The Oklahoma Sesquicentennial Commission announces the Oklahoma Civil War Sesquicentennial Teachers' Institute, set for July 16-20, 2012, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Historical Society, with support from the Oklahoma Humanities Council, will host the Teachers' Institute to explore the American Civil War 150 years later. The class will be held in the field around several important landmarks of the war, including Fort Gibson Historic Site, Honey Springs Battlefield, the George  Murrell Home, the Cherokee Nation Capital Square and others. Facilitators for the event include educational staff from the Oklahoma Historical Society and Northeastern State University. Oklahoma teachers will explore non-traditional classroom civil war experiences, as well as field trips, interactive activities, and other items to share with students. Teachers will each receive a resource kit with classroom hands-on activities and lesson guides. The institute will provide lodging, food and a travel stipend for the week. Only 15 teachers will be selected, so please apply early!

This institute is an official education program of the Oklahoma Sesquicentennial Commission and is sponsored by a grant from the Oklahoma Humanities Council, with support from Northeastern State University, and the Oklahoma Historical Society. Apply online or call (580)237-1907 for more information.

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