Summary
The Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) is the premier educational program by the Library of Congress. The TPS Midwest Region at Illinois State University has helped distribute funding to over 180 unique organizations, including education networks like the Geographic Educators of Nebraska (GEON) in 2023. Across its 11 states, which span from Nebraska to Ohio, the Midwest Region offers grants of up to $25,000 to organizations interested in utilizing Library of Congress materials in their educational programming. The Midwest Region would like to identify possible future grant recipients in the state of Nebraska and surrounding states through this poster session.
Session Focus
All Grade Levels |Primary Sources | Grant Funding | Library of Congress
Conference Room
Banquet Level – Mezzanine Area
The Presenter
Joseph Skotzke works as the Associate Director of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Midwest Region, a grant program the provides funding to organizations to integrate the use of the Library’s digitized primary sources. As a former secondary-level English teacher, he believes in the importance of inquiry in the examination of any document, be it maps, books, or photographs.
