Open House for Teachers, August 26, 2013
Teachers are invited to learn how to get their classrooms involved in history!
Each year the East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) continues to enhance classroom learning on a variety of subjects. The main focus this year is Tennessee History aspects of the new Tennessee social studies curriculum and curriculum core. Discover how the East Tennessee Historical Society is helping teachers bring history to life with programs and exhibits created to capture the interests of students. The ETHS strives to bring history to life with interactive exhibits and programs that will intrigue and educate.
On Monday, August 26, from 4:00-6:00pm at the ETHS located at 601 Gay S. Street, Downtown Knoxville, Teachers are invited to an open house to see all the new educational programs of the East Tennessee Historical Society. The open house will allow teachers to introduce a new experience to their classrooms with exhibits such as the feature exhibition Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee. Through this workshop, teachers can learn how to use all the resources and curriculum materials the ETHS offers.
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Oakley, email Oakley@eastTNhistory.org or call at 865-215-8828. Please RSVP before August 20 to reserve your spot. For more information about all the educational programs the ETHS offers you can go to our website at www.eastTNhistory.org.
About the ETHS
Established in 1834, the East Tennessee Historical Society is widely acknowledged as one of the most active history organizations in the state and enjoys a national reputation for excellence in programming and education. For 179 years the East Tennessee Historical Society has been helping East Tennesseans hold on to our unique heritage– recording the events, collecting the artifacts, and saving the stories that comprise the history we all share.
The historical society pursues its education mission through publications, lectures, conferences, school programs, museum exhibits, and heritage programs such as the popular First Families of Tennessee and the new Civil War Families of Tennessee.
