Learn about Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) through Project-Based Learning (PBL) to boost student engagement and equip students with media literacy skills across the curriculum in the Stories That Connect: Using Film and Primary Sources to Build Belonging webinar series. These workshops are especially relevant for grade 7-12 Social Studies, English Language Arts and Music educators but everyone interested in TPS and PBL is welcome. Sessions will feature filmmakers and other teaching artists and include hands-on learning opportunities.

The original schedule for this webinar series was affected by the government shutdown in the fall of 2025. We are pleased to be offering a new, improved version of this series for the summer and fall of 2026.

All webinars are free.

Project-Based Learning Toolkit

At the end of the three-part webinar series, educator participants of any of the workshops will receive a Project-Based Learning Toolkit designed and developed over the course of the webinar series. Informed by the strategies and themes explored in each webinar, the toolkit will include practical insights, customizable templates, sample student project ideas, curated Library of Congress resources, and ready-to-use classroom strategies. It will be designed to strengthen learners’ research skills, particularly their ability to navigate archival collections, critically evaluate primary sources, and engage thoughtfully with multimedia cultural products.

Webinar Schedule

1. The Art of Inquiry, July 29, 4-6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET
2. Cultural Products as Historical Narrative, September 22, 4-6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET
3. Uncovering and Amplifying Untold Stories, November 3, 4-6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET

To take full advantage of this free learning and tool-building opportunity, we encourage participating in all three sessions.

Note: With the 2026 relaunch of the webinar series, we are offering The Art of Inquiry webinar for the second time in July 2026. If you took the first version of this workshop in 2025 with Unzipped director Colin Keith Grey, you are welcome and encouraged to join us for the new 2026 session with El Regreso: A Dreamer Awakens director Sam Herrera. If you missed the webinar the first time, you have a new chance to take advantage of this learning opportunity.

Registration

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If you have any questions or would like assistance with registration, please contact Hershawna Frison at hershawna@journeysinfilm.org.

Funded by a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program. Content created and featured in partnership with the TPS program does not indicate an endorsement by the Library of Congress.