WHYThese free in-person workshops will help civic-minded educators develop engaged citizens by:improving inquiry-based teaching using Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) methodology; reviewing the elementary through high school inquiry-based Citizen U interdisciplinary civics lessons interacting with the free civics app Engaging Congress; previewing the Library of Congress TPS Civics micro-credential pilot.WHO 6th–12th grade educators in all content … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: November 2018
December 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared November 2018 by @PSNTPS from the TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus, the Library of Congress, the House, the Senate, the World Digital Library, teachers and students in the classroom, and more! We’ve got Civics, History, ELA and STEAM resources—for immediate access to all of these, simply follow @PSNTPS on Twitter. … [Read more...]
Citizen U & TPS at NCSS 2018
November 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Look for Barat Education Foundation at NCSS 2018. We are excited to engage with you.We will be showcasing Citizen U lesson plans, which integrate civics into math, science, English, and social studies, at our NCSS poster session on Friday, Nov. 30 from 3-4 pm: Innovative and Collaborative Teacher Transformation. Poster session #2229 (Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Lobby Level, West Tower) will delineate the ways in which Barat effectively collaborated with DePaul University and the Constitutional … [Read more...]
Citizen U: Interdisciplinary Civics Lessons
November 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Citizen U integrates inquiry-based civics across core curriculum disciplines—English-language arts, math, science, and social studies—in elementary, middle school, and high school grades. Created through a grant awarded by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources TPS program, Citizen U is a collaboration of the Barat Education Foundation, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, and DePaul University’s Office of Innovative Professional Learning.Get the Lessons! Download a lesson … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: October 16-31, 2018
November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared October 16-31, 2018 by @PSNTPS from the TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus, the Library of Congress, the House, the Senate, the World Digital Library, teachers and students in the classroom, and more! We’ve got Civics, History, ELA and STEAM resources—for immediate access to all of these, simply follow @PSNTPS on Twitter. … [Read more...]
Citizen U Webinar: Should the Government Ever Censor the Press?
October 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Citizen U lessons infuse civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions across the core subjects in elementary, middle, and high school grades. This interactive webinar featured practice with interdisciplinary civics, inquiry-based learning, and teaching with primary sources, and provided information about free middle and high school lessons that can be used in either ELA or social studies classes.Webinar recordingLesson PlansMiddle School: Freedom of the Press, Censorship, and … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: October 1-15, 2018
October 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared October 16-31, 2018 by @PSNTPS from the TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus, the Library of Congress, the House, the Senate, the World Digital Library, teachers and students in the classroom, and more! We’ve got Civics, History, ELA and STEAM resources—for immediate access to all of these, simply follow @PSNTPS on Twitter. … [Read more...]
Citizen U Webinar: Teaching About Journalists & a Free Press
October 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Citizen U lessons infuse civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions across the core subjects in elementary, middle, and high school grades. This interactive webinar featured practice with interdisciplinary civics, inquiry-based learning, and teaching with primary sources, and provided information about a free elementary-level lesson that can be used in either ELA or social studies classes.View webinar recordingLesson PlansElementary: Journalists and a Free Press Middle … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: September 16-30, 2018
October 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared September 16-30, 2018 by @PSNTPS from the TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus, the Library of Congress, the House, the Senate, the World Digital Library, teachers and students in the classroom, and more! We’ve got Civics, History, ELA and STEAM resources—for immediate access to all of these, simply follow @PSNTPS on Twitter. … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: September 1-15, 2018
September 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared September 1-15, 2018 by @PSNTPS from the TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus, the Library of Congress, the House, the Senate, the World Digital Library, teachers and students in the classroom, and more! We’ve got Civics, History, ELA and STEAM resources—for immediate access to all of these, simply follow @PSNTPS on Twitter. … [Read more...]
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