Professional Development
Throughout the school year and summer, the Georgia Historical Society presents professional development opportunities for Georgia educators.
Webinars, in-person workshops, and presentations in schools and at the Georgia Historical Society Research Center bring teachers together with GHS education staff and subject matter experts. These programs explore diverse topics, with an emphasis on using primary sources from the GHS collection and other repositories in the classroom. Opportunities may offer professional development hours.
Current Opportunities
Teaching with the Georgia Historical Marker Program
Teaching with the Georgia Historical Marker Program is a self-paced teacher training course. This course will equip educators to teach Georgia and American history more effectively by utilizing the statewide Georgia Historical Marker Program, promoting the use of primary sources from GHS and the Library of Congress, and sharing successful inquiry-based classroom strategies.
Teaching Challenging Histories Online Course
Calling all teachers! Join the Georgia Historical Society for the new Teaching Challenging Histories self-paced online course for teacher professional development. Unveiling the Past: Integrating Picture Books, Community Voices, and Archives in Teaching Challenging Histories will equip educators with strategies for supporting students in investigating complex topics using primary sources and picture books.
This free course will be available beginning in October 2024. Registration is now open!
For more information, please contact GHS Community Engagement Officer LaPortia Mosley at lmosley@georgiahistory.com.
Dooley Distinguished Research Fellows
Dooley Distinguished Research Fellowships are intended to assist scholars in gaining access to and conducting extensive and intensive research specifically in the GHS Research Center collections. Research Fellowships will support scholars from outside the Savannah area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent research.
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