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July Institute:
A Sense of Place: Preserving, Working, and Celebrating Our Land

August Institute:
Civil Liberties during Times of Conflict in the United States

What is Teaching with Primary Sources at SIUE?

Teaching with Primary Sources at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers professional development to local K-12 educators in using the vast digital collections from the Library of Congress Web site. The national TPS program builds on the success of the Library of Congress' previous outreach initiatives, particularly the American Memory Fellows and An Adventure of the American Mind programs, which reached more than 10,000 teachers nationally.

Visit the national Teaching with Primary Sources
Web site, http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/.

I am very excited to implement my lesson and further use the Library of Congress Web site...I would love to come back and peruse another topic. This challenges me to really consider all aspects and depth of a lesson [plan]. I enjoy the opportunity to do that.
-SIUE TPS Teacher June 2009

I am excited to implement my lessons with students this school year. I have found many other sources [from the Library of Congress] that fit our curriculum that I will also be using. This has been one of the most valuable classes in all of my graduate studies! You have energized my desire to teach. Your class...helped me realize the importance of inquiry based learning. The students' desire to be active participants will rise along with my desire to improve the way I teach!
-2nd Grade Teacher, July 2009