Underground Railroad Teaching Partnership of Long Island

Mission

The Underground Railroad Teaching Partnership of Long Island's Mission is to promote interdisciplinary research, teaching and community outreach grounded in the study of the Underground Railroad on Long island.

Teaching Objectives

Quality classrooms evolve around powerful knowledge that works for each student. Students need to be equipped with ideas and skills necessary to make their way in the world.

Therefore, teacher workshops are designed to assist teachers in incorporating historical information into their classroom curriculum through the use of interest based instruction, responsive environments, and strategies that allow for learner variance.

More information on our workshops and lectures can be found here.

Board of Advisers

Kathleen G. Velsor, Ed.D.
Director
Associate Professor
School of Education
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Old Westbury, New York

Corinne Liberty Defeo
Classroom Teacher
Syosset Public School District
Syosset, New York

Patti Matarazzo
Librarian and Media Specialist
Westbury Public School District
Westbury, New York