The Start of the American Revolution: Concord Museum and the Shot Heard Round the World

by Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Join educators from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for free 60-minute online professional development opportunities for teachers. Each virtual session explores a different topic from our past and connects it to our future with ideas and resources for sharing the content in the classroom.

The "Shot Heard Round the World" is a famous line from a poem, but where was that shot fired and what really happened on the first day of the American Revolution? This program will dive into the intricate and sophisticated plans the people of Concord and Massachusetts had been planning for many months leading up to the first shots that were fired in Lexington and Concord. This program will tell the story of the first day of the American Revolution through the incredible objects in the Concord Museum’s collection that were there that day as the events unfolded. Using techniques of close-looking and object-based learning, this program will uncover the evidence and stories that these objects leave behind about the diverse people and events of this famous day.

Presented by the Concord Museum

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About This Program

Cost

Multipoint: $0.00

FREE!

Length

60 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Adult Learners

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

Primary Disciplines

Professional Development, History & Social Studies

Program Delivery Mode

Zoom

Booking Information

Date/Time

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03/18/2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Registration Deadline: 03/18/2025)

This is a special event and will only be offered once this year.

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation has a change fee policy:
• Organizations will be allowed one free change to their reservation.
• Each additional adjustment will incur a fee of $25.
• Changes occurring within seven days prior to scheduled program will incur a fee of $25.
• Change is defined as an adjustment to the date, time, and type of program.

Please send reschedule or cancelation requests to group.reservations@jyf.virginia.gov or call 757-253-4949. Fees will be waived due to school delay/closing or select technical problems.

You may schedule a separate, free Tech Check prior to your program to ensure the quality of your connection.

You may connect with us up to 5 minutes prior to your scheduled start time to ensure the quality of the connection; however, you must connect with us no later than 15 minutes after your start time to avoid cancelation and billing.

An invoice will be sent after completion of your program, usually within a week of the program. Please include the most up to date billing contact in your reservation.

About This Provider

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Williamsburg , VA
United States

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia offering programs and resources about early American history through its museums – Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

Our Mission

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation shall foster through its living-history museums – Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown – an awareness and understanding of the early history, settlement, and development of the United States through the convergence of American Indian, European, and African cultures and the enduring legacies bequeathed to the nation.

Virtual Learning

Using two-way video conferencing technologies like Zoom, students connect to a Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation educator and explore early Virginia and United States history. Each program is unique, engaging and based on Virginia and National standards.

Program topics include the Powhatan Indians, early English settlement at Jamestown, three cultures that converged in Virginia, causes and events of the American Revolution and stories of real people who shaped our early history. These inquiry-based educational programs are designed to be interactive and thought provoking, allowing students to explore the past while honing their skills in critical thinking, communication and historical thinking.

Contact:
Shannon Kuster
distancelearning1@jyf.virginia.gov
757-253-4046

Program Details

Format

Sessions are presented using Zoom and are designed to be interactive through chat and conversation. Following each session, certificates of participation will be sent to attendees listing the program title, date and length. Participants should check with their school district concerning professional development points.

All programs begin at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

Objectives

Educators will:
- learn historic content to increase their depth of knowledge and to enrich their classroom lessons.
- receive resources and strategies for how to present the content to students in an engaging manner that encourages learning.