University offering course for online development
WAYNESBURG – Waynesburg University’s Teaching with Primary Resources Program will hold a free online synchronous professional development series for school librarians and media specialists.
Coaches Academy for Librarians will meet Wednesday, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. starting Feb. 25 and running through April 1.
Coaches Academy for Librarians is an advanced TPS Level III course designed to help school librarians and media specialists develop the skills and knowledge to lead teachers in using Library of Congress digitized sources effectively across curriculum. Participants earn up to 20 CEU Hours (optional 10 more post-course).
The course will be facilitated by librarian and TPS Consultant, Jennifer Hanson, and is intended to help participants develop leadership skills and gain knowledge about educational uses of the Library of Congress resources.
Participants will experience live audio chat sessions, peer collaboration and discussion and independent reading and project development.
Participants who have not completed TPS Level I are asked to complete a pre-requisite, TPS BASICS, before September 3. Login information is provided upon registration for Coaches Academy for Librarians.
Space is limited. Register at: https://forms.waynesburg.edu/machform/view.php?id=364493.
For more information, contact Sue Wise, associate director of the TPS Program at Waynesburg University, at swise@waynesburg.edu or 724-852-3377.
Funded by a grant from the Library of Congress, Teaching with Primary Sources at Waynesburg University provides professional development for in-service and pre-service teachers.
TPS at Waynesburg University works with schools, universities, libraries and foundations to help teachers throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania use the Library’s digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction.