From the Ashbrook Center website:

"These seminars are offered to encourage teachers to seriously examine significant events in American history in light of the principles of the American founding, and also to encourage the use of primary source materials in the classroom. The seminars, which include both lecture and discussion, are taught by leading scholars in their field from throughout the nation."

From the Library of Congress website:

"Interested in learning strategies to teach about European Explorers in the Americas? Want to know more about the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)? Explore the cartographic knowledge of the world in the sixteenth century. You will be able to do all of this and more by using Library of Congress primary sources. . . .Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Exploring the Early Americas as its foundation. Learn how to make this era in history come alive for student using images, manuscripts, letters, three-dimensional objects, and maps."

From the Library of Congress website:

"Interested in learning strategies to teach about European Explorers in the Americas? Want to know more about the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)? Explore the cartographic knowledge of the world in the sixteenth century. You will be able to do all of this and more by using Library of Congress primary sources. . . .Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Exploring the Early Americas as its foundation. Learn how to make this era in history come alive for student using images, manuscripts, letters, three-dimensional objects, and maps."

From the Library of Congress website:

"Interested in learning strategies to teach about European Explorers in the Americas? Want to know more about the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)? Explore the cartographic knowledge of the world in the sixteenth century. You will be able to do all of this and more by using Library of Congress primary sources. . . .Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Exploring the Early Americas as its foundation. Learn how to make this era in history come alive for student using images, manuscripts, letters, three-dimensional objects, and maps."

From the Library of Congress website:

"This institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Creating the United States as its foundation."

From the Library of Congress website:

"This institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Creating the United States as its foundation."

From the Library of Congress website:

"This institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Creating the United States as its foundation."

Topics and speakers at this institute, according to the Foreign Policy Research Institute website, will include:

"Exploring The West
Michael Tate, Charles And Mary Martin Chairof Western History, University Of Nebraska
Building Infrastructure
Todd Shallat, Director, Center For Idaho History And Politics, Boise State University
Protecting Maritime Trade
James C. Bradford, Associate Professor Of History, Texas A&M University
Spurring Transportation
Alex Roland, Professor Of History, Duke University
Promoting Civil Rights
Christopher S. Parker, Assistant Professor Of Political Science, University Of Washington, Seattle
Nation Building
Dominic Tierney, Assistant Professor Of Political Science, Swarthmore College, And Senior Fellow, FPRI"