Welcome to the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program at the University of Central Florida (TPS-UCF)!

Funded by a grant from the Library of Congress, the TPS program at the University of Central Florida delivers professional development to help K-12 educators across the state provide high-quality classroom instruction using the millions of digitized primary sources available from www.loc.gov.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and the largest library in the world. The Library houses millions of primary sources, including books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts, in its collections. Primary sources are the raw materials of history, original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. These materials are relevant to learning objectives across curricula, providing students with unique learning opportunities that appeal to a range of learning styles.

Through ongoing, year-round professional development events, the TPS program at the University of Central Florida helps educators unleash the power of primary sources in the classroom.