Participant's Guide to the
Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute
2013

Lesson Plans

As part of their participation in the Institute, many participants are required to develop an original lesson based on historical information and teaching techniques learned during their time at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. If you are responsible for creating a lesson, the curriculum should follow the lesson plan template (pdf file) format. Remember to include primary sources in your teaching strategy. Summer 2012 attendees should submit original lesson plans via hard copy, fax, or email by December 31, 2012. Summer 2013 attendees should submit original lesson plans via hard copy, fax, or email by December 31, 2013, to: Jodi Norman Manager of Teacher Development Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Education Outreach P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776 Email: jnorman@cwf.org Fax: (757) 565-8222

If you submit a lesson plan, Colonial Williamsburg staff members will review the lesson for historical accuracy, uniqueness, and creativity (remember to include primary sources). If your lesson plan is selected for publication, either in its entirety or in combination with other lesson plans on the same topic, you will be given full credit for the lesson and will receive a final copy upon publication. Some lessons may be included on our website as examples of how to successfully use the materials and content provided by Colonial Williamsburg.

Even if you are not required to submit a lesson, we hope you will participate by sending us copies of your successful lessons, projects, pictures, and/or student samples. Many samples provided to us are used for demonstrations to donors, curriculum writers, and other teachers to illustrate what participants learn while at the Teacher Institute.