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2010 - 2011 Teaching with primary sources workshops at loyola university chicago
The regional partner with the Library of Congress, the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program at Loyola University Chicago is pleased to announce we are scheduling professional development opportunities for Chicago-area K-12 grade educators and higher education faculty. In order to better serve you and meet your needs, we offer free-of-charge workshops either within your school or on our campus.
For further information, please contact TPS program director, Michelle Fry, mfry@luc.edu or 312.915.6897.
2010 Teaching with Primary Sources Graduate Course
For the fourth year in a row, The Loyola TPS program invites K-12th grade educators of any subject area to apply for a unique learning opportunity in the form of a tuition-paid, three-credit hour graduate course at our downtown campus. The CIEP 475 Curriculum Workshop: Teaching with Primary Sources course will be offered in the summer of 2010.
Graduate course application deadline March 5, 2010 Graduate Application Download
A sample course syllabus is available (in Microsoft Word format).
UPCOMING LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO WORKSHOPS 2010
Natural Rights: A Quest for Improving Humanity
Collaboration with natural rights expert Peter Eyre
Date: late April 2010
Preread (PDF)
Is it Just for Civil Liberties to be Suspended in the United States During Times of Conflict?
Collaboration with JACL and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Date: August 2010
Beginnings of Environmental Conservations in the United States of America
Collaboration with Sierra Club
Date: Fall 2010
TPS AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SHOWCASED AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEBSITE
The Library of Congress' Teaching with Primary Sources webpage, http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/ , presents a showcase of the TPS program at Loyola University of Chicago this month. If you have a moment, take a look at a few faces from the 2009 summer course and learn about the university.
Complete funding for these opportunities has been provided by the Library of Congress through the efforts and support of U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL).