Fulton County Schools Teaching Museum and Archives

Marietta, Georgia, 30066

Last updated on October 6, 2025

Grant awarded by

TPS Southern Region

Region

East

Organization Type

Public School District

Congressional District(s)

5

Fiscal Year Of First Grant

FY 2006 [10/01/05 - 09/30/06]

Contributing Organization(s)

Fulton County Schools Teaching Museum and Archives, iTeach (Kennesaw State University, Bagwell College of Education)

Organization description

The Teaching Museum provides authentic experiences that support student critical thinking and learning. Theatrical performances, encounters with primary sources, hands-on experiments and other engaging experiences are directly tied to state curriculum standards and provide students a spark to personally connect with and respond to what they are learning. As part of its mission, the Museum also houses the Fulton County Schools Archives, which preserves and makes accessible the history of the Fulton County Board of Education and the schools within the district.

Project description

Untying the Knot of Segregation: Engaging Students with Local and National Stories through Primary Sources

Combining the national context of the Civil Rights Movement with local stories of school desegregation, the Fulton County Schools Teaching Museum & Archives will broaden the abilities of K-12 educators who teach these complex topics through a new project funded by the Library’s TPS Southern Region Grant Program. The project, Untying the Knot of Segregation: Engaging Students with Local and National Stories through Primary Sources, partners 12 TPS Architects from within the school district with iTeach, an organization from Kennesaw State University specializing in innovative, instructional technology, to produce and implement a series of classroom-ready lesson modules featuring primary sources from the Library of Congress and stories from the local community.

TPS project focus

Academic Courses
Curriculum
Teaching Materials
Workshops

Content focus

Civics
Civil Rights
Equity and Inclusion
History

Audience

Classroom teachers
Curriculum coordinators
Students

Level(s)

6 - 8
9 - 12

Population focus

African Americans
Men and boys
Rural
Urban
Women and girls