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A Love Story: PD and the LOC
posted by: Jill | July 27, 2011, 02:02 PM   

Free classes. Free content. Varied learning formats. Reliable. Standards based (NSCD, AASL, ISTE). Certificates of completion. The Library of Congress (LOC) offers professional development (PD) using primary sources. As pointed out by eSchool News, “Approximately 19 million primary resources have been digitized, and [they are] are a mix of photos, maps, posters, and other exciting materials.” Looks like a professional learning opportunity worth investigating.

You can enroll in one-hour online courses or attend video conferences.  You can commit more time and go more in-depth with training at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC or you can work with one of the LOC’s partners.  Are you a “teacher of teachers”? There are downloadable, ready-to-present professional development modules which can be used to “build” a training stylized to meet the needs of your teachers. I’m going to stop talking and allow you to start clicking on the PD options which interest you.


(Full disclosure: I’ve recently developed a crush the LOC; I even have my reader registration card.)

Have you used the Library of Congress for professional development or for lessons in your classroom?  Tell us about it.


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