Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources at DePaul University

Welcome to the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program at DePaul University. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and the largest library in the world. DePaul University has partnered with the TPS program to fulfill both institutions' mission of access to everyone by delivering professional development to help local K-12 educators design high-quality instruction using the Library of Congress's vast resources.

The Library of Congress houses millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections; many of these are primary resources. Primary resources are the raw materials of history. These materials are relevant to learning objectives across curricula, providing unique learning opportunities that appeal to a range of learning styles.

Through on-going, year-round professional development programs TPS at DePaul helps educators unleash the power of primary resources in the classroom.

TPS DePaul University is now on Facebook. Please use our Facebook account to post comments and experiences (the good and bad) with incorporating the Library of Congress resources into your lesson plans. You may wish to post/share your lesson plans with other teachers. Happy Facebooking!

TPS @ DePaul Links

Program Offerings

Classroom Resources

Level I Program

Level II Program

Level II Lesson Plans

Content Material for All Level II Programs

Repository of DePaul’s Teacher Created Classroom Implemented Lesson Plans

Related Educational Sites

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Teacher’s Page at Library of Congress

Teaching with Primary Resources Quarterly

Library of Congress

The Newberry Library Professional Development Programs

The New Illinois Learning Standards Incorporating the Common Core