Apply Now! Library of Congress 2015 Summer Teacher Institute, July 20-24 —Teaching with Primary Sources: Science Education

Applications are now being accepted for the Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute for Primary Sources in Science Education. The week-long professional development opportunity, taking place July 20-24, is designed for K-12 educators who teach science or collaborate with science teachers.

Selected educators will spend a week in Washington, D.C., immersed in the institution that holds papers of the Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, Carl Sagan, Benjamin Franklin, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Margaret Mead, and many others. In the Institute sessions, we will investigate strategies for using primary sources in the science classroom and build participants’ skills in teaching effectively with photographs, manuscripts, drawings, maps, and other formats from the Library’s collections.

The program will include model classroom activities, as well as opportunities to conduct original research, learn from peers, and work side by side with Library curators, experts and education specialists.  By the end of the week, each participant will have drafted a primary-source learning activity, with a focus on analyzing historical primary sources to meet a variety of learning goals, particularly around the nature of science, the practices of scientists, and how science, technology and society interact.

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 24th and require a letter of recommendation.

Read more about the Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institutes and apply now:

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/