Ongoing Programs

The Newberry Teachers' Consortium (NTC)

NTC provides Chicago-area teachers access to the latest scholarly developments in their fields and an opportunity to discuss important content-related issues with scholars and colleagues. Seminars are organized as a series of half-day seminars in nine subject areas. Advance registration and a membership fee are required.

Chicago Teachers as Scholars (TAS)

TAS is a partnership between Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Newberry Library, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. TAS offers a series of two-day, content-based seminars on a wide range of topics. This program is open to all CPS teachers.

Partnerships and Affiliated Programs

History Channel Seminar Series

The Newberry Library and the History Channel are proud to announce an engaging series of four professional development seminars for Chicago-area teachers. Each seminar is led by a Research Center Director at the Newberry Library and features a "show and tell" of unique items from the Newberry's collections.

Picturing America

The Newberry Library will host two Picturing America School Collaboration Conferences, on October 23-24, 2009, and April 16-17, 2010  These conferences will support teachers in the development of lessons using images from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Picturing America program. Conferences will feature presentations by distinguished scholars and sharing of resources in workshop formats. Conference activities include the use the Newberry Library's collections, a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, and a walking tour of Chicago's Loop to model ways for teachers to use local resources in their own communities. The Newberry Library's Picturing America School Collaboration Conferences are made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. For further information, program eligibility, and application please CLICK HERE.

American History Matters Collaborative (AHMC)

The American History Matters Collaborative (AHMC) is a partnership between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Metro History Education Center, in collaboration with professors from Loyola University, and supported by the Chicago History Museum, Chicago Public Library, Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Newberry Library, National Archives and Records Administration/Great Lakes Regional Center, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Funded through a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grant, the program provides content and pedagogical professional development for CPS U.S. History teachers. AHMC is a year-long program which focuses on the theme of citizenship as constructed throughout American History, literacy strategies, historical inquiry, and curriculum development using Understanding by Design.

North Suburban American History Consortium (NSAHC)

NSAHC is a collaboration between the Newberry Library, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and school districts 211 and 214. Funded by a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grant, the consortium partners organize graduate level seminars, summer institutes, and symposia in which participants expand their understanding of U.S. history and learn new ways to enrich their teaching of the subject to high school students.

Chicago History Advanced Placement Project (CHAPP)

CHAPP is a partnership between Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Chicago History Museum, the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, the Newberry Library, the National Archives and Records Administration, and Loyola University Chicago. The program provides professional development for CPS Advanced Placement United States History teachers. Funded through a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History Grant, the programs allows Participants to take part in a series of seminars centered around AP-level historical content as recommended by the College Board's AP guidelines, followed by a session devoted to classroom applications and curriculum development.