The Barat Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program launched in 2004 to help teachers discover and utilize the rich treasure trove of digitized resources available online from the Library of Congress. The TPS-Barat program provides no-cost teacher professional development and free, engaging, project-based learning materials that use Library primary sources to foster student inquiry and personal connections to history and culture from the United States and beyond.
United States Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois was instrumental in securing funding for the national TPS initiative and the the Illinois consortium members, including the TPS-Barat program. “The Library of Congress has a vast wealth of resources – resources just waiting to be tapped by students not just in Washington, DC, but all across the country. Thanks to this program, teachers can receive the training necessary to harness the latest Internet technology and bring the Library’s digital collections into their classrooms, enhancing their teaching and expanding the universe of knowledge available to all our students.”
