Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region

Register by Fri, April 2 to learn more about an upcoming funding opportunity!

The TPS (Teaching with Primary Sources) Regional Grant Program offers grants of up to $20,000 to organizations that incorporate primary source-based instruction using digitized resources from the Library of Congress.

Later this year, the following will be eligible to request TPS grants: K–12 schools, after-school programs, literacy organizations, centers, clubs, historical societies, museums, libraries, associations of homeschooling parents and caregivers, honor societies, and other professional, civic, regional, state, and community groups.

Hear more during the next online TPS Consortium meeting on Wed, April 7 from 9am – 3pm Central Time. Register to attend virtually at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RegistrationApril2021TPSMeeting

You can read more about the TPS Regional Program for your region at https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/teaching-with-primary-sources-partner-program/tps-regional-grant-program/

TPS Regional Grant Program  | Teaching with Primary Sources Partner Program  | About This Program  | Teachers  | Programs  | Library of Congress Overview The TPS Regional program promotes the widespread, sustained and effective use of primary sources from the Library of Congress in K-12 classrooms by increasing access to the TPS program. Through this effort, hundreds of organizations from all 50 states, and the District of Columbia have enha...

Did you miss our recent collaborative workshop with Institute for Curriculum Services? Here's a link to the resources: https://wakelet.com/wake/3RMGXwpmma1v9vF0i2dyw

Unladylike 2020: New Visions and PBS Learning Media team up for a webinar series that feature 26 diverse Progressive Era women.
https://www.wnet.org/education/events/unladylike2020-elevating-the-hidden-history-of-american-women/
Check out other announcements on the Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region website.

Last summer was the first time Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region conducted workshops with an international group! Read the professional development highlights with educators from the United Arab Emirates.

https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2021/01/bridging-barriers-with-primary-resources/

YRC Internship application deadline extended to Dec 7

Know any undergraduate or grad students whose interests include working in a library or K–12 setting? Encourage them to apply as a Young Readers Center (YRC) intern at the Library of Congress! The YRC intern will receive a $500 monthly stipend and work remotely until the Library is open to the public. Internship dates are from Jan 11 to Jun 7, 2021. For more information, look for “YRC Internship application deadline extended” under the Announcements on the TPS Midwest Region homepage https://teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/