Back to School with NMAD: Fall Virtual Teaching Diplomacy Workshops

Are you interested in bringing diplomacy into your classroom? Do you want to equip students with new perspectives to become globally-engaged citizens? The National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) is here to help with our virtual fall teacher workshops!

We are pleased to announce two types of virtual workshops this fall designed to meet a variety of professional development needs. Whether you’re new to teaching diplomacy or looking to expand your toolkit, these workshops provide everything you need to connect your students with the essential skills and stories of diplomacy in action.

Fall Virtual Workshops

Bringing Diplomacy to Life: NMAD Resources Overview

In this one-hour session, NMAD will share how to introduce and incorporate diplomacy into your curriculum with NMAD’s video products, classroom activities and lessons, and our diplomacy simulation program.

Sessions offered:

  • October 14, 2025, 4:30-5:30 pm EST
  • November 7, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

Expert Insights: Topics in Diplomacy

Deep dive into diplomacy with our experts during these 90-minute monthly sessions. Each session we will highlight a diplomacy topic, offering you both content knowledge and exclusive NMAD resources for your classroom.

Topic: Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
Learn about how diplomats worked to advance U.S. diplomacy despite the presence of the Berlin Wall.

Sessions offered:

  • October 22, 2025, 1:00-2:30 pm EST
  • November 18, 2025, 2:00-3:30 pm EST

All workshop sessions are tailored to 6th to 12th-grade teachers. However, all educators are welcome to sign up and attend! These workshops will be hosted through Zoom. The password will be sent directly to your email upon submission.

Request a Training

Connect your school, district, organization, or conference with the National Museum of American Diplomacy. 

The length of a training varies by topic. A training is usually 30-45 minutes if focused on using NMAD educational resources, and 2 hours if the training includes facilitating NMAD’s diplomacy simulations. 

In order to accommodate a request, the request must:

  • Include a minimum of 18 participants
  • Be submitted at least one month in advance

Please email nmad@state.gov to request a training by our museum staff. NMAD will schedule the requested training subject to the availability of museum staff.

EDUCATION TEAM NEWS

Working with Teachers To Bring Diplomacy Skills into Classrooms

From July 11 to 15, 2022, the National Museum of American Diplomacy hosted a professional development workshop for local teachers to learn how to prepare their students for college, careers, and civic life with the skills of diplomacy.

Read About the 2022 Teacher Workshop