Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region
Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) is the premier educational program by the Library of Congress, focused on helping educators enhance students’ critical thinking and analysis skills and content knowledge using the Library’s collections of millions of digitized primary sources. The TPS Midwest Region at Illinois State University covers 17 states situated in the center of the United States, from Minnesota to Louisiana.
Announcements
Fall 2020 Online Professional Development
- Fundamentals of Primary Source Instruction – Online meetings on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 (4–5:30 CDT) and Tuesday, December 1, 2020 (4–5:30 CDT)
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Advanced Primary Source Instruction (prerequisite: Fundamentals of Primary Source Instruction) meetings on Thursday, September 24, 2020 (4–5:30 CDT) and Thursday, December 3, 2020 (4-5:30 CDT). All times are CDT.
Gain knowledge and skills needed to utilize digital primary sources from the Library of Congress website, create activities and lessons that facilitate the Common Core Standards, and engage students in active learning while developing critical thinking skills and constructing knowledge. This course is self-paced and can be taken for 25 PD hours. For more information, email Judy Bee or call ( 309) 438-3441 . Register for Courses
ICS Fall 2020 Virtual Workshops
The Institute for Curriculum Services is offering a series of no-cost virtual workshops during the months of September, October, and November. These sessions will engage with you on your instructional practice and on ICS's accurate, balanced, and digital-friendly resources. Read the workshop descriptions and feel free to sign up for as many sessions as you like by completing an online registration form
Emerging America Professional Development
Black Communities and Agency: Fighting Jim Crow and Institutional Racism (1877-1940)
- Earn letter documenting 45 hours or 3 grad credits. Led by Kelley Brown, with scholar Amilcar Shabbazz, UMass Amherst Department of Afro-American Studies. Details. September 29 to December 13. Register by September 14.
Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources
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Successful course taught across the U.S. Earn letter documenting 15 hours or 1 grad credit. (Meets 15 hour Mass license requirement for PD on teaching ELs.) Led by Rich Cairn and Alison Noyes, Emerging America Details. October 19 to December 5. Register by October 5.
From Reform to Equal Rights: Teaching Disability History in the K-12 Classroom
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Earn letter documenting 15 hours or 1 grad credit. Led by Rich Cairn, Emerging America, and historian, Graham Warder, Keene State College. Details. This exciting new course will trace the emergence of Disability Rights over two centuries, addressing multiple new content standards in Massachusetts and other states. October 27 to December 7. Register by October 13.
TPS Teachers Network Mentor Compiles Anti-Racist TPS Resources
TPS Teachers Network Mentor Margaret (Gigi) Lincoln has compiled and curated an extensive list of resources in a post titled "Ending Racism: Teaching Difficult Topics in 2020." If you have been seeking TPS resources that relate to racism, feel free to take and add. Contact Mary Johnson at johnsonmj@mac.com.