Schedule
Thursday, May 21
| 9 a.m. | Breakfast and Welcome Bonnie Belshe, Dr. Janet Tran, Leslie Flynn |
| 9:30 a.m. | Washington and Leadership in the Revolution and Presidency Jeremi Suri |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11 a.m. | Behind the Scenes Tour of Archives/National Archives and Reagan Library Education Resources Leslie Flynn Teaching George Washington in the 21st Century: Classroom Application Bonnie Belshe |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | Ronald Reagan Library and Museum Situation Room Experience: George Washington and His Cabinet |
| 3:30 p.m. | Bringing it back into the Classroom |
| 4 p.m. | Self-Exploration of Museum and Grounds |
Friday, May 22
| 9 a.m. | Breakfast and Welcome Bonnie Belshe, Dr. Janet Tran, Leslie Flynn |
| 9:30 a.m. | Bringing it back to the classroom: Primary Source Highlight Bonnie Belshe |
| 10 a.m. | America 250 Special Exhibit Opening Day Tour/ Reagan Foundation Educational Programs Megan Gately and Bonnie Belshe (45-minute rotations, small group tour of exhibit and breaks in between) |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Conversation with Joanne Drake, President Reagan's Post-Presidency Chief of Staff Janet Tran |
| 1:30 p.m. | Washington and Reagan's Presidencies Jeremi Suri |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3 p.m. | Concluding Remarks Bonnie Belshe, Leslie Flynn, and Dr. Janet Tran |
| 3:30 p.m. | Self Exploration of Museum and Air Force One |
Registration Requirements
Who can register?
- Teachers MUST teach in a formal K-12 classroom or school setting.
- The workshop is limited to 30 teachers.
- A waitlist will be available if registration meets full capacity.
Questions? Please contact [email protected]
Meet the Speaker
Jeremi Suri
Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of eleven books on politics and foreign policy, most recently: Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. His other books include: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office; Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building from the Founders to Obama; Henry Kissinger and the American Century; and Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Détente. His writings appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN.com, Atlantic, Newsweek, Time, Wired, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other media. Professor Suri is a popular public lecturer and comments frequently on radio and television news. His writing and teaching have received numerous prizes, including the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas and the Pro Bene Meritis Award for Contributions to the Liberal Arts. Professor Suri hosts a weekly podcast: “This is Democracy.” He publishes a daily newsletter on history, politics, and leadership: Democracy of Hope.
Meet the Educators
Bonnie Belshe
Bonnie Belshe is Department Chair and teaches AP US History at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA and is a lecturer at San José State University. She has a MA in education from the University of San Francisco and a MA in history from San José State University. Bonnie was named California History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in 2014. She held a teacher support grant from the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University to compare first and second wave feminism for Black and white women. Bonnie was a member of the 2018-2019 Teacher Advisory Council for the National Humanities Center and the Teacher Advisory Group for National Council of History Education. In 2017-2018, Bonnie was named a fellow for Mount Vernon’s Lifeguard Teacher Fellowship and she has facilitated women’s history week at GWTI since 2020.
Leslie Flynn
Leslie Flynn has been an educator for over twenty years. She earned her teaching credentials in 2004. After several years as a classroom teacher, Leslie embraced graduate studies, earning her master’s degree in education policy and leadership with a preliminary administrative services credential in 2009. She began her civilian federal career in 2013, working for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, before joining the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum as its education specialist in 2023.
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