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Each year, more than two million teachers and students engage in our in-person workshops, lesson plans, online classes, and the best-selling Folger Editions of Shakespeare’s plays.

For four decades, our programs and resources have supported teachers in all kinds of schools and students of all abilities, both locally and nationally.

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Folger Guides to Teaching Shakespeare
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Folger Guides to Teaching Shakespeare

This new series offers educators fresh insights, innovative tools, and detailed lesson plans for teaching some of Shakespeare’s most frequently taught plays.

Teaching with the Folger Method

The Folger Method is a way of teaching complex texts that enables all students to own—and enjoy—the process of reading closely, interrogating texts, discovering language with peers, and contributing to the ongoing human conversation about words and ideas. It is a radical engine for equity that teachers consistently call “transformative.”

Learn more about the principles and practices that make up the Folger Method and get started!

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Upcoming professional development

From Richard III to Adrienne Rich: Building Bridges with Complex Texts

From Richard III to Adrienne Rich: Building Bridges with Complex Texts

In this professional development session from Folger Education, teachers will explore the ways that connecting complex texts can help students dive deep into language.
Wed, April 30, 2025, 8pm

Resources for teachers

Teachers do the most important work on Earth. Come, explore the myriad of resources and programming we have created and curated for you and your students. Get ready to set your students on fire with excitement about literature. Yes, Shakespeare, and oh, so much more!

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Become a Folger Teacher Member and join the Folger in a special way: gain access to hundreds of classroom resources, professional development discounts, and more!

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