Alabama History Institutes are immersive professional development workshops in history and civics for K-12 public, private, and homeschool educators. Each three-day, in-person workshop will incorporate intensive classroom training using primary sources with hands-on experiences at local museums, parks, and historic sites. Participants will receive a stipend and professional development credits.

View the complete list of locations, dates, and workshop descriptions for all of our 2025 summer sessions below. The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 6, 2025. Applicants selected to attend a workshop will receive word of acceptance by email by March 31.

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Workshop Schedule 2025

Week of June 2-6, 2025

Grades 4-6: Alabama History and STEM: A Perfect Match
ATTA Library of STEM & History, Abbeville (June 3-5)

Grades 4-12: Mastering Primary Sources for Improving Student Engagement
Jacksonville State University In-Service Center, Anniston (June 3-5)

Week of June 9-13, 2025

Grades 4-12: Where It Happened: The Power of Place in History Instruction
Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, Auburn (June 10-12)

Grades 1-4: Social Studies in the Literacy Driven Classroom
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery (June 10-12)

Week of June 16-20, 2025

Grades K-11: Industry, Soldiers, and Stories: Alabama and World War II
Florence Indian Mound Museum, Florence (June 16-18)

Week of June 23-27, 2025

Grades 3-6: Alabama Appetites: Connecting Food, Traditions, and History
Alabama Center for the Arts, Decatur (June 24-26)

Grades 4-12: Alabama on the World Stage
History Museum of Mobile, Mobile (June 24-26)

Grades K-12: Feeling 22: Alabama’s Path to Statehood
American Village, Montevallo (June 24-26)