2024 Library TPS Grantee Onboarding Toolkit
This toolkit for new Library TPS grantees will include materials from the 2024 TPS virtual orientation series (three sessions; Oct. 9; Oct. 23; Nov. 6), and the 2024 TPS in-person onboarding series in Boston (four sessions; Nov. 21 and 22). Please email Stacie Moats, [email protected] with related questions or suggestions. Thank you!
Session #3, TPS Virtual Orientation (6 Nov 2024)
Collaborating with the TPS Consortium and the Library
Link to the session’s recording and related files, including transcript and chat: https://loc.zoomgov.com/rec/share/bi_c2VZsexe-NW7dDV7j5bpaNmd5X52zWTULdN1jtL8RghG2y02dWONqc1YNV1h3.azHmevdlfKH6E8g9?startTime=1730919769000
Passcode: Z*G6u+FM
Note: please forward to 02:40 mark to skip over technical start-up issues, thanks!
Presenters’ slide deck
- Vivian Awumey, Stacie Moats, and Eileen Manchester, Professional Learning & Outreach Initiatives (PDF)
Referenced resources (from slide deck):
- TPS Project Goals: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/teaching-with-primary-sources-partner-program/tps-goals/
- TPS Participant Learning Goals (PDF)
- Library of Congress Analysis Tool and Teacher’s Guides: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/guides/
- TPS Teachers Network: http://www.tpsteachersnetwork.org
- Consortium Created Materials site: http://www.consortiumcreatedmaterials.org
- TPS Regional Grant Program: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/teaching-with-primary-sources-partner-program/tps-regional-grant-program/
- TPS Regional Websites: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/teaching-with-primary-sources-partner-program/regional-websites/
Helpful resources:
- Library staff contacts (PDF) Last updated Nov 2024 (PDF)
- 2024 –2025 Schedule of TPS Events Last updated 06 Nov 2024 (PDF)
- TPS Teachers Network for TPS Consortium Quick Reference Guide
- Library Awards New Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative Grants to Organizations Developing Resources for History, Civics, and Democracy Students Release Date: 05 Oct 2023
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Session #2, TPS Virtual Orientation (23 Oct 2024)
Incorporating loc.gov primary sources into your TPS project
Link to the session’s recording and related files, including transcript and chat: https://loc.zoomgov.com/rec/share/scO_Er0_9hrajIKl2dBx8vCyIoiGjcoo-Q385_89TqNoFJBZ9sViO6GPFTmr71NO.TNyY7MyJSMhPGLs7
Passcode: &#?v=5#o
Presenters’ slide deck
Teacher resources (from slide deck):
- Teacher resources: loc.gov/teachers
- Classroom materials: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/classroom-materials/
- Teacher’s guides and primary source analysis tool: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/
- Teaching with the Library of Congress blog: blogs.loc.gov/teachers
- Teacher Resources Ask a Librarian: https://ask.loc.gov/teacher-resources
General resources (from slide deck):
- Library’s homepage: loc.gov
- Free to Use sets: https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/
- Ask a Librarian: https://ask.loc.gov/
- Research guides: https://guides.loc.gov/
- Cheryl Lederle, Educational Resources Specialist, PLOI: [email protected]
- Danna Bell, Educational Resources Specialist, PLOI: [email protected]
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Session #1, TPS Virtual Orientation (9 Oct 2024)
Connecting your project to the Library and TPS
Administering your TPS grant
Link to the session’s recording and related files, including transcript and chat: https://loc.zoomgov.com/rec/share/0GPGvMUH2grJEr6hVKDDlW61b2ToSQ8Fp0q5KwsODIIxfetqToFwGEZmkD-3GbKd.rIeSdE-qRzKqTGT1
Passcode: Ae4!APmz
Presenters’ slide decks and chat excerpts
- Vivian Awumey and Stacie Moats, Professional Learning & Outreach Initiatives (PDF)
- Miriam Grinberg, Contracts and Grants Directorate (PDF)
- New Library TPS grantees’ introductions and connections – chat excerpts (PDF)
Core documents
- Your grantee organization’s current Cooperative Agreement, including attachments
(Note: please refer to your copy on file or contact [email protected] for a copy) - TPS Administrative Requirements for Grantees handbook
- A Library for All: The FY2024 – 2028 Strategic Plan for the Library of Congress
- TPS Consortium Overview (PDF)
- TPS Consortium Communications Guidelines, Last updated Oct 2024 (PDF)
Helpful resources
- Library staff contacts Last updated Nov 2024 (PDF)
- 2024 –2025 Schedule of TPS Events, Last updated Nov 2024 (PDF)
- Library Announces Grant Awards to Enhance Teaching with Primary Sources, Release Date: 26 Sep 2024
- loc.gov, the Library’s website to explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit. See also:
- About the Library, including Fascinating Facts, Organizational Chart, FAQs
- congress.gov, the official site for U.S. federal legislative information
- copyright.gov, the U.S. Copyright Office
- TPS Grant Program: Impact on Educators, Learners, and Communities report by Education Development Center, 2022 (PDF)
- News from the Library and Connect to subscribe to Library blogs and social media