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Eastern Region Update
April 2020
Call to Action

  • Due July 1: Quarterly Reports for all TPS project activities not previously reported.


  • Ideas, Activities, and Plans TPS Eastern Region hosts an online collection with over 400 TPS Lesson Plans, Units, PD Plans, Activities, and Book Backdrops to engage and empower teachers and students. This vetted, searchable database of teacher-created resources is your source of inspiration for primary-source-driven teaching across the curriculum. Check it out!


  • Request from the Library Please send the titles, dates, targeted audience, descriptions, and contact information for all TPS-funded professional development events in an email to Stacie, [email protected]. Include registration links, if you’re looking for additional participants. 
Upcoming Events

Who Tells Your Story? TPS Eastern Region Conference
The conference is going online! It is sad to not gather as usual but on the bright side the conference is now open to your TPS colleagues. 
Save the Date: 9:00am - 5:00pm ET, June 16, 2020.

Professional Development Providers Institute
Course participants meet online each Thursday from 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET, July 9 - August 13 . Independent learning activities between sessions include readings, videos, online text discussions, reflections, and peer feedback. The final project is a TPS PD Activity Plan. 

Contact: Sue Wise, [email protected]

Scientific Literacy, Citizenship, and History: Analyzing Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
Free Webinar: 4:00 pm ET, April 22
In this interactive session, the Library of Congress will share a number of resources and strategies that students can use to analyze primary sources to explore connections between scientific literacy and citizenship. Sign up today!

Impact Investigation Mini-Grants
Eastern Region Grantees are eligible for mini-grants to investigate the impact of your TPS-related work. The Library of Congress has authorized up to $2,500 to measure the impact of teaching and learning with primary sources. Learn more here .

Submit TPS Events to the Network Calendar
Posting information about all TPS-funded courses and events delivered by Consortium members in
the TPS Teacher Network calendar, is now required. The calendar, appears on the
Network’s homepage and offers easy access to registrations links.

Share info about upcoming events: http://bit.ly/tpsevents
Contact: Keith Patterson, [email protected]

Using the QFT with primary sources from the Library of Congress
If you missed this webinar,  watch it now at InquirED .

New England Association of Teachers of English (NEATE) 118th Annual Fall Conference
Conference Dates: October 23-24, 2020
The New England Association of Teachers of English invites educators and graduate students at all levels to submit workshop proposals. This year’s theme is Empowering Authentic Voices and Identity: Fostering Inquiry and Engagement Through Culturally Responsive Literacy.

Proposals due: June, 1 2020 Submit here 
In Other News

Drs. Ilene and Michael Berson's Article Featured
Are We Forgetting Something? Historical Memory in a Digital Age was recently featured in the NCSS Social Education newsletter. The article discusses the historical significance of our
migration from a print-based to a digital society. NCSS Members can access the full article here

Major Gift to Support Reimagining Visitor Experience at Library of Congress
A major gift by philanthropist David Rubenstein will help fund a project to reimagine and enhance the visitor experience for the nearly 2 million people who visit the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building each year. The goal is to better connect visitors with history and provide better access to the unparalleled collections held by the national library. Rubenstein, the chairman of the Library’s James Madison Council and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, will make a lead gift of $10 million to support the visitor experience project. Click here for more information

History UnErased - Case Study: OUT with HIV/AIDS Interactive Student Guide
This case study is anchored in primary sources from the Library of Congress and unique instructional resources to develop students' understanding of how social, cultural, and economic influences shape the federal government's response to the spread of infectious disease.
Contact: Debra Fowler, [email protected]
Title: [Girl Scout in canoe, picking trash out of the Potomac River during Earth Week]
Created/Published: 1970 April 22
Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region | [email protected]