Dear Colleagues,
FYI....Summer Teacher Institutes at Library of Congress.
I attended the *Library of Congress 2017 Summer Teacher Institutes
–Teaching with Primary Sources* last summer and highly recommend it. I'm
happy to speak with anyone who is interested in attending.
Mary Anne
*Library of Congress 2018 Summer Teacher Institutes –Teaching with Primary
Sources*
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its week-long
summer institutes for K-12 educators. Held at the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C., this professional development opportunity provides
educators of all disciplines with resources and strategies to effectively
integrate primary sources into K-12 classroom teaching. Each session will
focus on pedagogy, with an emphasis on supporting student engagement,
critical thinking, and construction of knowledge.
While practicing these teaching strategies, attendees will explore some of
the millions of digitized historical artifacts and documents available in
the Library’s collections. Finally, they will conduct research to identify
primary sources and develop an activity related to their classroom content.
Five five-day sessions will be offered this summer:
*General Focus* – open to K-12 educators across all content areas:
· June 18-June 22
· June 25-June 29
· July 30-August 3
*WWI Focus – *recommended for K-12 educators who teach some aspect of WWI
as part of their curriculum, or collaborate with those who do:
· July 9-July 13
*Science, Technology, and Engineering Focus *– recommended for K-12
educators who teach science, technology, or engineering, or collaborate
with those who do:
- July 16-July 20
Tuition and materials are provided at no cost. Participants will be
responsible for transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and any
required overnight accommodations.
Applications are due March 21 and require a letter of recommendation. Read
more and apply now:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/
*Shorter promo for all Summer Institutes*
*Library of Congress 2018 Summer Teacher Institutes –Teaching with Primary
Sources*
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its summer
institutes for K-12 educators. The week-long programs in Washington, D.C.
focus on strategies for teaching with primary sources. Educators and school
librarians of all grade levels and subject areas are encouraged to apply.
Read more and apply by March 21:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/
*Longer promo for STI - WWI Focus*
*Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute –World War I Focus*
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its 2017 Summer
Teacher Institute for teaching with WWI-related primary sources. Held at
the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. from July 9-July 13, this
professional development opportunity provides K-12 educators of all
disciplines with resources and strategies to effectively integrate primary
sources into K-12 classroom teaching.
As in the open sessions, this institute will focus on pedagogy. Activities
using primary sources will model strategies to build skills in observing,
reflecting, questioning, determining point of view and more. However, all
primary sources used will feature World War I resources from the Library’s
collections. As such, this session will take advantage of the launch of
WWI-themed Library exhibits that began in 2017 in conjunction with the 100 year
anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I and that continues
into 2018.
Tuition and materials are provided at no cost. Participants will be
responsible for transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and any
required overnight accommodations.
Applications are due March 21 and require a letter of recommendation. Read
more and apply now:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/
*Shorter promo for STI – WWI Focus*
*Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute – WWI Focus*
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its 2017 Summer
Teacher Institute for teaching with WWI-related primary sources. This
week-long professional development opportunity, taking place July 9-July
13, will focus on strategies for teaching with primary sources. Educators
and school librarians of all grade levels and subject areas are encouraged
to apply. Read more and apply by March 21:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/
*Longer promo for STI - Science, Technology and Engineering Focus*
*Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute – Science, Technology, and
Engineering Focus*
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its Summer
Teacher Institute for teaching with primary sources in Science, Technology,
and Engineering. This week-long professional development opportunity,
taking place July 16-20, 2018, is designed for K-12 educators who teach
science, technology, or engineering – or collaborate with those who do.
In this Institute, participants will explore strategies for using
historical primary sources, with an emphasis on such topics as the nature
of science; scientific and engineering practices; interdependence of
science, technology and engineering; the historical context of discovery
and invention, and more. Participants will build skills in teaching
effectively with photographs, manuscripts, drawings, maps, and other
formats from the Library’s collections. The program will include model
classroom activities, as well as opportunities to conduct original
research, learn from peers, and work side by side with Library curators,
experts, and education specialists. By the end of the week, each
participant will have drafted a primary-source based learning activity that
drives student engagement, critical thinking, and construction of
knowledge.
Tuition and materials are provided at no cost. Participants will be
responsible for transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and any
required overnight accommodations.
Applications are due March 21 and require a letter of recommendation. Read
more and apply now:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/
*Shorter promo for STI - Science, Technology and Engineering Focus*
*Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute – Science, Technology, and
Engineering Focus*
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its Summer
Teacher Institute for teaching with primary sources in Science, Technology,
and Engineering. This week-long professional development opportunity,
taking place July 16-20, 2018, is designed for K-12 educators who teach
science, technology, or engineering – or collaborate with those who do.
Sessions will focus on the effective use of primary sources—notebooks,
photographs, manuscripts, drawings, maps, and more from the Library’s
collections. Read more and apply by March 21: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/
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Mary Anne McGill
Librarian / Literary Magazine Advisor
San Francisco Waldorf High School
470 West Portal Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94127
Tel: 415-213-6122
Fax: 415-431-1712
E-mail: mmcgill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.sfwaldorf.org/high-school
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