[ISLMA-Share] Library of Congress

[Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association]

I strongly echo the strong recommendation of applying for this if it’s a possibility for you or your fellow teachers! I was fortunate enough to be accepted a few years back, and it was far and away the most valuable PD experience of my life and an incredible overall experience. If you have any questions about it, please email me off list and I can maybe answer them.

Michael Dorsam
Teacher/Librarian
Boiler Media
National Honor Society Adviser
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School
700 W. North St.
Bradley, IL 60915
(815) 937-3707, ext. 6063 or 6061
Currently Reading: American Gods, Neil Gaiman
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
                                                                              -- Muhammad Ali

From: islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] On Behalf Of Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:06 PM
To: Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association
Subject: [ISLMA-Share] Library of Congress

What a great experience and I HIGHLY recommend applying.

Library of Congress 2017 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.  They will also conduct research to identify primary sources and develop an activity related to their classroom content.
Five week-long sessions will be offered this summer:

General Focus – open to K-12 educators across all content areas:

•         June 19-23

•         June 26-30

•         July 10-14



Science, Technology, and Engineering Focus – recommended for K-12 educators who teach science, technology, or engineering, or collaborate with those who do:

•         July 17-21

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 31-August 4

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 17 and require a letter of recommendation. Read more and apply now:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/

Best regards,

Mike

Michael Apfeldorf
Educational Outreach | Library of Congress
202-707-2088<tel:(202)%20707-2088>   mapf at loc.gov<mailto:mapf at loc.gov>
101 Independence Ave. SE  |  Washington, DC 20540-1300

[cid:3424435564_5194003]

--
Ryan Lambert
Farmington School District
District Media Specialist/Teacher
Theater Director
Winter Guard Coach
309-245-1000 Ext 6731
rlambert at dist265.com<mailto:rlambert at dist265.com>

"You don't need to hide yourself because you're afraid of what others think of you. You have the choice to live your own life." -Professor Dumbledore

_______________________________________________
ISLMA-Share mailing list
islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>
For list archives and subscription options, visit:
http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
To unsubscribe, send a message to:
islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.railslibraries.info/pipermail/aisle/attachments/20170111/49b83606/attachment-0002.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3405 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <http://list.railslibraries.info/pipermail/aisle/attachments/20170111/49b83606/attachment-0002.jpg>