Participant's Guide to the
Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute
2012

End of the Week Project

Elementary School Program As a summary activity at the end of the week, we ask each group to produce a project that symbolizes for them what they have learned while at Colonial Williamsburg. These projects may vary from an ABC book, to a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, to the creation of specific lesson plans. Working as a group with your peer facilitator, you will select a project and prepare it for presentation at the end of the week, typically on the final day.

Objectives for the project include:

• Review content learned.
• Practice good teaching strategies.
• Make the material relevant to students and instill in them a passion for being citizens of their communities and our nation.

Please take a few minutes to look at some Elementary School Program project samples.

Middle/High School Program

As a summary activity at the end of the week, we ask participants to create a project that chronicles the theme of each day. These projects can take a variety of forms. They may include pictures, video, audio, drawings, and text, and will be turned in to the week’s coordinator. With the help of the peer facilitator, groups will prepare their projects for presentation at the end of the week, typically on the final evening.

High School Program

As a summary activity for the week, we ask all participants to conduct an oral history interview and present their findings to the group. We will have a number of local residents talk to you about their experiences during the Vietnam era. As a reference point, we are using the model of StoryCorps, the independent, non-profit organization that promotes oral history. You may gather ideas for crafting your interview questions by visiting the StoryCorps Question Generator.