Moving the Needle is NMB’s Teacher Professional Development Programme, designed to empower local educators with effective tools for teaching history in a dynamic and engaging way.

Workshop participants are provided with current historical research, primary historical sources, and practical activities to use in the classroom. In our interactive workshops, teachers unpack and explore these materials, gaining new insights and strategies to foster critical thinking, seeing multiple perspectives, and developing empathy in the classroom.

 

2025 WORKSHOPS:

Historical Thinking and Enquiry Based Learning Techniques
 
Saturday, March 8, 2025 
 
10:30am- 12:30pm 
 
Free to all Local Educators

National Museum of Bermuda, Royal Naval Dockyard

Sponsored By:

 

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Bring History to Life
in Your Classroom!

Join us for an interactive, fast-paced workshop exploring the Thinking Like a Historian framework – an approach that encourages students to analyse evidence, consider multiple perspectives, and develop critical thinking skills.

Using our Teacher Resource Guide, Freedom Narratives: Mary Prince, Benjamin Benson, and the Abolition of Slavery, you will engage in hands-on activities, examine historical sources, and experiment with inquiry-based techniques that make history relevant and dynamic for your students. 

This workshop is:

  • Endorsed by the Department of Education
  • 2 hours of TPD credit from BEC/ Bermuda Educators Council
  • Topics include
    • The Abolition Movement
    • Emancipation in Bermuda
    • The lives and experiences of Mary Prince and Benjamin Benson
    • The rise of the cotton industry in the U.S.
    • The experiences of Black Bermudians in the U.S. during the era of slavery
Download Teacher Guide
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Workshop Facilitator:
Lisa Howie

Lisa holds a BA in English (McGill), BEd in Secondary Education (Dalhousie), MEd in Philosophy of Education (OISE/UofT), and several certificates from Harvard Kennedy School and Columbia Business School. She has 25 years of education and community engagement experience and is an art advisor, cultural entrepreneur, educator and writer.

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