2008
July 21-24, 2008
TPS program at Quincy University
Quincy, IL
The TPS program at Quincy University will be hosting a Summer Institute Level One Training entitled "Making Literature Come Alive with Primary Sources." This series of workshops will help participating teachers to enhance the learning of literature through the use of primary sources. Content experts will guide participants in analyzing primary sources relating to important literary works such as Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. For more information, visit http://qutps.org.
July 22-24, 2008
TPS program at University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
The TPS program at the University of Northern Colorado will be hosting a Summer Institute Level Two Training entitled "The Fabric of Our Lives: Weaving the American Tapestry." During this three-day advanced workshop series, participating teachers will use the lens of 21st-century literacies to examine how analysis of primary sources supports reading and writing across the content areas as well as development of visual literacy, media and information literacy. For more information, visit http://www.unco.edu/primarysources.
July 30-31 and August 1, 2008
When History Happens Conference
Auraria, CO
The TPS program at The Metropolitan State College of Denver, a member of the When History Happens consortium, will host a three-day conference on the college’s Auraria campus near downtown Denver. The When History Happens conference will help teachers to support historical inquiry connected to the 1908 Democratic National Convention held in Denver--an historical event that will be repeated in August when Denver hosts the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC). Please visit http://whenhistoryhappens.org for details about the conference and the When History Happens project.
August 4-8, 2008
2008 Library of Congress Ambassador Fellows Week
Washington, DC
The Library of Congress will host 10 Ambassador Fellows for a week of training and research. Ambassador Fellows are selected annually for their commitment to the Library’s professional development initiatives for K-12 teachers, as demonstrated through past participation in Library programs and proposals for ambassador projects. Revisit this site in Winter 2009 for details regarding the 2009 Library of Congress Ambassador Fellows Week application process.
September 10-11, 2008
Teaching with Primary Sources Advisory Board Meeting
Normal, IL
Illinois State University will host a meeting of the Teaching with Primary Sources Advisory Board meeting.
October 28-29, 2008
Fall 2008 Teaching with Primary Sources Educational Consortium Meeting
Washington, DC
The Library of Congress will host the semi-annual Teaching with Primary Sources Educational Consortium Meeting.
