| Barat
Education Foundation
American Memory Initiative |
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resources for teacher professional development and student
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American Memory Initiative
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The Barat Education
Foundation American Memory Initiative is a unique opportunity for teachers and students to participate in
project-based learning activities using primary sources. Research has shown that project-based learning creates
the skills and knowledge needed for success in the 21st century. The American Memory projects combine technology
with primary sources from the Library of Congress to create lasting, positive impressions of our history, our culture, and the American memory. |
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Barat Education Foundation
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Founded in November, 2000, the mission
of Barat Education Foundation is to develop and support
innovative educational programs and services that reflect
the values and educational tradition of Barat College
and its founders, the Society of the Sacred Heart. The
Foundation promotes personal growth and transformational
leadership in the areas of education, community development,
social justice, and spirituality. Barat Education Foundation
sponsors several programs: attracting post-baccalaureate
individuals to the teaching profession; providing teacher
certification in several states; supporting early reading
development through after-school programs; and fostering
technology skills through primary sources (American
Memory Initiative). |
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Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program
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The Library of
Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools,
universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized
primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. |
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Senator Richard Durbin
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United States Senator Richard Durbin
of Illinois has been instrumental in securing funding
for this program, "The Library of Congress has
a vast wealth of resources - resources just waiting
to be tapped by students not just in Washington, DC,
but all across the country. Thanks to Adventure of the
American Mind, teachers can receive the training necessary
to harness the latest Internet technology and bring
the Library's digital collections into their classrooms,
enhancing their teaching and expanding the universe
of knowledge available to all our students." |
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