Explore Revolutionary War Spy Techniques
Participate in hands-on activities, analyze primary sources, explore digital resources, and discuss how to bring the STEAM work behind spying during the revolutionary era to your classrooms.
Learn about printing-related topics like:
- Practice your invisible ink skills in the Revolutionary War Encampment
- Learn how to use book and wheel ciphers
- Hear about how some spies used laundry to send secret messages
Bring Historical Printing & STEAM Concepts to Your Classroom
Gain confidence in integrating history and STEAM concepts in an interdisciplinary context to support student learning while building a network of local peers.
Attend with a teaching partner or collaborative team to design learning experiences to take back to your classroom, department, grade level, and/or school.
Schedule of Events
| 4:45 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Arrival & Check-In |
| 5 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. | Welcome & Historical Thinking Warm-Up Presented by Maddie Sisson, Manager of Teacher Learning |
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Spying Techniques Scavenger Hunt |
| 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Hear from James Lafayette about his time spying for the Marquis de Lafayette |
| 7 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. | Break & Dinner *We will enjoy a working dinner during the next hour |
| 7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. | Classroom Application Brainstorming Session Presented by Maddie Sisson, Manager of Teacher Learning |
| 7:45 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Debrief & Reflection |
Registration Details
Who can register?
- Teachers must plan to teach in a K-12 formal school setting in the greater Washington, D.C. area for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year.
- You may only sign up for ONE fall workshop (September - Spies; November - Crossing the Delaware) at this time.
- Priority will be given to teachers and/or coordinators working in Title 1 schools.
- We highly recommend attending with a teaching partner or collaborative team.
- Each workshop is limited to 30 teachers.
- A waitlist will be made available after registration meets full capacity.
Questions? Please contact [email protected]
Workshop made possible through the generous support of Battelle
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Workshop made possible through the generous support of Battelle