place” theme, Staff from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will share findings from the recent Arnold’s Bay Research Project conducted since 2021. Exploring both underwater and along the shoreline, this project examined the area where part of Benedict Arnold’s fleet from the Battle of Valcour in October 1776 was abandoned and deliberately burned.
This conference is in-person only (no virtual option).
Register online by May 27 at:
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/annual-history-conference-for-educators-2/
Summer 2025!
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for Teachers
“The American Revolution: Subjects, Citizens, and Soldiers”
This Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for School Teachers supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities explores the American Revolution through five themes:
Power of Place
Subjects, Citizens, Service
Revolutionary Possibilities
Shaping Nations, Forging Identities
Manufacturing Independence
Open to 36 teachers in grades K-12 each week, this workshop at Fort Ticonderoga combines readings, visiting scholars, hands-on work with documents and artifacts, and engagement with historic sites and landscapes. There is no fee for this program and all participants receive a $1,300 stipend to help defray expenses. The workshops will be offered twice: June 22-27, 2025, and July 27-August 1, 2025.
Applications are due March 5, 2025.
Visit nehfortticonderoga.org for more information and to apply!
Summer 2025!
Fort Ticonderoga Teacher Institute
“The American Revolution on the Northern Frontier”
The Ticonderoga peninsula on Lake Champlain found itself at the center of two centuries of contest for control of the North American continent, especially during the French & Indian War (1754-1763) and the American Revolution (1775-1783). With the approach of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Fort Ticonderoga Teacher Institute focuses on the War for American Independence.
Twelve teachers will spend the week of July 13-18, 2025, at Ticonderoga, using Ticonderoga’s comprehensive document and artifact collection to explore the Revolution through five themes:
Power of Place
Subjects, Citizens, Service
Revolutionary Possibilities
Shaping Nations, Forging Identities
Manufacturing Independence
Open to 12 teachers in grades K-12, this workshop at Fort Ticonderoga combines readings, hands-on work with documents and artifacts, and engagement with historic sites and landscapes. There is no fee for this program and all participants receive up to $800 to help defray travel expenses. Unlike the NEH Landmarks Workshop, free housing is included.
Applications are due March 1, 2025.
Visit www.fortticonderoga.org/learn-and-exploore/educators/professional-development/teacher-institute/ for more information and to apply!