2011 Photo Gallery

Tulsa fifth-grade teacher Christopher Ware dresses up in clothing that would have been worn in the late 18th century by a wealthy member of the gentry class in Williamsburg, Va.	Kimberly Ketchum (left) of Bartlesville and Ashley Rhodes of Piedmont make mud bricks in the brickyard at Colonial Williamsburg. Ketchum, who teaches at Caney Valley Elementary School, was among 27 Oklahoma teachers selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence to attend the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in Early American History.
Kimberly Ketchum visits with Colonial Williamsburg historical interpreter John Hamant, who portrays John Greenhow, a successful Williamsburg merchant.	Teresa Locke, a resident of Minco who teaches at Bridge Creek Elementary School, stands outside the entrance to Jamestown, site of the first permanent English colony in America.
Jennifer Blalock, a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, tries on clothing that would have been worn by a wealthy gentry-class woman in late 18th-century Williamsburg, Va.	Joanie McDonald, a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, tries her hand at a traditional hoop and stick game while attending the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute.
Choctaw resident Nancy Bradley, a teacher at Soldier Creek Elementary School in Midwest City, visits with an 18th-century school mistress, Anne Wager, during her visit to the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. Bradley enjoyed meeting the historical character interpreters and is planning to develop a character like Wager’s to present to her class.	Jeri Bordine (left), a science and social studies teacher at Grandview 5th and 6th Grade Center, visits with William Kelso, chief archaeologist for the Jamestown Rediscovery Project, during a visit to Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. Kelso described findings of the English settler’s first church built in 1608 as well as how to engage students in archaeology.
Edmond resident Stephanie Tester, a teacher at Coronado Heights Elementary School in the Putnam City School District, meets with Colonial Williamsburg historical character interpreter Chris Hall, who portrays George Wythe. Wythe was a mentor and teacher of Thomas Jefferson and an American Revolution leader who signed the Declaration of Independence.	Tina Berry of Jenks displays some of the artifacts that teachers observed during their visit to Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America founded in 1607.
Jenks teacher Tina Berry visits with a crew member aboard Jamestown's reconstructed ship the Susan Constant.	Heather Reilly (center) participates in a graduation ceremony with Williamsburg staff at the conclusion of the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in Early American History.
Robin Dziedzic, a teacher at Briarwood Elementary School in Moore, meets Patrick Henry, portrayed by historical interpreter Richard Schuman, during the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute.	Vanna Owens, a teacher at Little Axe Elementary School, visits with one of the historical character interpreters in Colonial Williamsburg.
Linda Quanstrom, a teacher at Coronado Heights Elementary School in the Putnam City School District, visits with a Colonial Williamsburg historical character interpreter who portrays Martha Washington.	Pamela Hamman (far right) joins other Oklahoma teachers on a visit to the Colonial Williamsburg magazine, an octagonal tower built in 1715 to store Williamsburg’s muskets and gunpowder.
Martha King-Clark, the gifted & talented program coordinator for Hoover Elementary School, meets with Colonial Williamsburg historical character interpreter Chris Hall, who portrays George Wythe. Wythe was a mentor and teacher of Thomas Jefferson and an American Revolution leader who signed the Declaration of Independence.	Erin Pierce, a fifth-grade teacher at Wright Elementary School in Tulsa, meets a historical interpreter portraying Martha Washington during the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute.