SUPER Teacher

AHA’s ongoing teacher workshops offer the chance for educators to become subject-matter experts on topics of interest led by leading historians, authors, professors, and more. See below for info on our 2024-2025 workshops!

Overview

Why participate in a SUPER Teacher workshop?

Participants in AHA’s teacher workshops are afforded a rare and invaluable opportunity to join their peers and distinguished university professors in an intensive exploration of curriculum-relevant topics through directed pre-program readings, lectures, extensive analytical and critical discussions, film viewings, writing exercises, field trips, and cultural experiences.

These workshops also provides a forum in which educators can interact, exchange ideas, gain fresh perspectives, and learn new approaches to teaching. Participants develop a multidisciplinary approach to the humanities and enjoy many significant benefits all at no cost to them or their schools. Plus, the content in these programs directly addresses the Courses of Study as mandated by the Alabama Department of Education. 

 

Eligibility and funding 

All 4th-12th grade educators currently teaching in Alabama public and accredited private schools are eligible. School librarians and pre-service teachers may also be considered for AHA’s teacher workshops. 

Upon completion of a workshop, participating teachers receive professional development credits and stipends to cover the cost of travel.

 

2025 workshops

Stay tuned for info on our 2025 summer workshop series, which will include:

  • Stony the Road We Trod: A one-week teacher residency field study of Alabama’s civil rights movement. See below for more info (Birmingham – Montgomery – Selma – Tuskegee; 2025)

 

  • Workshop connected to our 2025 Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring Alabama: Spark!: Places of Innovation (Sylacauga; July 2025)

 

  • Alabama History Day workshop preparing teachers to bring the History Day program into their classroom (Montgomery; 2025)
Contact us for more info!

Upcoming workshops

Stony the Road

July 6-12, 2025: "Stony the Road We Trod: Exploring Alabama’s Civil Rights Legacy” gives educators a chance to join in an immersive field study of Alabama’s role in the movement for civil rights. Selection is competitive. Apply by March 31, 2025.

Learn more and apply!

History Day Teacher Workshop

October 1-2, 2024: Join AHA and National History Day staff in Mobile for a two-day workshop on how to engage your students and schools in History Day 2025! Lunch and professional development hours provided.

Registration is now closed

Laura C. Anderson is AHA’s coordinator for SUPER Teacher workshops. For more information, contact Laura at 205.558.3992 or [email protected].