Professional Development National Archives

Join National Archives educators for Professional Development opportunities. Most of our museums have re-opened with limited hours and timed tickets. Re-openings and continued operation rely on local public health metrics. Please check the website of the Presidential Library you are interested in visiting below. Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum (West Branch, IA) Contact us about workshops and programs.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (Hyde Park, NY) The National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, is redesigning its permanent galleries, learning center, and theater. During the renovation, the National Archives’ Education staff will continue to facilitate on-site education programs for K–-12 classes and teacher professional development sessions. Reservations for both programs should be made by emailing [email protected]. For more information on the renovation, click here.

Visitors to the Discovery Center’s Archives Arcade will step into history through fun and engaging games, where they will exercise their First Amendment rights, promote Constitutional checks and balances, and much more. Guests are invited to have fun learning about civic engagement through the records of the National Archives. The Discovery Center includes an activity space and classroom for the National Archives education team to host formal and informal educational programs and visiting school groups. Whether you’re just beginning your career as an archivist or have been in the field for years, SAA provides a number of professional development opportunities. The continuing education program offers refresher and introductory courses on archival practices as well as two certificate programs: the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) Certificate and the Arrangement and Description (A&D) Certificate. Browse the directory of internships to find invaluable experience within an archives or join the SAA mentoring program to mentor or be mentored.

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Hear about our latest news, stories from the collection and priority booking for events. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated Visit the National Archives from home! Our interactive webinars for educators feature historical documents, images, maps, posters, and other primary sources — as well as resources and strategies for bringing primary sources into your classroom. All webinars are free of charge. Advance registration required.

Questions? Please contact us at distancelearning@nara.gov. Live captioning is available by request. Please include a request for live captioning services in your registration for the event and submit your registration at least two weeks in advance of the webinar. Free, regularly scheduled professional development workshops for educators explore how to use primary sources to delve into the big ideas of the founding documents of the United States. During each interactive program, participants will engage with primary sources and partake in collaborative group work and discussion to discover how to use National Archives resources and programs to teach civic knowledge and skills.

Please email distancelearning@nara.gov to request your program. The Committee on Public Awareness (COPA) is thrilled to sponsor this incredible event again! The virtual workshop is led by Micaela Blei, a two-time Moth GrandSLAM winner with a PhD in narrative education. You’ll learn: ● The connections among narrative performance, research, and teaching; ● How to brainstorm and craft stories of your own.

After completing this workshop, budding storytellers and bards will have the opportunity to submit their story for possible performance in a special Valentine’s Day virtual storytelling event —“A Finding Aid to My Soul”—on February... If selected, you’ll receive additional guidance from Dr. Blei to help fine-tune your story. Stay tuned for more details. This virtual workshop is on Wednesday, October 30, 12p-3p (CT). Registration is $49.

Register here. Visit the National Archives without leaving your school or home! We offer free distance learning opportunities for students and educators. Email distancelearning@nara.gov with questions or to request your program today! ASL interpreters are available with at least 14 business days' advance notice. Our standards-based, interactive programs feature historical documents, photographs, maps, posters, and other primary sources.

Civics for All of US is the new education initiative from the National Archives that promotes civic literacy and engagement. Learn more about our student distance learning programs available by-request or as regularly scheduled webinars. Our Training Materials Catalog contains most of the training materials that we develop, including all of the new online lessons that are part of the new training curriculum that we call Curriculum 2.0. NARA Bulletins: Reformatted for Training In 2020, the Records Management Training Program ended its in-person workshops and moved to an all-online, self-paced format. Now, you can take our records management training on your own schedule, for free.

Our Online Learning page Online Lessons gives you access to all of the training lessons we have developed. While we no longer offer the Certificate of Federal Records Management Training, everyone can explore training content on a variety of records management topics found in our Training Catalog. We are currently developing new training materials on a variety of topics. If you would like to suggest new topics and training products, send your ideas to rmt1@nara.gov.

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