Colonial Charleston Teacher Institute
TEACHERS!!! Would you like to experience over 15 amazing colonial history sites directly related to South Carolina’s involvement in the Revolutionary War & gain innovative teaching skills for your classroom, all while earning 3 graduate credit hours?
If so, the Colonial Charleston Teacher Institute was created just for you!
Join us this coming June for a graduate level course through The College of Charleston that includes site visits to a variety of Lowcountry historical sites with stimulating activities and presentations. Respected historians cover the various aspects of this era. You will gain a solid understanding of our state’s impact on the Revolutionary War and discover how you can bring this era to life for your students in any grade level or curricular area!
JUNE 14
Welcome and Course Overview
7:00-8:30 pm Zoom
JUNE 15 - JUNE 19
In-person Tours and Presentations
8:45am-4:00pm
Charleston and Berkeley Counties
JUNE 22 - JUNE 24
(3) remote Zoom lectures
7:00-8:00 pm
JUNE 25 - JUNE 30
Project Prep
Applicants must be actively teaching any grade level or subject and be in possession of a SC teacher’s certificate. Twenty SC public school teachers qualify for this SC250 funded scholarship. Five additional places are reserved for full-pay private school teachers ($500 + $155 registration) Private school applicants may inquire about possible financial assistance and housing.
SC 250 scholarships will be awarded to the most qualified public school applicants. Eight of these scholarships include a single-occupancy hotel room and will be granted to teachers living in the most distant areas of the state. All scholarship recipients pay only $155 to register with the College of Charleston for the course.
APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP NOW!
Questions?
CCTIgraduatecourse@gmail.com
Anne Hall, Adjunct Professor Rennie All, Advisor
(843) 345-1755 (843) 345-7930
CCTI Lesson Plans
Explore classroom-ready lesson plans created by educators participating in the Colonial Charleston Teacher Institute. Select a lesson title to view or download the resource.
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Grade 4
Social Studies · Guidance · ELA · Art Choices Shape History PDF Science · History · ELA How Did the South Carolina Landscape Become a Weapon of the American Revolution? PDF Social Studies · ELA · Art The Bill: Who's Going to Pay the Cost of Liberty? PDF Social Studies · ELA · Visual Arts Voices of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina PDF2024 Lesson Plans
Grade 8
Library · Social Studies Hidden Histories SLIDES Social Studies What Is in a Name? Can I Make a Difference? PDF English · Social Studies · Science African Survival Gardens in Colonial America PDF ELA · Social Studies American Revolution Project PDF SC History How the Arts Inform Us About Colonial America PDF US History What Drives a Soldier to Fight PDFEarlier Lesson Plans
Grade 8
Social Studies “Extraordinary & Universal Commotions”: Charleston Reacts to the Stamp Act PDF Social Studies How Did the American Revolution Change South Carolina? PDF SC History War Is Not Fought by an Individual, but a Whole Group PDF Social Studies Risky Business: A 4-Day PBL to Explore Colonial Enslaved African Choices PDF
Host Sites included in the CCTI Program
Questions?
CCTIgraduatecourse@gmail.com
Anne Hall, adjunct professor
(843) 345-1755
CCTI Photo Gallery