Information For:
For Teachers
"You cannot impart what you have not made your own. You cannot engender enthusiasm if you have lost it. Teaching is dead when the subject does not inspire enthusiasm in the teacher."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt, Pictorial Review, April 1930
Document-based Education Programs
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum's Education Department staff conducts educational programs designed for K-12, college and university students, adult learners, and the general public. These programs include classroom workshops, Museum programs, teacher development seminars, and outreach. Teachers can sharpen their skills by attending a variety of professional development workshops that draw on the rich resources and knowledgeable staff at the FDR Library and Museum.
Teacher Development Workshops
The Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum offers a number of both on and off site Professional Development Workshops drawing on our rich resources and knowledgeable staff. Teachers can sharpen their skills, renew their enthusiasm for teaching history and earn professional development credit by attending a variety of professional development workshops including:
Teaching New York State Standards with the Resources at the Roosevelt Library
The New York State Department of Education has adopted five Social Studies Standards, these are: History of the United States and New York; World History; Geography; Economics; and Civics, Citizenship, and Government. It should come as no surprise that there were events in the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt that touched on each of the themes set forth in the standards. Here, each standard has been matched to an event and document making an interesting and informative starting point for developing a case study. This section includes downloadable images of archival documents for use with student research or classroom activities.
Curriculum Guides
Comprehensive curriculum guides are available to introduce students to key topics of the Roosevelt era. Using primary source documents, photographs, and accompanied by study questions and other resources from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library archives, the guides are designed for use by teachers of civics, citizenship, government, economics, geography, fine arts, history, writing and journalism. The curriculum guides can be effectively used by students from 3rd to 12th grade.
Roosevelt Era on Video: Pare Lorentz Film Center
The Center makes audiovisual resources on the Roosevelt era availabe to educators at no charge. Holdings include archival film footage from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library's collection, documentaries on the Roosevelts and related topics, newsreels of the 1930s-40s and government film productions, and more. Most films are available in DVD format and may be borrowed for classroom use for up to three weeks. Learn more about the legacy of Pare Lorentz and borrow films for your classroom.
More Resources for Teachers