McCormick Freedom Museum 4th Annual Teacher Resource Fair

Description

From the McCormick Freedom Museum website:

"Middle and high school educators and administrators are invited to meet with over 30 exhibitors who provide free educational resources for the classroom and beyond. Multiple organizations, including the Freedom Museum, will feature resources designed to inspire youth civic engagement."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
McCormick Freedom Museum
Target Audience
"Middle and high school educators and administrators"
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Four hours

Chicago History Museum: Educator Open House

Description

From the Chicago History Museum website:

"Tour the Museum's two new exhibitions, 'Abraham Lincoln Transformed' and 'Benito Juárez and the Making of Modern Mexico.' Meet the curators, plan your field trip, and receive classroom resource materials. Enjoy light refreshments and raffle drawings."

Sponsoring Organization
Chicago History Museum
Phone number
312-642-4600
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
"Earn 1 CPDU for each hour."
Duration
Three hours

NEH Picturing America School Collaboration Projects Grants

Description

From the National Endowment for the Humanities:

"American colleges, universities, associations, libraries, museums, and other non-profit organizations are encouraged to design conferences that help educators who have already received the Picturing America images form connections with courses in the core curriculum."

For more on the Picturing America program, refer to the Picturing America website.

Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Photograph, "Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965," James Karales
Application Deadline
Award Amount
Up to $75,000

High Museum of Art: Educators Free Day

Description

From the High Museum of Art website:

"Bring your school ID on July 24 and receive free admission for yourself and a guest. No advance reservation needed!

School Programs and Group Sales staff will be on hand to answer questions and distribute free teacher resources."

Sponsoring Organization
High Museum of Art
Phone number
404-733-4468
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Six hours

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

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

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