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Leadership Institute

Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region 

Leadership Institute


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Overview

Participants earn up to 25 CEU hours for course completion, with an option to earn ten more afterward.

This course focuses on:

  • Selecting primary sources from www.loc.gov and utilizing them in day-to-day instruction;
  • Applying knowledge of TPS materials and methods to your work in peer coaching and professional development presentations;
  • Adapting and delivering TPS professional development and creating effective coaching relationships that meet the needs of adult learners;
  • Providing educators with the knowledge, skills, and aspirations to use Library of Congress TPS content in various educational settings;
  • Using a variety of coaching techniques to support educators in the use of Library of Congress primary sources and TPS strategies.

 

Staff Biographies

Jennifer Hanson, Facilitator 
Jennifer is the Library Director at Saint John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. She has created and facilitated online courses for the TPS Eastern Region since 2011. 

Kevin Leisten, Facilitator
Kevin is a high school world history teacher in Penfield, New York. He holds a master's degree in history and secondary social studies education from the State University of New York College at Geneseo. Kevin has worked with the TPS Eastern Region Team as a consultant and facilitator since 2014 and has taught middle and high school social studies for 17 years. Kevin lives in Fairport, New York, with his wife Emily, daughter Callie and dog Sampson.

Ann B. Canning, Ed.D., Facilitator
Retired Professor of Social Studies Education at Waynesburg University
Mentor for TPS Leadership Institute 
Current Research Interests: c3 Instructional Design Model, Question Formulation Technique, and TPS Teacher Network Albums

 

For additional information contact Barbara Kirby, Project Director for Teaching with Primary Sources at Waynesburg University at bkirby@waynesburg.edu or (724) 852-3388.


Content created and featured in partnership with the TPS program
does not indicate an endorsement by the Library of Congress.

Citations for TPS Eastern Region Publications