Teaching with Primary Sources at SIUE

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville The Teaching with Primary Sources Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (TPS SIUE) offers free professional development opportunities to current and future K-12th grade educators on the SIUE campus and at school sites to counties in southern Illinois, surrounding Edwardsville. The TPS SIUE is funded by a grant from the Library of Congress. The mission of the Teaching with Primary Sources program is to: build awareness of the Library’s educational initiatives; provide content that promotes the effective educational use of the Library’s resources; and offer access to and promote sustained use of the Library’s educational resources. The SIUE TPS program works to achieve this mission by offering professional development to K-12th grade educators by helping with the use of the Library’s digitized primary sources to engage students, develop their critical thinking skills and construct knowledge. Learn more about the professional development events that are offered. Interested in having the program come to your school or district? For more information or to personalize an event, email contacttps@siue.edu or contact us directly. Upcoming Events February 2013 Introductory Workshop Series Madison County Regional Office of Education, Edwardsville, IL First Session:  February 6 & 13 Second Session:  February 20 & 27 March 2013 Special Event Learning about the Past in 3D! Looking Into Stereographs Guest Presenter: Dr. Ivy Cooper SIUE Campus, Alumni Hall Building, Room 1314 March 09, 2013, 9 - Noon CI 519 Graduate Course Partnered with SIUE Curriculum & Instruction Department, Collinsville, Illinois Off campus course, 3 graduate credits CI 519 B Graduate Course Partnered with SIUE Curriculum & Instruction Department, Collinsville, Illinois Off campus course, 3 graduate credits April 2013 State Conference Illinois Council for the Social Studies (ICSS) One Day Spring Conference at SIUE Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom, Edwardsville, Illinois April 12, 2013, 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM Special Event Learning & Teaching about Edward Curtis’ Vision of Native America through Photography Guest Presenter:  Dr. Ivy Cooper Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center & Saint Louis Art Museum April 20, 2013, 9- 3PM May 2013 Special Event Assessing Historical Thinking on Women’s Suffrage and Women’s Rights using the Library of Congress and “Beyond the Bubble” Guest Presenter: Ms. Michelle Stacy, Mascoutah High School Social Studies Teacher SIUE Edwardsville Campus, Exact location TBD May 4, 2013, 9- 11 AM June 2013 Summer Institute Learning with Veteran Stories Southern Illinois University Edwardsville June 17 – 20, 9–3 PM July 2013 CI 519 Graduate Course Partnered with SIUE Curriculum & Instruction Department, Edwardsville, Illinois July 8 - 19, 3 graduate credits Summer Institute TBD July 22-24

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“The best features of this workshop were the hands on activities. I enjoyed the time to look around and creating an assignment. –Workshop participant, 2013

“I enjoyed this workshop far more than any I have taken in a very long time.” –Workshop participant, 2013 “The best features of this workshop were the use of analyzing primary sources to increase critical thinking and literacy skills.” –Workshop participant, 2012

“The workshop will really help me with CCSS [Common Core State Standards], particularly the primary source analysis tool.” Workshop participant, 2012

“The ability to interact and network with other teachers is a feature of these workshops that I appreciate the most. I feel I have sources (and people) that will continue to be helpful to me in the future.” -Institute participant, 2012

“The best feature was the exposure to so many different sources which are available to all (free)!” –Workshop participant, 2012