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 2026 Teacher Training Workshops
New Hampshire and the American Revolution
Tuesday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 24
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.
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 Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire.
Register here.
New Hampshire and the Nation
Workshop 1 (1600 to 1865): Thursday, June 25, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register here.
Workshop 2 (1865 to 2001): Friday, June 26, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register here.
Note: these workshops are for educators in grades 8–12.
Discover how to integrate substantive state history into U.S. history courses in this pair of workshops presented by the New Hampshire Historical Society. Workshop 1 covers early New Hampshire history, and Workshop 2 covers modern New Hampshire history. Both workshops provide compact, content-rich overviews of state history that connect with national themes. We will also be introducing a new open-access, online database of primary and secondary sources that the Society will launch for educators in the summer of 2026.
These two workshops do not use the "Moose on the Loose." Attendees will receive CEU credits for each workshop. Participants of this workshop must be public or private school educators in New Hampshire.
Looking for a New Hampshire and Nation workshop near you? Check out a full listing of these workshops at schools around the state by visiting here.
Geography and New Hampshire History
Tuesday, August 11 to Wednesday, August 12
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
How does where you live impact how you live? New Hampshire is the fifth smallest state in the country, only 9,351 square miles, but boasts physical features of all kinds including abundant mountains and forests, 18-miles of coastline, and many waterways like lakes, ponds, and rivers that have provided resources and transportation for generations of inhabitants. This workshop will use “Moose on the Loose,” especially Unit 1: New Hampshire Geography, to offer ideas for classroom instruction and project-based learning for students, especially in grades 3-8, to learn about the land we call home.
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
Thursday, August 13 to Friday, August 14
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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.
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.
All in-person workshops are held at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St., Concord NH 03301.
If attendees would like to learn more about the "Moose on the Loose" in advance of the workshops, please watch the "Moose" tutorial videos.