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TPS National Program The mission of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program is to: build awareness of the Library’s educational initiatives; provide content that promotes the effective educational use of the Library’s resources; and offer access to and promote sustained use of the Library’s educational resources. The Library achieves this mission […]

Teaching Products & Materials Librarian of Congress Names Tony Bennett Next Recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Library of Congress Magazine Focuses on Summer Reading Library Begins Release of Occupational Folklife Interviews Webcomics and Web Cultures Archives Now on loc.gov Veterans History Project Launches Part Two of Web Series on […]

SOURCES Annual Conference January 19, 2019 University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida The Teaching with Primary Sources Program at the University of Central Florida (TPS-UCF) is pleased to announce a call for proposals to present at the SOURCES Annual Conference at the University of Central Florida to be held on January 19, 2019. The SOURCES Annual […]

Primary Sources Primary source sets from the Florida State Library and Archive Collection of primary sources for general Florida history Florida newspaper archive Florida Folklife – from the WPA Collections combines sound recordings and manuscript materials from the Work Projects Administration (WPA) workers from the Joint Committee on Folk Arts, the Federal Writers’ Project, and […]

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*Photos above (left to right):Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right; Nez Perce men, posed before transport to the Indian Territories, probably taken in Montana,1877; Walt Whitman, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, wearing hat and sweater, holding butterfly; Alice Paul, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, raising glass with right hand Welcome The Teaching with […]

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The Team Partner Principal Investigators Malcolm B. Butler John Settlage Project Faculty D. Betsy McCoach Lara Smetana Anysia Mayer Morgaen Donaldson (2011-2013) Advisory Board Corey Buxton Brian Williams Postdoctoral Fellows at University of Central Florida Kimberly Davis (2017-2018) Tonjua B. Freeman (2014-2016) Angel Lopez, Jr. (2013-2014) Postdoctoral Fellows at University Connecticut Julianne Wenner (2013-2015) Regina […]

Return to previous page. For Researchers Research Discussion: What leadership and organizational features at the school level are associated with mitigating science achievement gaps? The SOSA Project focuses on elementary schools whose student populations perform above their expected levels on the State 5th grade science assessment. We identify these schools as positive outliers. Schools are […]