Please select one primary source that appeals to you and take it with you to your seat.

Library of Congress: Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to navigate the Library of Congress website in order to… Find professional development opportunities for educators, Access primary sources from Understand the value of using primary sources in instruction.

Connecting with Primary Sources 1. Take a close look at the primary source you have selected. 2. Compare your item with others. 3. Form groups based on the common theme or time period of your primary sources. 4. Create a title for your group of primary sources.

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TPS Partners & NEW Upcoming Professional Development Events -- Summer 2011 FREE Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Workshops for K- 12 Educators. Dates and locations to be announced at in May.

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Scenario #1: Your principal has asked you to share what you learned at the NCCE conference with your fellow teachers. You decide to share the ‘Connecting with Primary Sources’ activity. To prepare, you need to find the activity on the Teacher’s page and print out the primary sources. Where do you begin?

Scenario #2: After the NCCE conference, you decide you want to learn more about using primary sources in the classroom. Traveling to Washington, DC is too far, so you decide to check to see if there are any Teaching with Primary Sources partners hosting workshops in your area. Where do you begin?

Scenario #3: You return to your school after the NCCE conference and decide you want to learn more about using primary sources in the classroom – particularly how to use maps. You head to the Library of Congress website to see if there are any online modules that might give you more tips for using maps in the classroom. Where do you begin?

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