Presenters
Lewis Longenecker has taught a variety of Social Studies courses throughout his twenty-year-plus career. He currently teaches Civics and Economics and serves as History Master Teacher for Cumberland County Public Schools. In recent years, has worked with multiple organizations, including Virginia Humanities as an Educator Fellow, to create curriculum that emphasize local geographic and primary sources. His students are responsible for the approval of five Virginia Historical Roadside Markers which detail a leader for South Korean independence, the first Asian American Quarterback in the National Football League and Nineteenth Century African American state lawmakers of Cumberland County.
Annie Evans is the Director of Education and Outreach for New American History at the University of Richmond. Annie is a National Geographic Society Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, a NatGeo Certified Educator and Trainer, and Co-Coordinator of the Virginia Geographic Alliance. With over 30 years of classroom and educational leadership experience, she designs curriculum and facilitates professional learning for K-16 teachers and museum educators, focusing on Historical Thinking Skills, GeoLiteracy, Instructional Coaching, Project-Based Learning, and Performance Assessments. New American History is led by Dr. Ed Ayers with generous support from the University of R