University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, 32816

Last updated on August 14, 2024

Grant awarded by

Library of Congress

Region

National

Organization Type

College/University

Congressional District(s)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Fiscal Year Of First Grant

FY 2010 [10/01/09 - 09/30/10]

Contributing Organization(s)

Organization description

The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a metropolitan research university built to make a better future for our students and society. We solve tomorrow’s greatest challenges through a commitment to academic, inclusive and operational excellence. Leveraging innovative learning, discovery and partnerships, we foster social mobility while developing the skilled talent needed to advance industry for our region, state and beyond.

Founded in 1963 to provide talent for Central Florida and the growing U.S. space program, UCF has been making an impact on the state, the nation — and outer space — ever since. With 13 colleges and more than 240 degree programs, follow your passion at one of our campus locations designed to help you succeed. From the main campus in east Orlando to UCF Downtown and Rosen College of Hospitality Management to the Academic Health Sciences Campus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn in the heart of your industry. UCF also has multiple regional locations and fully online programs — including online bachelor’s degrees, online graduate degrees, online certificates and more — to ensure that you can achieve your dreams whenever and wherever you want.

Project description

The Teaching with Primary Sources program at the University of Central Florida delivers professional development opportunities, free of charge, to help K-12 educators across the state provide high-quality classroom instruction using the millions of digitized primary sources available from loc.gov. Through ongoing, year-round professional development events, the TPS program at the University of Central Florida helps educators unleash the power of primary sources in the classroom.

TPS project focus

Academic Courses
Curriculum
Teaching Materials
Webinars
Workshops

Content focus

American Revolution
Civil Rights
Civil War
World War II
Access
Advocacy
Civics
English Language Arts
Equity and Inclusion
General Studies
Geography
History
Information Literacy
Library/Media Studies
Literacy
Research
Science
Technology

Audience

Activists
Administrators
Archivists
Artists
Classroom teachers
Community members
Curriculum coordinators
Homeschoolers
Librarians/Media specialists
Musicians
Researchers
Students
Teacher candidates/Student teachers
University faculty
Writers

Level(s)

K-5
Pre-K - 2nd
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
Adult learning
Undergraduate
Graduate

Population focus

African Americans
Asian Americans
English language learners
Hispanic/Latinx
Jewish Americans
Learners with disabilities
LGBTQIA+
Low income
Men and boys
Muslim Americans
Native American/Indigenous
Rural
Seniors
Urban
Veterans
Women and girls