The TPS Civics Educator Micro-Credential Program consists of 3 distinct courses, each leading to an individual digital badge. The courses are “stacked” as one course builds to the next. A teacher who completes all 3 courses in the stack earns a “master” digital badge. The courses include: TPS Civics Teaching Expert TPS Civics Curriculum Design Expert TPS Civics Coaching Expert The TPS Civics Educator Micro-Credential Program is for teachers of any subject and any grade because … [Read more...]
TPS Spotlight: Civics Educator Micro-Credential Pilot for Illinois Teachers
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Integrating Technology: Primary Source Crowdsourcing Campaigns
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By the People is a Library of Congress project that invites anyone to transcribe, review, and tag digitized images of manuscripts and typed materials from the Library’s collections. This is a great literacy activity for students. Come check it out by clicking the links below! By the People Campaigns Branch Rickey: Changing the Game Civil War Soldiers: "Disabled Not Disheartened Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield Letters to Lincoln Mary Church Terrell: Advocate for African … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: April 2019
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Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared April 2019 by @PSNTPS from the 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...]
Learning from the Source: Pairing Pictures & Poems to Tell Stories
April 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Students learn the power of pairing pictures with poems to tell stories about historical and contemporary issues. Display the paired primary sources (Image 1 | Image 2), featuring just the pictures and inform students that the poem accompanying these illustrations has been removed. Ask them to predict what the poem is about using details from the images to support their conclusions. Display the bibliographic records for the sources and ask students what new information they learned and … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: March 2019
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Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared March 2019 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...]
TPS Spotlight: Call for Applications for 2019-2020 Civics Teacher-in-Residence
March 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Learning and Innovation Office of the Library of Congress is seeking applications from current K-12 Civics teachers for one Teacher-in-Residence position during the 2019-20 school year. Details about the position and application are available here. … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: February 2019
March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared February 2019 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 Learning: Civil Rights
February 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Citizen U: interdisciplinary civics lessons Civil Rights and Civic Action Dolores Huerta Building Coalitions to Affect Change Collaborating to Affect Change Inspiring Civic Responsibility Selma & Voting Rights: Standing Up for Equality Lesson plans Baseball, Race Relations and Jackie Robinson Baseball, Race and Ethnicity: Rounding the Bases I Have a Dream Image Sequencing We Shall Overcome Guided primary source analysis activities An … [Read more...]
Analyzing Primary Sources: 3D Pyramid
February 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The 3D Pyramid created by Historica Canada helps students analyze primary sources in 5 steps. The 5Ws Context Exploring Reaching Conclusions Finding Proof Find out more about the five steps by visiting the 3D Pyramid tool page. Download the 3D Pyramid to use in your classroom. Thanks @ChristinaGanev for surfacing this great tool! … [Read more...]
Primary Source Review: January 2019
February 2, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Find all the fabulous primary sources and teaching ideas shared January 2019 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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