The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is proud to invite methods professors, doctoral students, and classroom teachers to a special free professional learning institute this summer! Educators will engage in inquiry using the C3 Framework and the Library of Congress’ digital primary sources at CHM on July 1‒2, 2026.

The NCSS Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Methods Academy Institute brings together social studies methods professors, pre-service, and in-service teachers to pilot chapters from the newly released set of methods texts, Teaching with Primary Sources to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life. Participants will have the opportunity to join a cohort of educators to develop and publish model curriculum inquiries that can be adapted for their methods courses and classroom curricula, using these free online texts and other Library of Congress resources.

Agenda

Wednesday, July 1 (8:30 a.m.‒5:00 p.m. CT): a high-level overview of the project, introduction of sample chapters from the methods text for instructional use with pre-service teachers, and in-depth how-to teach with primary sources for the Library of Congress using the online methods text under development

Thursday, July 2 (8:30 a.m.‒5:00 p.m. CT): construct model curriculum inquiries using text chapters on how to teach with primary sources from the Library’s vast digital collections

Attendees will:

• Receive an in-depth, high-level overview of the published texts
• Explore the instructional use for curriculum integration
• Construct social studies inquiries using digital primary sources from the Library of Congress
• Get a certificate of completion for your time