Washington, D.C. – The Library of Congress has announced its 2011 Summer Teacher Institutes. The five-day institutes are designed to introduce educators to the millions of digitized primary sources available on the Library's Web site.  The session will give teachers  the tools to use these resources in their classrooms and provide teachers with the opportunity to work with other teachers from across the country and share strategies for effective classroom activities. 

There will be seven individual five-day sessions held at the Library of Congress in 2011.  Sessions are free and fill up fast.  Interested teachers are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, but not later than the February 4 application deadline.  The 2011 sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Session 1:  May 23-27
• Session 2:  June 6-10
• Session 3:  June 13-17
• Session 4:  July 11-15
• Session 5:  July 18-22
• Session 6:  August 1-5
• Session 7:  August 8-12

For additional information and to apply for the Summer Teacher Institute, go to:

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/apply