[LM_NET] Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor

[Debbie Abilock <dabilock@GMAIL.COM>]

Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor Advisory Group - 4/28 deadline

 

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/newsevents/events/tps_mentor/  

 

The Library is seeking K-12 teacher leaders to help with its planned
national teacher network. The Library of Congress Teacher Network will
provide teachers nationwide with online and local opportunities to learn
collaboratively about teaching with primary sources.

 

Selected applicants who participate in the Teaching with Primary Sources
(TPS) Mentor Advisory Group will contribute to the Library of Congress
Teacher Network's development by:

 

    * working as a group to explore inquiry learning and primary sources,
develop online leadership skills and investigate new forms of online
collaborative learning;

    * advising on the network's design and rollout; and

    * acting as designated TPS Mentors to help launch and sustain this
network through online and face-to-face mentoring of K-12 teachers.

 

Library of Congress TPS Mentor Advisory Group participation requires
commitment to:

 

    * an online professional development course;

    * a workshop at the Library in Washington, DC, July 19-22, 2010;

    * online discussions with teachers in educational networks and forums,
and;

    * quarterly webinars with Library of Congress staff and other TPS Mentor
Advisory Group members.

 

There are no costs associated with participation in the TPS Mentor Advisory
Group. The Library will pay for transportation to and from Washington, DC,
lodging and meal costs associated with the workshop.

 

The Library encourages teachers who meet the following requirements to
apply:

 

    * previous participation in Library of Congress professional development
(at the Library, through an institutional partner or online);

    * demonstrated ability using the Library's digitized primary sources for
K-12 instruction;

    * active participation in existing online education networks, and;

    * demonstrated history of educational leadership or excellence.

 

More online... http://www.loc.gov/teachers/newsevents/events/tps_mentor/  

 

Debbie Abilock

NoodleTools/NoodleTeach

dabilock@gmail.com


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