Professional Development
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Fundamentals of Primary Source Instruction
Course Dates: June 23 - August 1
Learn to utilize digital primary sources from the Library of Congress and create source collections that engage students in active learning! Join us for a blend of asynchronous assignments and virtual meetings. Completion of this course grants 25 hours towards teacher reaccreditation.
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Advanced Primary Source Instruction
Course Dates: TBA
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Primary Source InstructionThis course specifically focuses on the pedagogy and strategy involved with utilizing created primary source collections! Meetings and assignments for this course are held digitally and weekly. Completion of this course grants 25 hours towards reaccreditation.
Registration Coming Soon.
Midwest Regional Conference
The Midwest Region will be holding a regional conference in conjunction with the 2026 TPS Consortium Meeting & NCHE Annual Conference in Montgomery, Alabama in 2026.
Details coming soon!
Professional development opportunities from our partners
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TPS Basics
Offered by the TPS Eastern Region
This asynchronous online class provides educators with an overview of the digitized primary sources and teacher materials freely available through the Library of Congress web site, loc.gov, as well as promising practices for their successful use in the classroom.
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National Council for the Social Studies TPS Summer Academy at Illinois State University
Come and engage in an in-person three-day workshop that combines the C3 Framwork with primary sources from the Library of Congress. Registration is free and open to all methods professors, doctoral students, classroom teachers, and pre-service teachers.
June 9-11 | Information and Registration
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Virtual Student Workshops at the Library of Congress
Anytime: Tues through Thurs between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm CT, except for federal holidays, on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to staff availability.
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Teaching with Primary Sources in the Elementary Classroom
Offered by Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Collaborative for Educational Services, and the TPS Midwest Region.
Free for Ed Leaders Network members, including all Illinois public school educators.
Learn more about Teaching with Primary Sources in the Elementary Classroom.