http://www.rockford.edu/news/default.asp Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:45:57 GMT Sat, 1 Dec 2012 22:17:28 GMT Copyright © 2012 Rockford College http://www.rockford.edu/news/news.asp?id=90056 http://www.rockford.edu/news/news.asp?id=90056 Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Quarterly is an online publication created by the Library of Congress Educational Outreach Division in collaboration with the TPS Educational Consortium. The TPS Quarterly is available at http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/quarterly.]]> Sat, 1 Dec 2012 23:17:28 GMT http://www.rockford.edu/news/news.asp?id=90055 http://www.rockford.edu/news/news.asp?id=90055 Come join us at Rockford College June 17-28, 2013. You will learn to access, integrate, and produce curricula utilizing the digitized primary source materials from the collections of the Library of Congress website during the one week workshop. The three credit course will focus on the nature of primary sources, classroom applications for digital technology, and integrating the inquiry cycle and primary source instruction. (3 credits). *Stipends for the workshop and tuition assistance for the graduate course are available. For course information: contact Nicole Morris at nmorris@rockford.edu.]]> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:15:35 GMT http://www.rockford.edu/news/news.asp?id=90054 http://www.rockford.edu/news/news.asp?id=90054 Saturday, February 9, 2013, 8:30-12:15pm, Scarborough Hall, Rockford College

On Feb. 9, 2013, the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program at Rockford College will host its second annual Summit with partners Boone/Winnebago Regional Office of Education, Barat Education Foundation and the Freedom Project Grant through RPS 205. Please join us for a morning of "Digging Up the Past” using primary sources in Social Studies and English Language arts. With participants over the northern Illinois area, it will be an informative summit with topics focusing on connecting to the common core, engaging students, enhancing literacy and differentiation. We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Ann Bausum. Ms. Bausum writes about U.S. History for young readers. Please visit tpssummit.wikispaces.com to register and for more information.

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