Student Inquiry in VA National Cemeteries
Online | April/May 2026
The Korean War Legacy Foundation, in partnership with Wreaths Across America, is proud to present a special 90-minute professional development webinar made possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as part of the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program.
This session will introduce educators to a new series of secondary-level instructional modules designed to honor Korean War Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries. Through inquiry-based research and student-led investigation, participants will learn how to guide students in exploring the lives and service of Korean War Veterans and contribute original research to the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM), the VA’s digital memorial platform.
Veterans Legacy Program Teacher Workshop
Various | March, 2026
The Korean War Legacy Foundation has developed ten new lessons that honor veterans and connect National Cemeteries to the history and legacy of the Korean War. These instructional materials were created in collaboration with the Veterans Legacy Program (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).
Workshop participants will actively engage with the lessons, hear from VA staff and the teachers who authored the curriculum, and take part in a guided tour of a National Cemetery. We invite you to join us for this meaningful professional learning experience.
6th Annual World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War
Queenstown, New Zealand | October, 2025
The Korean War Legacy Foundation is honored to partner with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, R.O.K, and the New Zealand History Teachers Association to host the 2025 World Congress of Teachers in Queenstown, New Zealand. Dignitaries from New Zealand and the Republic of Korea will join teachers from 22 United Nations member countries that participated in the Korean War and Korean pre-service teachers to share ideas on how the war and its legacy can be taught in the classroom. A special area of focus will be on New Zealand’s new Korean War curriculum book that will be launched at this event. The World Congress is an opportunity to recognize the sacrifice of Korean War veterans and the importance of studying the war’s legacy in our schools.
Nogunri International Peace Forum
Washington, D.C., USA | July, 2025
The Nogunri International Peace Foundation will host the Nogunri International Peace Forum on Friday, July 25, 2025, at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Washington, D.C.
This special event commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Korean War and the No Gun Ri Incident. It serves as a meaningful platform to honor the sacrifices of Korean War veterans and the victims of No Gun Ri, while looking ahead to a future focused on human rights, peace, reconciliation, healing, coexistence and partnership.
Conference on the Study of Korea and the Korean War
Fort Worth, TX, USA | February, 2025
A full-day immersive conference designed to equip educators with interdisciplinary tools and resources, featuring insights into the American homefront, workshops on art, literature, and North Korean propaganda, a veteran interview, and access to a comprehensive interview archive, to support engaging lessons on the significance of Korea and the impact of the Korean War.
5th Annual World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War
Cambridge, UK | August, 2024
The Korean War Legacy Foundation was honored to partner with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of the Republic of Korea to host the 2024 World Congress of Teachers in Cambridge, UK. Dignitaries from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea joined teachers from nineteen United Nations countries that participated in the Korean War to share ideas on how to teach about the War and its legacy in the classroom. The 5th Annual World Congress provided an opportunity to recognize the sacrifices of Korean War veterans and highlight the importance of studying the War’s legacy in our schools.
Teaching with Primary Sources Webinar
Virtual | April, 2024
The Korean War Legacy Foundation in Partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources is proud to present its webinar: Out of the Shadows: A Spotlight on Underrepresented Korean War Veteran Groups.
Explore C3 Inquiry with the KWLF grant team and Dr. John Lee, co-developer of C3 Teachers and co-developer of the Inquiry Design Model.
Participants will engage with an inquiry centered on understanding the experiences of underrepresented groups of servicemen and servicewomen. In this inquiry, focus is placed on Korean War Veterans with specific attention to Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans, and women.
2023 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War
Vancouver, Canada | August, 2023
The Korean War Legacy Foundation was pleased to partner with the Ministry of Veterans and Patriots Affairs and the Social Studies Educators Network of Canada for our annual World Congress of Teachers, 2023. This event served to recognize the sacrifice of our Korean War veterans and the importance of teaching about the War’s legacy in our schools.
NCSS Clinic: Honoring Sacrifice
Camden, NJ, USA | December, 2022
Participants in the pre-conference clinic will actively engage in the activities and instructional materials that have been developed in collaboration with the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to honor the sacrifices made by service personnel during the Korean War. To commemorate the opening of the new Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C. the Korean War Legacy foundation published a new curriculum book, Honoring Sacrifice. Teachers will learn about lessons aligned to academic disciplines of Literature, History, Geography, Art, and STEM-H. This interactive session allows teachers to use and consider how they might adapt materials for the specific populations they teach. Specific attention is given to the process that is followed to identify MIAs through forensic science and historical research. The concept of sacrifice is also analyzed through primary sources and the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
2022 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War
Arlington, VA, USA | July, 2022
The Korean War Legacy Foundation is pleased to partner with the Ministry of Veterans and Patriots Affairs and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation for our annual World Congress of Teachers, 2022. This event serves to recognize the sacrifice of our Korean War veterans and the importance of teaching about the War’s legacy in our schools.
AP Human Geography Strategies
Online | December, 2021
This interactive webinar will focus on review strategies that teachers can immediately use with their students using short in-class review sessions. There will also be also an interactive student-facing website that contains stimulus-based multiple choice questions and Free Response Questions with immediate feedback for students after completing the tasks. Teachers will share these free open source resources in the webinar and discuss the interactive student website that also contains one page “Student Summary Sheets”.
NCSS Pre-Conference Clinic
Online | November, 2021
The World History Digital Education Foundation partnered with the National Council for the Social Studies to publish Korea’s Place in Teaching Social Studies. The curriculum book includes four modules that are each aligned with a different discipline of social studies including history, geography, economics, and civics. Participants in the conference clinic actively engaged in the activities and instructional materials that were developed using open source materials to teach about Korea using a case study approach.
Teaching About North Korea Webinar
Online | October, 2021
In this engaging webinar, participants explored the current geopolitical situation in North Korea which continues to capture global headlines. The webinar will share current teaching resources connected to North Korea and offer lines of instructional thinking that can engage students. Featuring a scholar and nationally renowned teacher trainers, the four hour webinar will present ideas and instructional practices that can be applied to your classroom. The resources are easily adapted to students at any grade level and the webinar also will serve as a preview to even more detailed instructional resources focused on North Korea currently being developed by the WHDE.
2021 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War (International)
Online | July, 2021
The Korean War Legacy Foundation was honored to host the 2021 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the war. The conference will be a special online event on Tuesday, July 27th from 9:00am- 2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time and will include 100 history and social science teachers from 22 countries. The sessions will include special commemoration ceremonies, including special remarks from an MPVA Representative, a historical lecture on the war and its significance, training on an oral history library of veteran interviews, case studies of materials on the Korean War, and presentations on the unique contributions of UN Nations.
2021 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War (US)
Washington, D.C., USA | July, 2021
The Korean War Legacy Foundation was honored to host the 2021 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the war. The conference for US teachers will be held at a special event in Washington D.C. from July 26-28th. The sessions will include special commemoration ceremonies, including special remarks from an MPVA Representative, a historical lecture on the war and its significance, training on an oral history library of veteran interviews, case studies of materials on the Korean War, and presentations on the unique contributions of UN Nations.
AP Human Geography Series
Online | April, 2021
This two-part webinar focused on reviewing for the spring AP Human Geography exam. In this virtual, interactive session, participants accessed teaching materials that could be implemented immediately to prepare students for the AP Exam. Participants had an opportunity to work with free, open source materials and adapt them to the needs of their students. These sessions included targeted review lessons and instructional strategies for teaching and reviewing analysis of population pyramids, cultural landscapes, and economic development including sectors.
2020 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War
Online | December, 2020
The Korean War Legacy Foundation was honored to host the 2020 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the war. The conference will be a special online event on Saturday, December 12th from 9:00 am- 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time and will include 100 history and social science teachers from 22 countries. The sessions will include special commemoration ceremonies, including special remarks from an MPVA Representative, a historical lecture on the war and its significance, training on an oral history library of veteran interviews, case studies of materials on the Korean War, and presentations on the unique contributions of UN Nations.
Athens Conference on the Korean War
Athens, Greece | August, 2019
In August 2019 the Korean War Legacy Foundation (KWLF) hosted a conference in Athens, Greece for over 50 international teachers that explored the Korean War, its legacy, and the pedagogical possibilities for teaching about the war. This conference was made possible through the generous support of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.
Korea in World History Conference
May, 2019 | New York, NY, USA
93 educators learned about the AP World History modules and how to incorporate the history of Korean within World History classrooms. Educators heard from honored guests, including Ambassador Hyo-Sung Park (Consul General of Korean Consulate in New York City), Moonkyoo Shin (Minister Counselor of the Republic of Korea, and Kiho Jang (Korea Foundation).
KWLF and WHDE Project Team Spring Conference
Orlando, FL, USA | April, 2019
Korean War Legacy Foundation and World History Digital Education Project Team Spring Conference educators came together to work on the projects including AP World History, AP Human Geography, C3 Lessons, and more.
2019 Korean War Legacy Foundation Lesson Plan Competition
Virtual | 2019
Offering a curated, annotated library of nearly 1,000 oral histories, over 2,500 video clips, and over 900 photos centering on the Korean War and its legacy, the Korean War Legacy Foundation invites classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, and pre-service teachers to submit a creative and engaging lesson plan that utilizes resources in the interview archive.
Korea in World History Conference
Maitland, FL, USA | October, 2018
Over 80 educators joined world history methods experts and Asia scholars to learn more about Korea’s rich history. Participants explored best practices in World History pedagogy as well as new teaching modules on Korea that are perfect for the AP World classroom or any world history course. Participants received special consideration for the 2019 Seoul Visit program.
2018 Korea Research Trip
South Korea | July, 2018
The Korean War Legacy Foundation brought full time teachers, social studies staff developers, and social studies supervisors together for the 2018 Korean research trip. In traveling to South Korea, fellows had a variety of experiences meant to showcase the challenges and outcomes of the Korean War, while also building an understanding about the legacy of the war including the simultaneous economic development and democratization of South Korea. Fellows were immersed in Korean history and culture as a way to better understand the contemporary country.