Library of Congress: 2013 Summer Teacher Institutes

The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its 2013 Summer Teacher Institutes in Washington, D.C. The five-day institutes will provide educators with tools and resources to effectively integrate primary sources into classroom teaching.

Application Deadline: February 4, 2013

In the institutes, Library of Congress education specialists will instruct participants in best practices for using primary sources in the K-12 classroom, while helping them explore some of the millions of digitized primary sources available on the Library's Web site. All sessions will expose participants to a wide variety of primary sources from the Library's collections. Participants will be able to work with teachers from around the country to explore methods for effectively integrating primary sources into classroom activities.

After participating in the Summer Teacher Institutes, participants will:

• Know how to access primary sources from the Library of Congress.
• Become skilled at analyzing primary sources of different formats.
• Learn various teaching strategies for using primary sources in the classroom.
• Be able to successfully facilitate a primary source-based activity with students.
• Gain knowledge of how to use primary sources to enable students to be engaged, think critically and construct knowledge.
• Develop a Primary Source Activity Plan that will be implemented in the participant's instructional setting.

As follow up to the Summer Teacher Institutes, participants will:

• Continue to refine their Primary Source Activity Plan.
• Implement a Primary Source Activity with students in their instructional setting.
• Report to Library education staff on implementation's successes and/or challenges.
• Have the option of completing additional work to obtain three graduate credits (for a fee) from George Mason University.

Sessions will take place on the following dates:

• Session 1: June 10-14, 2013
• Session 2: June 17-21, 2013
• Session 3: July 22-26, 2013
• Session 4: July 29-August 2, 2013
• Session 5: August 5-9, 2013