USS MIDWAY INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS: OVERVIEW

John F Burns, Director 2020 USS MIDWAY SERVED FOR 47 YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY—COLD WAR— VIETNAM— Now the best museum (USA Today) Ideal Location – Downtown USS MIDWAY INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS

Professional development seminars on the Cold War, , Korean War, and WWII in the Pacific Held in San Diego on board the premier artifact from the Cold War/Vietnam era Includes a wide range of distinguished scholars and speakers Interaction with veterans and others who were directly involved in the era Extensive online resources Classes are held in spaces ...... where sailors lived and worked HIGHLIGHTS OF MIDWAY INSTITUTE

Iconic Vietnam/Cold War era large warship Central downtown San Diego location Seminars on Cold War, Vietnam, , and WWII in the Pacific 2009: 1 seminar, 20 local teachers 2019: 4 seminars plus other activities, 120+ national teachers WHAT INSTITUTE TEACHERS RECEIVE

 $1000 stipend (two weeks) or $500 (one week)

 Travel and living support for those outside the San Diego area

 Shipboard meals, parking, and many instructional resources

 Numerous opportunities for personal interaction with faculty and veterans

 Optional academic credit MIDWAY METHOD

 Emphasis on diverse academic, global and cultural perspectives

 Utilization of distinctive and uncommon primary sources, and of oral history

 Discussion of both world and domestic events, and emphasis on classroom application

 Connecting teachers to the wartime eras via extensive, specialized ship tours VIETNAM/COLD WAR IN RED AND WWII IN BLUE ENROLLED TEACHER LOCATIONS—2018 SUBJECT MATTER TAUGHT BY SEMINAR ATTENDEES AS A WORD CLOUD

TEACHER SCHOOL TITLE 1 PERCENTAGES NUMBER OF TEACHERS OF NUMBER

PERCENTAGE OF TITLE I STUDENTS AT TEACHERS SCHOOL GRADE LEVELS TAUGHT

Note: Many Teachers teach more than one grade level, each level taught earned a data point so more points are shown than total teachers 154 Female 118 Male 57% 43% MIDWAY INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS: LOOKING AHEAD

 Develop additional seminars

 Continue to develop and extend online resources

 www.midway.org/education/teacherprograms/midway- institute-for-teachers/

 Expand university partnerships

 Sustain ongoing relationships with teachers

 Support high-quality scholarship

 Improve capacity of teachers at all levels to teach about Vietnam, the Cold War, and related topics EVERY SUMMER! COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS APPLY IN FALL