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Professional Development

The New Hampshire Historical Society offers several professional development opportunities to provide training in social studies methods as well as state history, civics, geography, and economics.

Summer 2025 Teacher Training Workshops

 

New Hampshire and the American Revolution: A Hands-On Workshop for Educators
Monday, August 11 to Tuesday, August 12
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The New Hampshire Historical Society presents a professional development opportunity focusing on New Hampshire and the American Revolution. This two-day workshop for elementary educators explores the history and provides ready-made lesson plans, projects, and activities from the “Moose on the Loose” that will help students in grades 3-8 understand the Revolution and its role in America’s unfolding story.
 
New Hampshire, one of the original thirteen colonies, has a robust revolutionary history with a lot of “firsts” that often get overlooked. Find out about Granite Staters who fought on the battlefield, championed American independence, and organized the home front in every New Hampshire town and village. The workshop includes explanatory lessons and summative projects from "Moose on the Loose: Social Studies for Granite State Kids," especially Unit 5: New Hampshire and the American Revolution.
 
Familiarity with the “Moose on the Loose” curriculum from a prior training will be vital in this workshop. Participants will be given resources ahead of the training to learn more about this high-quality state social studies curriculum for elementary grades created by the New Hampshire Historical Society.
 
Breakfast and lunch are included. Attendees will receive a $100 Target gift card and CEU credits for the two-day workshop, as well as additional CEU credits for any pre-training work they complete. Please note: participants of this workshop must be public or private school educators in New Hampshire.

This workshop is sponsored by the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati.

Register here.

 

The Industrial Revolution in the Granite State: A Hands-On Workshop for Educators
Wednesday, August 13 to Thursday, August 14
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The New Hampshire Historical Society presents a professional development opportunity focusing on New Hampshire and the Industrial Revolution. In this two-day workshop for elementary educators, participants will learn the history and get hands-on experience with the lesson plans, projects, and activities developed for students in grades 3-8.
 
New Hampshire was once one of the industrial powerhouses in the United States, and even, at times, in the world. Explore how the people of New Hampshire harnessed the state’s natural resources and built factories all over the Granite State to produce just about every product imaginable. From the mighty Amoskeag Manufacturing Company to the little brick buildings that sprang up in most New Hampshire communities, the state embraced the Industrial Revolution, and in the process transformed almost every aspect of society. This workshop will cover the evolution of industrialization, the expansion of immigration, and the rise of urbanization that created the New Hampshire we know today through explanatory lessons and summative projects from "Moose on the Loose: Social Studies for Granite State Kids," especially Unit 11: Big Factories and New Industries.
 
Familiarity with the “Moose on the Loose” curriculum from a prior training will be vital in this workshop. Participants will be given resources ahead of the training to learn more about this high-quality state social studies curriculum for elementary grades created by the New Hampshire Historical Society.
 
Breakfast and lunch are included. Attendees will receive a $100 Target gift card and CEU credits for the two-day workshop, as well as additional CEU credits for any pre-training work they complete. Please note: participants of this workshop must be public or private school educators in New Hampshire.

Register here.


Granite State Fun Facts and Symbols: New Hampshire-Based Projects
Friday, August 15
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The New Hampshire Historical Society presents a professional development opportunity focusing on examples of project-based instruction offered in New Hampshire’s statewide social studies curriculum, "Moose on the Loose: Social Studies for Granite State Kids."
 
New Hampshire may be a small state, but a lot has happened here! Find out about the famous people who lived here, the inventions that were created here, and the New Hampshire “firsts” that led the nation, along with exploring the state symbols, classic places to visit in the Granite State, and fun facts about our small, but impactful, state. This workshop uses the "Moose on the Loose" to help kids learn more about the state we all love.  Then, participants will develop a number of summative projects based on this information that they can use and adapt for students in grades K-8 to teach social studies and promote literacy.
 
Familiarity with the “Moose on the Loose” curriculum from a prior training will be vital in this workshop. Participants will be given resources ahead of the training to learn more about this high-quality state social studies curriculum for elementary grades created by the New Hampshire Historical Society.
 
Breakfast and lunch are included. Attendees will receive a $50 Target gift card and CEU credits for the one-day workshop, as well as additional CEU credits for any pre-training work they complete. Please note: participants of this workshop must be public or private school educators in New Hampshire.

Register here.

All in-person workshops are held at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St., Concord NH 03301.

Please note: participants in these workshops must be public or private school educators in New Hampshire.

Attendees will get the most out of these workshops if they are already familiar with the "Moose on the Loose." Take a virtual tour of the "Moose" through our "Moose" tutorial videos.