Friday, March 29, 2024

Free Professional Development Program

RIHS, Coggeshall Farm Collaborate on Free Professional Development Program

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(Bristol, R.I.) ??? Coggeshall Farm Museum and the Rhode Island Historical Society will present ???Beyond Field Trips: Working With Schools,??? a free professional development workshop for history, heritage, and cultural professionals, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 1pm.

The event will spotlight the work of Coggeshall Farm, which during the past two years has diligently cultivated its school group offerings. Attendees can learn from Coggeshall as a case study: Representatives will discuss their challenges, struggles, victories, strategies, and recommendations for building your site???s offerings to teachers and the children with whom they work.

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???Beyond Field Trips??? is designed for those organizations and institutions that are looking to expand their reach to work with teachers and include programming for children. It will provide insights about pre-visit lesson plans for teachers, hands-on experiences for children, and follow-up with educators. The workshop is free, with online registration via this link: http://goo.gl/forms/24ezxRpHSN7iKszP2. Those interested in attending may also call (401) 331-8576 x136 or email rhodi@rihs.org to register.??

Attendees are encouraged to wear closed-toe shoes and long pants, as the the visit and brief tour of the grounds may be on some uneven ground or through tall grasses.

This program is part of the monthly series ???Helping History & Heritage Happen,??? a professional development outreach series developed from the RHODI project (www.rhodi.org). Each month, a different workshop or presentation offers practical training and insight to volunteers, staff, and members of Rhode Island???s rich history, heritage, and cultural sector.

About the Coggeshall Farm Museum

The mission of the Coggeshall Farm Museum is to preserve this 1790s Rhode Island salt-marsh farm. It serves the local community and beyond as a living museum and vital educational resource through demonstration of daily farm activity and honest interpretation that reflects its historical, multicultural influence.

About the Rhode Island Historical Society

Founded in 1822, the RIHS is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island???s largest and oldest historical organization, as well as its only Smithsonian Affiliate. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state???s most distinctive areas.