Workshops for Teachers
The Museum at Eldridge Street offers a variety of professional development workshops for teachers available by appointment. Programs can be customized to support your schedule, learning interests and classroom curriculum.
Please contact Julie Applebaum to schedule one of the following Teacher Workshops:
Brick & Mortar: Architecture as Social History
Discover the history of the Landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue. Explore our magnificent building and learn about its Eastern European immigrant founders through a variety of primary sources including objects, images, and oral histories.
Hungering For America:
Learning through Food
Explore the Lower East Side’s ethnic eateries and investigate the role that food plays within the immigrant story. This workshop includes a walking tour.
Streetwise:
Walking Tour Workshop
Take a walking tour of Lower East Side/Chinatown and acquire the skills and information you need to design your own customized walking tour that combines social history and architecture.
History Speaks:
Oral History Workshop
Learn strategies to incorporate oral history into your curriculum and gain helpful techniques to guide you and your students from crafting questions through the actual interview, as well as project culmination ideas.
Landmark Learning: Classroom Resources
Find everything you need to make the most of your Eldridge Street experience. Can't find what you are looking for? Contact Julie Applebaum.
Primary Sources
Access a rich collection of primary sources exploring immigration, Jewish life, architecture and historic preservation. Each resource includes downloadable images, information, discussion questions, and classroom extensions to help you enrich the museum experience in your classroom. >>
