Documenting a Diverse Rural Past: Countering Stereotypes of Rural Spaces through Primary Source Work
What does it mean to be “rural”? Scholars can’t seem to agree. What is known is that rural spaces in the United States are rapidly
The TPS Consortium Journal is a peer-reviewed, online publication created by members of the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Consortium. Each themed issue focuses on approaches to teaching effectively with Library of Congress digitized primary sources. The TPS Consortium Journal offers primary source-based suggestions, strategies, reflections, and findings relating to timely topics from some of the country’s most engaged educational thinkers and practitioners.
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Download PDF – Spring 2026 Full Issue
Scott M. Waring, Ph.D., Editor of Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium Journal
Ariel Cornett, Ph.D., Rory Dunn, and Regina Holland, Guest Editors, Spring 2026 issue: Expanding Educational Understanding of America’s Rural Spaces and Local Identities through Primary Sources
What does it mean to be “rural”? Scholars can’t seem to agree. What is known is that rural spaces in the United States are rapidly
Rural spaces and people are far from monolithic. Rural places come in all shapes and sizes, varying not only in geography, but also in culture,
The history of a place is as unique as the individuals within it. When communities that were once very rural experience accelerated growth in a
From 2021 to 2024, The Rural Experience in America: Community Civics through Historical Inquiry project empowered K–12 teachers nationwide to uncover and share stories of
The National Council for History Education (NCHE) successfully led The Rural Experience in America project for three years funded by the Library of Congress Teaching
Download PDF – Spring 2024 Full Issue
Scott M. Waring, Ph.D., Editor of Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium Journal
Daniella Ann Cook, Ph.D., Guest Editor, Spring 2024 issue: Teaching the Long Arc of the Civil Rights Movement
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Bringing local history into classrooms offers a unique way to engage students in the study of the local civil rights movement and challenge the dominant
Art has been a source of agency for individuals facing adversity throughout American history and provides an important lens for understanding the long struggle for
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The TPS CRF utilized a distinctive professional development model that fostered collaboration among educators (teachers and school librarians) across multiple sites over an extensive period.
Professional development can create a community in which we engage in difficult conversations over time that are connected to the democratic vision of the civil