Participant's Guide to the
Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute
in Early American History
2008

Share Your Achievements

In addition to staying in touch with us, we hope you will get in touch with your local media and let them know how your community's history education will be improved as a result of your attendance at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. To help, we have prepared a sample press release (.pdf file) that only requires you to fill in the information about you. A copy of the release can also be found on the CD-ROM provided during your Institute week.

The Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute staff encourages you to support U.S. history education by writing thank you notes to those who support this program. For those of you attending with contributions from donors or from Teaching American History grants sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, please take a few moments to write a special thank you to those who made it possible for you to attend. To write in support of U.S. history education in your local area as well as nationally, visit Congress.org and enter your zip code to find the address for all your local, state, and national representatives. Also, be sure to contact your school district’s superintendent and school board members.

Taking a moment to say thank you will make a difference for thousands of students across the country!