K-12 Educator Saturday Workshop: Planning L.A.
Sat., Oct. 11, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
$40 | This program is for K-12 Educators. Admission to The Huntington and lunch are included.
Educators
Education and Visitor Center, Steven's Classroom
Learn about the development of LA through the perspectives of planners, business owners, artists, and activists from Bill Deverell, founding director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. Discover relevant primary sources you can use with your students and identify interdisciplinary strategies to integrate the content into your curriculum.
Key Details
- This is a full-day workshop.
- This program aligns with California State Standards.
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes. A portion of the workshop involves standing and walking on wood and concrete paths.
- This program is suitable for educators of all grades and subject areas.
- Admission and lunch are included in the program's cost.
If you have any accessibility needs, please email Kristin Brisbois McNutt, Educator Programs Specialist, at kbrisbois@huntington.org.
Program Schedule
10 a.m. | Program begins
10:15 a.m. | Discussion: Development of Los Angeles
Noon | Lunch with peers
12:30 p.m. | Exploration of the exhibition Stories from The Library: Los Angeles, Revisited
1:30 p.m. | Classroom application and reflection
2 p.m. | Workshop ends
Stories from the Library: Los Angeles, Revisited
| The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.Aligning California State Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own ideas clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
- ELD.PI.K-12.1 Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics.
- ELD.PI.K-12.3 Offering and supporting opinions and negotiating with others in communicative exchanges.
- ELD.PII.K-12.6 Connecting ideas.
- 4 California: A Changing State
- Historical and Social Sciences Analysis Skills
In-Person Class Ticketing Policies
- Advance registration is required. Tickets are not sold at the door for this event.
- To join the waitlist for this event, please email teachers@huntington.org. A space is not guaranteed, but you will be contacted if a space becomes available.
- To receive a refund, you must cancel at least 5 days prior to the event. Cancellations made within 5 days of the event will not be refunded.
- A certificate of attendance can be provided upon request.
