Primary Sources and Teaching Online
Webinar Series
The Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region and the TPS Teachers Network at Metropolitan State University of Denver are hosting a series of professional development webinars starting Tuesday, March 31, 2020 and going until Thursday, May 14th, 2020. Each webinar in the month of April will be from 4:00 - 5:00pm (Mountain Time) on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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Escape 2020: Stow-away on a 1585 Primary Source Cruise
- 4:00 - 4:30: Using historical maps when teaching online
- 4:30 - 5:00: Finding the best digital historical maps
Host: Sherrie Galloway, Education Consultant focusing on K-12 primary source instruction
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Teaching Elementary Online with Digital Primary Sources
- 4:00 - 4:30: Quick and Easy Library of Congress Resources
- 4:30 - 5:00: Strategies and resources for elementary
Host: Kellie Taylor, 2018-2019 Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress
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Getting Personal in Non-Personal Spaces: Supporting student and staff vulnerability in remote learning
- 4:00 - 5:00: Learn online strategies for connecting with your students in an online environment
Host: William Anderson, High School Social Studies Teacher and Adjunct Professor
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*Each webinar will offer a professional development certificate
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Using The QFT with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) has a rich array of primary sources available online. How can you use these sources during this time of distance learning to engage your students in discussion, questioning protocols, and investigations? Join The Right Question Institute, the Library of Congress, the National Council for the Social Studies, and inquirED for practical tips, and useful strategies to take learning online.
Find more information about the webinar here.
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Teaching with Primary Sources Internship at the Young Readers Center
The Young Readers Center (YRC) at the Library of Congress seeks interns to support the daily operation of the YRC and help it mo re closely align its programming for families with children (ages 7+) with Library of Congress digitized collections. Interns will gain high-quality experience while working alongside Library staff to devise, test, and disseminate approaches for offering enriched, primary source-based programming for the target audience.
*Monthly stipend available.
More information about application can be found here.
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Library of Congress Online Office Hours
Join Library of Congress education specialists on WebEx every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET. Each session will include a 20 minute topical presentation with plenty of time for questions and answers with Library experts. Upcoming session topics include:
- April 7, 2020: Local History Resources
- Help students explore the history that happened outside their front door.
- April 9, 2020: Chronicling America
- Learn about the digitized historic newspapers available through Chronicling America.
Read more and join the webinar here.
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New | Library of Congress: Engage!
The Library's doors may be closed, but we are still here for you. On this page you'll find ways to engage with authors you love and ways to connect to the Library’s resources from anywhere in the world. Visit Engage!
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Announcement for TPS Western Region
If you have the need for professional development in your school, district, etc., let us know if we can help. The TPS Western Region can offer grants for professional development using Library of Congress resources and strategies, as well as customized workshops for educators of all grade levels.
Email us at tpscolorado@msudenver.edu. |
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