Mission of Teaching with Primary Sources Program
The Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS), builds a consortium that fosters collaboration between the Library of Congress (LOC) and the educational community to increase instructional use of the library’s digital primary sources. http://www.loc.gov
The program is funded through the Library of Congress and awarded in Illinois through the efforts and support of U.S. Senator Richard J."Dick" Durbin (D-IL).
DePaul University’s TPS Program
DePaul offers a progressive professional development program at no cost to participants. Continuing Professional Development Units provided (CPDUs).
Level I Program Discover the Library of Congress, requires a minimum time commitment of 12 hours (in three four-hour blocks or four three-hour blocks) of professional development. The foundation program is required for participants new to the program.
The Level IProgram will engage participants in the following activities:
Orientation to the Library of Congress Web site, including purpose, structure,
and navigation to improve understanding and interaction with digital collections
of primary sources.
Introduction to primary sources, including definition, purpose, value,
and instructional uses in curricula and the course of learning.
Creation of instructionally sound primary source-based inquiry learning experiences that integrate primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Level II Program for participants who have completed
DePaul’s AAM Basic Training or the TPS Level One Program. The Level
Two Program requires a time commitment of 12 hours plus home study and
will engage participants in the following activities:
Creation of subject-specific, Illinois standards-based lesson plan that
integrates primary sources from the Library of Congress
Implementation of the lesson plan (video taped and observed by TPS staff)
Collection of student work
Reflection of lesson plan and revision to lesson plan based on reflection
and student work.
Ambassador Training to achieve DePaul ambassador designation,
teachers must complete level one program and level two program. Additionally,
teachers must participate in field testing lessons and be active in two
of five program dissemination categories that include mentoring, presentations,
development, research or publication.
To signup or receive additional information please contact:
Margo Tomaras, M.Ed., M.B.A.
DePaul University
312-362-8519
mtomaras@depaul.edu
Program Web Sites:
http://www.loc.gov
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/
Pre-Workshop Survey
