Summer 2025 Theme:
Exploring the U.S. Presidency and Democracy: 250 Years of Expanding and Impeding Rights
July 14-18, 2025
Reinvigorate Your Teaching at the Truman Library!
Hosted every summer, the Truman Library Teacher Conference is a 5-day professional development workshop designed to help teachers create a deeper understanding of content knowledge, strengthen classroom best practices and connect historical relevance.
- Open to K-12 classroom teachers across the country
- Learn from lead scholars that include Education Specialists from various presidential libraries and historical museums
- Engage directly with original primary source material
- Explore topics based around the complexity of presidential leadership and its relevancy to today
- Strengthen classroom best practices by engaging with a cohort of dedicated teachers
- Have fun!
Teachers submit $100 entrance fee upon acceptance. This immersive week includes breakfast and lunch daily for all teachers and a free private hotel room for five nights for out-of-state teachers.
Applications open here January 2025.
Email Sadie Troy with questions: sadie.troy@nara.gov