Beth Repsik, English Teacher in Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, was selected from a pool of more than 400 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute for the week of June 9-13.

Each year, the Library of Congress provides the opportunity for a carefully chosen group of K-12 educators to attend one of its five teacher institutes in Washington, D.C.

Just recently, Repsik was chosen Notre Dame High School’s Teacher of the Year, along with Cheryl Harris of the math separtment. In addition, students dedicated the 2014 yearbook to Repsik.

During the five-day program, participants work with Library education specialists and subject-matter experts to learn effective practices for using primary sources in the classroom, while exploring some of the millions of digitized historical artifacts and documents available on the Library’s website.

Applicants to the Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institutes reflect the diversity of the world of K-12 education. Participants in a teacher institute session typically include school library media specialists and school administrators, in addition to classroom teachers. Those selected come from many different states, representing large metropolitan school districts and smaller, rural school districts.

Next year Repsik will divide her time between the English Literature and AP Language and Composition courses that she has taught this year and the Notre Dame Media Center, where she will share duties with media specialist, Mary Curtis.