Citizen U

Weaving civics across grades and disciplines
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Webinar 1 Aug. 4: RISE – Reflection
This webinar provides instructional strategies that engage students in discussing the emotional, economic, and educational impact of racism from a historical and a current perspective using inquiry and story. Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, we guide teachers in the use of the Primary Source Analysis tool alongside a new and innovative Reflection Tool as a resource to launch candid and respectful dialogue around racism.

Webinar 2 Aug. 11: RISE – Inquiry and Self-awareness
This webinar highlights the use of self-awareness tools to examine beliefs about teaching and learning to operationalize racial equity and the use of primary sources from the Library of Congress as an essential resource to engage in this process. Learn how to help students investigate stories of racism in education through both historical inquiry and current context analysis and strategies for employing controversial discussions.

Webinar 3 Aug. 18: RISE – Empathy
In this webinar facilitators model the integration of  culturally relevant pedagogical practices as well as leadership practices that consider equity at the forefront. Participants work with texts such as “How to be an Antiracist” by Kendi as well as primary sources from the Library of Congress to create a personal plan of action for their own professional and personal vision of racial equity.

Our American Voice

Action-based civics education program
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On Our Radar

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TPS Civics

Teaching with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
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• 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps
• From Lambs to Mothers: Voting and the Battle for the Ballott
• Party Conventions Then and Now
• Tennessee and the 19th Amendment: Social Media Edition

Primary Source Nexus

Teaching resource blog
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TPS Program

All New Teachers Page
The Library has updated its Web site for teachers to make it more focused and easier for educators to use. | Access

Cross Pollination: Botanical Illustrations
This Teacher Resource Guide from TPS-UArts provides ideas for thinking critically about human connection with the natural world and how its roots are embedded in history, from medicinal gardens and landscape architecture to seed catalogues and even currency. Students can explore ideas related to the history of printing, trade, exploration, colonization and control, women’s history, the history of education, and the source materials for design, architecture, and art. | Access

Elementary Inquiry Kits for Social Studies
These kits from Thinkport, a joint venture of Maryland Humanities and Maryland Public Television, have both primary and secondary sources to analyze. From the Spanish conquest of Mexico to the invention of the braille reading and writing system, the inquiry kits examine social studies themes and align with Maryland curriculum units. | Access

Library Releases a New Blog for Kids and Families: Minerva’s Kaleidoscope | Access

PBS to Broadcast Television Special Featuring Library of Congress National Book Festival | Learn more

Re-launch of the Read.Inquire.Write Website
This website from the University of Michigan provides new and revised curriculum resources, including resources to support online teaching, and has been significantly re-organized to make it easier to navigate, to clarify the process for supporting social studies inquiry and argument writing. All of our materials continue to be offered freely.  | Access

The Source: Teaching in 2020
The latest issue of this magazine from the California History-Social Science Project Articles include essays from leading historians on the historical context of the Black Lives Matter movement and the pandemic, the 2020 presidential election, and the economic crisis. We also have included a special in-depth discussion with five experienced teachers sharing their plans for the fall, and ten teachers reflecting on their teaching this past spring. Nicole Gilbertson, who directs the CHSSP’s UC Irvine site, offers multiple suggestions for assessing student learning in an online environment. And Nancy McTygue, CHSSP’s Executive Director, explains why she’s grateful, even with the multiple crises we’re all facing. | Access

Smithsonian, Library of Congress and National Archives Are Counting Down to the Suffrage Centennial With #19SuffrageStories | Learn more

Teaching with the Library of Congress: Summer Webinar Series
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Teaching with the Library of Congress: Online Office Hours Spring & Summer Series
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Virtual 2020 National Book Festival
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Wednesday Webinars
TPS Virginia
4:00-4:30 pm EST
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• September 9 – Joel Breakstone (Stanford University, History Education): Is that story real? Strategies for finding trustworthy information
• September 16 – Lia Atanat (Maryland Humanities):
  Thinkport Inquiry Kits: Primary Sources for All Learners
• October 7 – Michael and Ilene Berson (University of Central Florida): KidCitizen, a K-5 app for exploring Congress and Civic Engagement
• October 14 – Amara Alexander (Library of Congress Einstein fellow): Library of Congress resources for the Science classroom
• December 2 – Andrew Minigan & Sarah Westbrook (RQI):
  The Question Formulation Technique

Black Communities and Agency: Fighting Jim Crow and Institutional Racism
Collaborative for Educational Services
Sep. 29 – Dec. 13
Fee – 67.5 PDPs + optional graduate credits available for additional fee
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Teaching with Primary Sources: Professional Development Providers Institute
TPS Eastern Region
Sep. 30 – Nov. 4
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2020-2021 Discover Tennessee History Webinar Series
TPS MTSU
5:00 pm EST
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• September 8: Discover Tennessee History Day
• October 13: Lincolnites and Rebels: Making Sense of Civil War East Tennessee
• November 10: A Document a Day to Keep Your Students Engaged – Resources from the Tennessee State Library and Archives
• December 8: Exploring African American History Through Virtual Tours
• January 12: A Virtual Visit to the Museum of East Tennessee History
• February 9: Tennessee State Parks and the New Deal
• March 9: Tracing the Trail of Tears through Tennessee

Accessing Inquiry for English Learners Through Primary Sources
Collaborative for Educational Services
Oct. 19 – Dec. 5
Fee – 22.5 PDPs + 1 graduate credit
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From Reform to Equal Rights: Teaching Disability History in the K-12 Classroom
Collaborative for Educational Services
Oct. 27 – Dec. 7
Fee – 22.5 PDPs + 1 graduate credit
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• Close Reading Exercise: Benjamin Banneker Challenges Thomas Jefferson
• Documenting Street Art
• The Myth of an Anti-Racist North
• The Power of Fire
• QFT for Special Student Populations
• Using the People’s Library to Inspire Your Students in Band: Part 2 – Location and Literature
• WPA Murals Photo Essay

Library Blog Round-Up

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• Create a New Ice Cream Treat
• Customize a Face Mask

From the Pros in the Field

Teaching & Learning with Primary Sources
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