Education Outreach: Professional Development

The Tennessee State Library and Archives offers regular content-based, primary source workshops for educators. If you would like to have the Library & Archives provide professional development for educators in your community, please contact Kelly Wilkerson at 615-253-3469 or by email at Kelly.Wilkerson@tnsos.gov.

 

Tennessee's Constitution: Continuity and Change, 1796-1870

The Tennessee State Library & Archives is pleased to offer our in-person teacher workshops for the 2024-2025 school year. During these workshops, we will explore the Tennessee Constitution and the periods of history (1796, 1834, and 1870) that led to its creation and revision. Tennessee Social Studies and English Language Arts standards related to the State Constitution will be explored along with how Tennessee became a state.

Using diverse mediums such as maps, historical speeches, diaries, political cartoons, newspapers, and other informational texts, we will provide opportunities for educators to discover activities that build student background knowledge and engage the classroom in a cross-curricular approach.

To register, click on the best location for you to attend below and complete the form. 

Questions? Please reach out to Kelly.Wilkerson@tnsos.gov

 

Murfreesboro 

Wednesday, February 12 

9am-3pm CT 

 Stones River Regional Library

2118 E. Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 

 

Jackson

Friday, February 28 

9am-3pm CST 

 Hatchie River Regional Library

63 Executive Drive, Jackson, TN 38305 

 

Nashville 

Saturday, March 1 

9am-3pm CT 

Tennessee State Library & Archives 

1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N, Nashville, TN 37219 

 

Memphis 

Saturday, March 29 

9am-3pm CT 

MSCS Teaching and Learning Academy, Rooms W115-W116

2485 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38112 

 

Johnson City

Wednesday, April 2

9 am- 3 pm ET

Holston River Regional Library

170 W. Springbrook Drive, Johnson City, TN 37604