Folger Education

10/16/2024

DMV AREA FOLKS:
Are you as excited as we are to talk about about the books in our collection?
Are you looking for a reason to spend more time hanging around the exhibition halls and reading room?
Do you want the chance to connect with some of the hundreds of visitors who come through our doors every day?

Apply to be a docent at the Folger!

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about the docent program.

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09/18/2024

Don't miss our virtual professional development session on Romeo and Juliet TONIGHT at 8 pm ET!

https://www.folger.edu/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet-teaching-teenagers-then-and-now/

08/20/2024

It's not too late to register for our first virtual professional development session of this school year! Join Debbie Gascon, Missy Springsteen-Haupt, and Folger Education tomorrow night at 8 pm ET to learn more about how the Folger Method can help you create community in your class.

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

07/26/2024

Legendary. As she retires, Director of Education Peggy O'Brien shares everything she's learned at the Folger about connecting people with Shakespeare whether it's in the classroom or in the exhibition hall. Q & A at https://bit.ly/3LEEn5x

05/30/2024

The triumphant return of our Secondary Shakespeare Festival was last week! We welcomed 13 schools from around the DMV to the Folger Theater - it was wonderful to see students on our stage again, and we're looking forward to making next year's festival even bigger and better!

05/21/2024

Where will you be this Thursday at 8 pm ET? If you're lucky, you'll be signing into our free session with the teachers who helped produce our forthcoming Folger Teacher's Guide to Teaching Othello. Learn more and register here:

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

05/14/2024

Two fabulous teachers who contributed to the upcoming Folger Guide to Teaching Othello are leading a professional development session next week!

Join us at 8 pm ET on Thursday 5/23 to hear from Noelle Cammon and David Fulco about how to engage your students and make connections between Othello and the present day.

Register for free here:

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

04/09/2024

Shakespeare is for EVERY student. Folger Education has the tools for you to differentiate your approach to accommodate different students' needs. Join us on April 17th for this session on the Folger Method and students with IEPs and 504s -

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

03/26/2024

Folger Teacher Members can access last week's professional development here: https://folger.edu/teach/resource/engaging-all-students-across-the-humanities/.

If you're not a teacher member, here's more information about how to become one and access great resources for you and your students: https://www.folger.edu/join-support/become-a-member/

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

03/20/2024

Don't miss this wonderful professional development opportunity tonight at 8 pm ET! Register for free here:

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

03/12/2024

The Folger Method works for all students, across all disciplines! Whether you teach middle school or college, English or biology, join us next week as Folger Mentor Teacher Missy Springsteen Haupt leads us in a professional development session:

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

03/05/2024

LAST CALL FOR TEACHING SHAKESPEARE INSTITUTE APPLICATIONS! 🚨🚨

Apply at the link below by 11:59 PT TONIGHT if you're interested in Shakespeare: Othello and The Taming of the Shrew in Conversation.

We'd love to spend part of our summer with you and introduce you to the new Folger!

Are you a teacher looking for ways to improve your teaching and your students' learning? Are you willing to discuss topics like gender and race in Shakespeare's plays with candor? Does the thought of an immersive, transformative experience on-site at the Folger sound exciting?

Then don't forget to apply to the Teaching Shakespeare Institute 2024 - Shakespeare: Othello and The Taming of the Shrew in Conversation. Applications are due March 5th at 11:59 pm PT.

Learn more and apply on our website: https://www.folger.edu/teach/professional-development/neh-teaching-shakespeare-institute/application/.

03/01/2024

Are you ready for a life-changing two-week experience at the newly renovated Folger Shakespeare Library? We certainly are- we're so excited for the Teaching Shakespeare Institute 2024: Othello and The Taming of the Shrew in Conversation.

We'll be bringing together teachers from across the country to delve into the Folger's extensive collection and transform the way you (and your students!) think about Shakespeare. Apply by 11:59 pm PT on 3/5 if you're interested in being a part of it -

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

02/26/2024

Become a teacher member to access tons of lesson plans and professional development opportunities on the Folger Teaching website! Become a member here: https://events.folger.edu/donate/contribute2?ct=75&_ga=2.236238593.1496272319.1708965859-1438364230.1708965859

Teacher Members - did you miss our session on Hamlet last week? Check out a recording of the session here: https://www.folger.edu/teach/resource/juicy-hamlet-lessons-from-the-creators-of-the-folger-guide-to-teaching-hamlet-5-week-unit/

02/23/2024

Are you a teacher looking for ways to improve your teaching and your students' learning? Are you willing to discuss topics like gender and race in Shakespeare's plays with candor? Does the thought of an immersive, transformative experience on-site at the Folger sound exciting?

Then don't forget to apply to the Teaching Shakespeare Institute 2024 - Shakespeare: Othello and The Taming of the Shrew in Conversation. Applications are due March 5th at 11:59 pm PT.

Learn more and apply on our website: https://www.folger.edu/teach/professional-development/neh-teaching-shakespeare-institute/application/.

02/20/2024

It's not too late to register for tomorrow's FREE virtual professional development session led by the creators of our forthcoming Folger Guide to Teaching Hamlet! See more details here:

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

01/12/2024

Middle and high school teachers: Applications for our 2024 Teaching Shakespeare Institute are now open! Learn more about our transformative two-week institute, focusing this year on "Othello" and "The Taming of the Shrew," at https://bit.ly/48ugGa4.

08/09/2023

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.