The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487

Last updated on November 6, 2025

Grant awarded by

TPS Southern Region

Region

Southern

Organization Type

College/University

Congressional District(s)

7

Fiscal Year Of First Grant

FY 2025 [10/01/24 - 09/30/25]

Contributing Organization(s)

Organization description

The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

Project description

This project, Crafting Curriculum, seeks to support teachers and teacher educators by developing innovative curriculum materials and supporting efforts to engage learners in thinking critically about historical photographs from the Library of Congress. Its website, https://craftingcurriculum.org/, houses the curriculum materials, which are free for everyone. This TPS Southern Regional Grant seeks to provide further support by creating six-minute educative videos featuring the project’s curriculum materials and presenting opportunities for teachers to further develop their craft.

TPS project focus

Academic Courses
Curriculum
Teaching Materials
Workshops

Content focus

Art
Civics
Geography
History
Law
Technology

Audience

Classroom teachers
Homeschoolers
Researchers
Students
Teacher candidates/Student teachers
University faculty

Level(s)

3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
Undergraduate
Graduate