Teaching with Primary Sources Grant Programs (supported by the Library of Congress)

The Missouri Council for History Education has implemented several professional development programs supported by the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources Program. Below are a list of the programs with links to curricular materials produced by teachers in those programs.

Creative Campaigners, 2026

This program provided secondary and preservice teachers in southwest Missouri with knowledge and strategies to guide student analysis of how citizens have used the arts to achieve political goals. Below are links to curriculum projects produced by the participants.

Missouri at the Crossroads of Music and Race, 2024

This program provided K-5 classroom teachers and music specialists with tools to enhance social studies and history instruction in their schools.  Teachers participating in the program will learn methods to engage students with meaningful content regarding the intersections of music and race relations in Missouri.

Common Ground:  Farms, Cities and Food Security during the    Great Depression, 2022

This program brought urban and rural teachers together for a four-day, residential summer institute utilizing the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources materials to develop lessons that promote environmental awareness, media literacy, and political understanding.