African American History Teacher Institute: Reginald F. Lewis Museum Maryland Civil Rights Summer Teacher Institute 2024

Monday, July 29 – Friday, August 2 | 9 am – 5 pm (Daily)

Did you know that 2024 has been proclaimed The Year of Civil Rights in Maryland by Maryland Governor Wes Moore? Educators can join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum this summer to celebrate this proclamation of the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a week-long Teacher Institute focusing on Maryland Civil Rights history.

This Institute will provide an overview and understanding of the Movement and its central leaders from this region to enhance the scholarship of Maryland educators. During the Institute scholars will learn about Baltimore’s CORE chairman, Walter Percival Carter, known as the “Martin Luther King of Maryland” and for his skills in organizing demonstrations against discrimination throughout Maryland from Route 40 to Ocean City. National speakers Dr. Lisa Delpit (Other People’s Children) and Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries (Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement) will present during the Teachers Institute.

Participating scholars will receive up to 2 – 3 MSDE Credit Hours (pending), an $800 stipend and a resource backpack of educational tools for this immersive learning experience. Housing accommodations for long distance travel (25+ miles) are available for eligible participants. This Institute is open to Maryland educators working with grades K-12. Participants to the program are selected through an application review process. Applications are due Friday, May 17, 2024. 

Throughout the Institute, participants will:

• Learn from content experts the contributions and strategies utilized by Maryland Civil Rights activists and organizations during the Jim Crow era
• Gain a better understanding of why this history must continue to be taught
• Discuss best practices and pedagogy for teaching Civil Rights curricular resources with Institute Lead Teacher, Guest Practitioners and National Expert Speakers 
• Explore regional museums and historical sites related to our local history
• Connect with a community of educators to create learning resource activities for classroom use

Participants are selected through an application review process. Applications are due Friday, May 17, 2024. Applicants must submit a statement of purpose including:

1. A 250 to 300-word statement explaining why you would like to attend the Institute and how the topic relates to your education practice. 
2. A 150 to 200- word plan for sharing what you learn from your Institute experience with students and/or colleagues upon completion of the program.

Selection will be based on an individual’s statement of purpose. To encourage diverse geographical representation, efforts will be made to enroll candidates from each of the Maryland Regions: 

• Capital Region (Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties)
• Central Maryland (Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard Counties)
• Eastern Shore (Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester Counties)
• Southern Maryland (Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties)
• Western Maryland (Allegheny, Garrett and Washington Counties)

 Applicants will be notified of acceptance by Friday, May 30, 2024.

Contact: Please direct questions about this program to terry.taylor@lewismuseum.org. In your email, provide a telephone number and the times of day when you can be reached.

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum Maryland Civil Rights Summer Teacher Institute 2024 is supported by generous gifts from the Truist Charitable Fund (“TCF”). The Truist Charitable Fund (“TCF”) is committed to Truist Financial Corporation’s (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives. TCF was established as a donor-advised fund.