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Special Events & Workshops
Upcoming events and workshops
Longwood’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies host a variety of one-day, two-day or week-long events and workshops to inspire and inform Virginia’s educators.
First Aid and Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR & AED)
Complete training and earn certification in First Aid and Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR & AED) in a 100% virtual learning environment – you choose! This class runs one week, including online self-paced learning, and culminates in hands-on skills learning and demonstration.
May 8-12, 2023 (online)
Successful completion of the one-week class will result in a two year CPR certification and three year First Aid certification. This class meets the international standard for emergency cardiac care, the Virginia Department of Education requirements for teacher licensure, and OSHA requirements for workplace safety.
Registration: click here
Cost: $60 + textbook
Questions? Please contact Dr. Meg Thompson at thompsonmf@longwood.edu.
Virginia Holocaust Museum: The Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute
The Institute is recommended for middle and high school educators who would like to or currently teach the Holocaust in their classrooms. Sessions focus on the Holocaust’s historical background and pedagogy which link to the Virginia Standards of Learning requirements.
From Context to Classroom Part I: June 16-18, 2025
From Context to Classroom Part II: July 14-16, 2025
Dates: June 16-18, 2025, 8:30 am – 5pm (on the last day, class ends at 1:30pm)
Location: Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond
From Context to Classroom Part I is open to teachers who have never completed the Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute. With the successful completion of this 2 1/2 day in-person class and its requirements, your school division may allow you to apply up to 45 recertification points.
In order to complete class requirements you must fully participate, which includes pre-reading and the use of the online platform Canvas and a final project. A certificate of completion, the $200 stipend, and the reimbursement of the $30 registration fee will be sent to you after the class and when all requirements are met.
Dates: July 14-16, 2025, 8:30 am – 5pm (on the last day, class ends at 1:30pm)
Location: Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond
From Context to Classroom Part II is recommended for teachers who have already completed Part I. With the successful completion of this 2 1/2 day in-person class and its requirements, your school division may allow you to apply up to 45 recertification points.
In order to complete class requirements you must fully participate, which includes pre-reading and the use of the online platform Canvas and a final project. A certificate of completion, the $200 stipend, and the reimbursement of the $30 registration fee will be sent to you after the class and when all requirements are met.
Registration: click here
Cost: $30 (reimbursed with successful completion of all class requirements)
Stipend: $200 paid with successful completion of all class requirements
A limited number of $500 scholarships are available for teachers 50+ miles from Richmond. Scholarships are to help cover travel, housing, and meals. Please contact Megan Ferenczy with questions or to apply.
Please contact Megan Ferenczy for more information (mferenczy@vaholocaust.org)
Moton Museum Teacher Institute (MMTI)
Are you a history, civics, or government classroom teacher who wants additional support to teach about the Civil Rights Era? Participate in the 2025 Moton Museum Teacher Institute!
Online Canvas portion: June 20th to July 18th, 2025
In-person portion at the museum: June 25th to 27th, 2025
This hybrid non-credit class includes three mandatory on-site days and two weeks to complete the online Canvas portion. The class is based on the Moton Museum’s permanent exhibition Moton School Story: Children of Courage. Teachers will engage with recorded lectures, review Civil Rights, Massive Resistance, and Desegregation histories, and create potential programming for their classroom. The class will cover Moton Museum history along with providing primary source analysis tools and research techniques.
Teachers will have two weeks to finish all deliverables for a suggested 60 recertification points.
Registration: opens April 7th, 2025 | click here
Cost: $20, refunded upon successful completion
Stipend: $250 (includes the registration fee reimbursement)
Meals and Lodging: included
Questions? Please contact Leah Brown, Moton Museum Assistant Director for Education and Collections
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