LHEF Courses for 2023
“Living History: Animals and War”
(15 Hour In-service Course)
Dates & Locations:
Friday, October 20, 2023 (4pm-9pm)in Zoom
-Virtual Zoom Meeting and independent work
Saturday, October 21, 2023 (10am – 8pm)
-Tour of Putnam History Museum in Cold Spring, New York
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus price of tickets to birthplace of Teddy Roosevelt and the American Museum of Natural History)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
(Participants are responsible for all site and tour fees, travel and meal costs)
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
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Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
(15 Hour In-service Course)
Dates & Locations:
Friday, October 20, 2023 (4pm-9pm)in Zoom
-Virtual Zoom Meeting and independent work
Saturday, October 21, 2023 (10am – 8pm)
-Tour of Putnam History Museum in Cold Spring, New York
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus price of tickets to birthplace of Teddy Roosevelt and the American Museum of Natural History)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
(Participants are responsible for all site and tour fees, travel and meal costs)
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
“Living History: Indigenous People of the Hudson Valley”(15 Hour In-service Course)
Dates & Locations:
Thursday, July 13, 2023 (4pm-9pm)
-Virtual Zoom Meeting and independent work
Friday, July14, 2023 (10am – 8pm)
-Tour of Putnam History Museum(Cold Spring, NY)
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus price of any admissions)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
(Participants are responsible for all site and tour fees, travel and meal costs)
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
Dates & Locations:
Thursday, July 13, 2023 (4pm-9pm)
-Virtual Zoom Meeting and independent work
Friday, July14, 2023 (10am – 8pm)
-Tour of Putnam History Museum(Cold Spring, NY)
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus price of any admissions)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
(Participants are responsible for all site and tour fees, travel and meal costs)
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
“Living History: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”(15 Hour In-service Course)
Dates & Locations:
Friday, November 3, 2023 (4pm-9pm)
-Virtual Zoom Meeting
Saturday, November 4, 2023 (9am – 7pm)
-Tour of Clermont State Historic Site in Clermont, NY
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus any additional sites, tour fees, and meals)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
Click this link to go to the PNW BOCES registration page
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
Dates & Locations:
Friday, November 3, 2023 (4pm-9pm)
-Virtual Zoom Meeting
Saturday, November 4, 2023 (9am – 7pm)
-Tour of Clermont State Historic Site in Clermont, NY
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus any additional sites, tour fees, and meals)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
Click this link to go to the PNW BOCES registration page
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
“Living History: Thomas Nast and the Images that Shaped the 19th Century”(15 Hour In-service Course)
Dates & Locations:
Friday, December 1, 2023 (4pm-9pm)
-Virtual Zoom Meeting and Independent Work
Saturday, December 2, 2023 (10am – 8pm)
-Tour Maccolluch Hall(Morristown, NJ)
Instructors: Rob Buccheri
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus tickets to tour Thomas Cole House and Olana, and meals)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
Dates & Locations:
Friday, December 1, 2023 (4pm-9pm)
-Virtual Zoom Meeting and Independent Work
Saturday, December 2, 2023 (10am – 8pm)
-Tour Maccolluch Hall(Morristown, NJ)
Instructors: Rob Buccheri
Credit Hours - 15
Cost of registration is $150.00 (plus tickets to tour Thomas Cole House and Olana, and meals)
Target Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
“Living History: Music of the American Revolution"
Learn about the influence of the ARTS on the Revolutionary Era and learn to play Fife & Drum
Dates & Locations:
Wednesday- October 4th, 2023 (6PM – 9 PM) in person
Wednesday- October 11th, 2023 (6PM – 9 PM) on Zoom
Saturday - October 14th, 2023 (10:00 AM – 8:00 PM)
- Tour of the Morristown National Historic Site including Washington’s Headquarters, and Jockey Hollow in Morristown, New Jersey
Credit Hours: 15
Cost of Registration: $150 for registering with PNW BOCES
- All meal, transportation, tour and entrance fee costs are the responsibility of the participant
Regular and special education teachers, content area teachers, art, music, technology teachers, grades 1-12 AND Teaching Assistants
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES on My Learning Plan
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Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net
“Living History: Taxation Without Representation"
Learn about the influence of the ARTS on the Revolutionary Era and learn to play Fife & Drum
Participants will be able to:
Discuss the impact of British taxes on the American colonists
Understand the British government’s debt issues following the French and Indian War
Identify and explore the American reactions to British taxation
Understand the ideals of self-government and representative democracy
Examine and describe the Boston Tea Party
Understand how teachers can use this information to better educate students
Dates & Locations:
Thursday - December 14th, 2023 (4:30PM – 9:30 PM) in person
Saturday - December 16th, 2023 (12:00 AM – 10:00 PM)
- Tour of Boston, MA and the Historic sites connected to the Boston Tea Party
Credit Hours: 15
Cost of Registration: $150 for registering with PNW BOCES
- All meals, transportation, tour and entrance fee costs are the responsibility of the participant
Regular and special education teachers, content area teachers, art, music, technology teachers, grades 1-12 AND Teaching Assistants
To sign up: Contact: PNW BOCES on My Learning Plan
Click Here for Course Information Flyer
Need more information? Send an Email: livinghistory@optonline.net