Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources

Description

According to the Barat Education Foundation website, this workshop will allow educators to:

"Explore the Library of Congress and the value of primary sources in learning.
Navigate the website's 12 million digital primary sources, spanning many subjects.
Gain skills in web searching and digital media use.
Practice using primary sources to enhance critical thinking skills.
Practice multi-sensory strategies for increased student engagement.
Create standards-based learning projects with primary sources.
Reinforce workshop sessions with simple online learning modules."

Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress; Barat Education Foundation
Phone number
847-574-2465
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
"10-12 CPDUs; 3 Master Credits Available"
Duration
Two days
End Date

Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources

Description

According to the Barat Education Foundation website, this workshop will allow educators to:

"Explore the Library of Congress and the value of primary sources in learning.
Navigate the website's 12 million digital primary sources, spanning many subjects.
Gain skills in web searching and digital media use.
Practice using primary sources to enhance critical thinking skills.
Practice multi-sensory strategies for increased student engagement.
Create standards-based learning projects with primary sources.
Reinforce workshop sessions with simple online learning modules."

Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress; Barat Education Foundation
Phone number
847-574-2465
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
"10-12 CPDUs; 3 Master Credits Available"
Duration
Two days
End Date

Nation at the Crossroads: Rediscovering the Federal Writer's Project

Description

From the Colorado Rural Partnership website:

"Join your colleagues for this three-day institute to investigate how today's paths meet at the crossroads of life 75 years ago. Using New Deal Arts programs as the context, you will gain new insights into Depression-era America and comparison to today's economic and cultural conditions; in-depth knowledge of primary sources from the Library of Congress website as well as local treasures; plus teaching strategies and resources to add to your toolkit. If you teach arts, humanities or social sciences-related classes at any grade level, or are looking for ways to enhance literacy in any subject area, you'll want to be a part of this institute!"

Note: "As an advanced level Teaching with Primary Sources program, this institute requires completion of the Essentials Exploration foundational workshop."

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress; University of North Colorado
Phone number
970-351-1555
Target Audience
Colorado educators
Start Date
Cost
"Free of charge to Colorado educators"
Duration
Three days
End Date

Essentials Exploration

Description

From the Colorado Rural Partnership website:

"The Essentials Exploration, the level one workshop series, provides an orientation and overview of primary sources and the Library of Congress online resources. This hands-on workshop series focuses on strategies for navigating the Library's website, engaging students through critical thinking and analysis, and exploring activities that integrate the Library's sources into content across the curriculum and across grade levels."

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress; University of North Colorado
Phone number
970-351-1555
Target Audience
Colorado educators
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
"Participants completing the Essentials Exploration workshop series can receive one (1) graduate credit through UNC at a cost of $55."
Duration
Two days
End Date

Introduction to the Library of Congress

Description

The first in the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources self-directed online modules introduces educators to the history and resources of the Library of Congress and explains the concept of primary sources and how they may be used in a classroom.

Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress
Target Audience
PreK-12
Cost
Free
Course Credit
Certificate of completion printable at the end of the seminar; lasts approximately an hour.
Duration
Continually available

Archaeology and North Carolina's First People

Description

From the Learn NC website:

"How long have humans lived in North Carolina? What were these people like, and how do we know? This eight-week online course explores the science of archaeology and 12,000 years of North Carolina's human past. Participants will be introduced to inquiry-based activities that can be adapted to meet their own teaching objectives. The course is open to educators of all subjects and grade levels."

Sponsoring Organization
Learn NC
Target Audience
Educators of all subjects and grade levels
Start Date
Cost
$25
Course Credit
6.0 CEUs.
Duration
Eight weeks
End Date

Kansas Council for the Social Studies Professional Development Day

Description

According to the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies website, this event will provide 25 sessions, with "thematic strands for sessions . . . tied into one of the following themes: Pedagogical Strategies, Economic Education, Citizenship, Primary Sources Instruction, and Integration of Disciplines."

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Kansas Council for the Social Studies
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$30
Duration
Six and a half hours

Michigan Joint Education Conference

Description

From the Michigan Joint Education Conference website:

"The purpose of the Michigan Joint Educational Conference is to establish widespread use of highly relevant integrated curriculum in Michigan Schools."

Sponsoring Organization
Michigan Council for the Social Studies, Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Michigan Science Teachers Association, Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning, Michigan Association of Middle School Educators
Contact email
Location
Redford, MI
Contact name
Annie Culverhouse
Contact Title
Registration Coordinator
Phone number
7349752811
Start Date

Middle States Regional Conference on the Social Studies

Description

This conference will focus on the theme "Social Studies: A Pathway to Freedom." Session topics will include the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement in Delaware, and "Ben Franklin and the Birth of the Paper Money Economy," as well as current teaching techniques and issues.

Sponsoring Organization
Middle States Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
Location
Gettysburg, PA
Contact name
Maria Sanelli
Contact Title
Conference Chair
Start Date
End Date

Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History

Description

Designed especially for secondary school teachers of U.S. history, law, and civics/government, the institute will deepen participants' knowledge of the federal judiciary and of the role the federal courts have played in key public controversies that have defined constitutional and other legal rights. Participants will work closely throughout the institute with leading historians, federal judges, and curriculum consultants. Confirmed faculty include Michael Klarman, Kirkland & Ellis Professor, Harvard Law School and Jeffrey Rosen, Professor of Law, George Washington University.

To explore the theme of "Seeking Social Change Through the Courts," the institute will focus on these three landmark federal trials: Woman suffrage and the trial of Susan B. Anthony, Chinese Exclusions Acts and Chew Heong v. United States, and the desegregation of New Orleans schools and Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board.

Contact name
Kaplan, Howard
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
American Bar Association Division for Public Education; Federal Judicial Center
Phone number
312-988-5738
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Six days
End Date