ABILENE, Kan. – The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum will hold one of five workshops for educators offered across the nation by the National Archives and Records Administration in the summer of 2011. Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies will take place in Abilene, Kan., from July 18 -22.

This year, the sessions held in Abilene and at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., will have a special Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) focus to bring an interesting, practical, and real-world approach to the teaching of these subjects.

Primarily Teaching is designed to provide access to the rich resources of the National Archives for educators at the upper elementary, secondary, and college levels. Participants will learn how to research the historical records, create classroom materials based on the records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students’ skills and enthusiasm for history, government, and the other humanities.

The institute is free. Graduate credit is available for an additional fee. Participation in each session is limited to 10 members. Classes will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Participants will receive classroom materials and a $250 stipend. Deadline for applications is June 6.

More information and an application for the institute are available online at www.archives.gov/education/primarily-teaching. For more information about the institute, contact Kim Barbieri, Education Specialist at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.

Primarily Teaching is generously supported by the Foundation for the National Archives and Texas Instruments.