DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois, 60614

Last updated on April 11, 2023
Grant awarded by
Library of Congress
Region
East
Organization Type
College/University
Congressional District(s)
5
Fiscal Year Of First Grant
FY 2022 [10/01/21 - 09/30/22]
Contributing Organization(s)
Barat Education Foundation
Organization description

DePaul University is a private Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, DePaul is the largest Catholic university in terms of enrollment in North America. Following in the footsteps of its founders, DePaul places special emphasis on recruiting first-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Office of Innovative Professional Learning (OIPL) within the College of Education at DePaul has supported K-12 educators with customized professional learning experiences. OIPL provides K-12 educators and others with learning that extends the mission of DePaul to support the development of social justice, civic action, and educator effectiveness through innovative models of learning that support educators and K-12 students in becoming positive agents of change in the world. The Office of Innovative Professional Learning (OIPL) in partnership with the Barat Education Foundation (BEF) has supported this work with grants through the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program. The innovative and distinctive programs developed by OIPL and BEF have impacted thousands of educators and students with cutting-edge models of civic engagement and transformative personal and professional learning aimed at building connection and community.

Project description
RISE: TPS Equity and Empowerment Program and Micro-credential
DePaul University’s Office of Innovative Professional Learning in collaboration with its TPS partner the Barat Education Foundation (BEF) developed the RISE: Equity and Empowerment program along with a micro-credential for educators. Educators can participate in learning the RISE program and with implementation of the lesson plans may earn a competency based micro-credential from DePaul University.

The RISE program integrates the RISE (Reflection, Inquiry, Self-awareness, Empathy) framework (developed by DePaul) into the Primary Source Analysis tool from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program along with the CARE (Creating Authentic Responsive Engagement) (developed by DePaul) which focuses on teacher and student wellness so that the power of Primary Sources is leveraged for growth, insight, and change.

Using the Library digitized primary sources and on-line learning materials, the RISE: TPS Equity and Empowerment program provides the teacher professional learning and accompanying lesson plans to equip middle school students nationally with the core knowledge, skills and dispositions to promote racial equity and justice within their schools and communities.

RISE is a distinctive program that supports teachers in the use of Primary Sources to integrate equity and empowerment in their teaching to support students in building skills of reflection, inquiry, self-awareness and empathy in order to become citizens who are civic activists in support of equity.

The RISE: TPS Equity and Empowerment Program and micro-credential consists of four components including the Primary Sources from the Library which are integrated throughout:
  • - Facilitator Guides for the Professional Development modules for educators or educational leaders
  • - Power Point slides to accompany the facilitator guides.
  • - Participant Workbooks to support the professional learning.
  • - Lesson Plans teachers or others can use to apply RISE in the classroom or after school.

The RISE: TPS Equity and Empowerment program consists of eight modules which may be used in sequence or separately. The modules include:
  • - Module 1 - Using History for Change
  • - Module 2 - Using Primary Sources to Build Relationships and Positive Culture
  • - Module 3 - Using Primary Sources for Self-Awareness
  • - Module 4 - Using Primary Sources to Build Empathy
  • - Module 5- Using Primary Sources as Keys to Empathy and Civic Action
  • - Module 6 - Using Primary Sources to build Civic Identity
  • - Module 7 - Using Primary Sources for Equity and Empowerment
  • - Module 8 - Using Primary Sources for Personal Transformation

RISE: Educator and Empowerment Program using Primary Sources
In response to the need to support the emotional well-being and professional success of educators in the classroom, DePaul University in partnership with Barat Education Foundation developed the RISE: Educator and Empowerment Program using Primary Sources. The program consists of five learning modules focused on supporting educators in using Primary Sources as the key to inspire purpose and meaning in their teaching and to expanding excellence in the classroom.

The program materials consist of the following that can be used by any educator:
  1. Professional Learning guide
  2. Power Point Slides to guide learning.
The RISE: Educator and Empowerment Program using Primary Sources consists of the following modules:
  • - Module 1 – Using Primary Sources for Reigniting Purpose in Teaching
  • - Module 2 – Using Primary Sources for Inquiry and Self-awareness
  • - Module 3 – Using Primary Sources for Courageous Conversations
  • - Module 4 – Using Primary Sources to Build Empathy
  • - Module 5 – Using Primary Sources for Finding Purpose
TPS project focus
  • Academic Courses
  • Curriculum
  • Micro-credentials
  • Teaching Materials
  • Webinars
  • Workshops
Content focus
  • Civil Rights
  • Civics
  • Cultural Studies
  • Equity and Inclusion
  • General Studies
  • History
Audience
  • Activists
  • Administrators
  • Classroom teachers
  • Community members
  • Curriculum coordinators
  • Researchers
  • Students
  • Teacher candidates/Student teachers
  • University faculty
Level(s)
  • 3 - 5
  • 6 - 8
  • 9 - 12
  • Adult learning
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
Population focus
  • African Americans
  • Asian Americans
  • English language learners
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • Incarcerated
  • Jewish Americans
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Low income
  • Men and boys
  • Muslim Americans
  • Native American/Indigenous
  • Rural
  • Urban
  • Women and girls
Organization Contact
Donna Kiel
[email protected]
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