Vancouver Public Schools

Vancouver, Washington, 98661

Last updated on April 10, 2023

Grant awarded by

Library of Congress

Region

West

Organization Type

Public School District

Congressional District(s)

3

Fiscal Year Of First Grant

FY 2021 [10/01/20 - 09/30/21]

Contributing Organization(s)

Organization description

Vancouver Public Schools is a public PK-12 school district that serves over 22,000 students in Vancouver, Washington.

Project description

Researchers, teachers, and community members have long noted the absence of BIPOC people in the history taught throughout our K-12 schools. Vancouver Public Schools recognizes the important role it must play in correcting this issue. The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Grant would help us educate hundreds of 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th-grade educators on how to incorporate the critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills that come with using primary sources to solve history’s mysteries. Our project has provided grade-level cohorts of teachers with opportunities to learn from noted historians on a variety of historical time periods and topics. The teacher cohorts were then provided the opportunity to collaborate and create instructional units and lessons that are aligned to grade-level standards, implement best practices, and utilize primary source documents.

TPS project focus

Curriculum
Teaching Materials

Content focus

American Revolution
Civil War
Civics
Economics
Equity and Inclusion
Gender Studies
Geography
History
Information Literacy

Audience

Classroom teachers
Librarians/Media specialists

Level(s)

3 - 5
6 - 8
Adult learning

Population focus

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