News & Events
2009 - 2010 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 2010. Please check back for updates as course applications will be posted in the near future.
A sample course syllabus is available (in Microsoft Word format).
TPS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CELEBRATING LINCOLN AND "MALICE TOWARDS NONE"
On Saturday, October 24, 2009, 9 -1, TPS at Loyola will be hosting a joint event with DePaul and Governor's State University highlighting Abraham Lincoln activities in conjunction with the traveling "Malice Towards None" exhibit from the Library of Congress. The exhibit is part of the DC exhibit that we are lucky enough to have visiting our very own Newberry Library for a short time. All in attendence will receive activity-filled flashdrives as well as a tour of the xxhibit.
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REGISTER VIA EMAIL TO MICHELLE FRY, mfry@luc.edu, BY OCTOBER 16 TO RESERVE A PLACE FOR YOU!
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).