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Teacher Professional Development
Discover new teaching practices and broaden your knowledge through MNHS teacher professional development. Educator workshops are offered by the History Day and Teacher Education teams
Teacher Education Workshops
Northern Lights Third Edition Orientation
Cost: $50
Audience: Teachers using the Northern Lights curriculum
Dates and Locations:
- Monday, July 27: Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
- Tuesday, July 28: Northwest Service Cooperative, Thief River Falls
- Wednesday, July 29: Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud
- Thursday, July 30: Southwest Service Cooperative, Marshall
- Friday, July 31: History Center of Olmsted County, Rochester
- Thursday, August 6: Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
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Tuesday, August 25: Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul
Join the Northern Lights revision team to explore the new third edition curriculum elements. We’ll review changes made to the student text, orient to scope and sequence tools in the Annotated Teachers Edition, and identify benchmark alignment and assessment in the provided Learning Activities. Connections to local history will be included, as well as pathways for support during curriculum implementation
Your registration includes:
✔ Resources for classroom application ✔ Coffee & refreshments ✔ Lunch ✔ Parking ✔ Mileage subsidies for those travelling over 50 miles roundtrip
Contact Kara Knight with program questions. Contact Jessica McMahon with questions about registration. Contact Mariajose Cardenas with subsidy questions.
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Northern Lights Third Edition Preview Webinars
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom
Audience: Teachers using the Northern Lights curriculum
Dates/Times:
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Thursday, April 30 4:15-5:15 pm
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Thursday, June 18 2:00-3:00 pm
Are you anxious to see the Northern Lights Third Edition? Are you looking ahead to the 2026-27 school year and wondering what will be in your toolkit? Join Northern Lights staff for an overview of what’s coming in the Northern Lights Third Edition, including a preview of unit plans, pacing guides, learning activities, and teacher supports for the changing student textbook. While curriculum materials will not yet be available for delivery, attendees will leave with a clear idea of how the revision will impact their current curriculum plan and what tools they’ll have access to when the curriculum drops by the end of July. The two webinar presentations will be the same content.
Contact Kara Knight with content questions.
History Day Teacher Workshops
There are no History Day teacher workshops currently scheduled.
Cancellation policy
- Registrants canceling 24 hours before the workshop are eligible for a refund or credit. (This includes weather related cancellations.)
- Registrants unable to attend a workshop may send someone in their place; substitutions will be made at the registration desk the day of the event.
- No refunds or credits will be granted for nonattendance.