Tsongas Industrial History Center

UPDATE

Starting in September 2020, the Tsongas Industrial History Center will be offering facilitated virtual field trip programs.

We will not be offering in-person, hands-on programs this fall, and may not this winter or spring, depending on public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Public Health Service. Please call 978-970-5080 for information.

Online Resources

Experience the Tsongas Industrial History Center from Home: You can still experience the Tsongas Industrial History Center and Lowell National Historical Park’s resources from home. Check out our Remote Learning Resources pages with primary documents, videos, and more!
Teachers and families: Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for some fun and interactive online resources to share with your students. We are posting videos, photos, and other resources to continue learning online.
What can we learn about how people have secured equitable political representation in the United States by examining case studies from Lowell's past and present? Find out by participating in our new webinar series this fall.

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A hands-on learning center

Watch the video to see how students “do” history and science at TIHC.

Field Trips

Students participate in hands-on learning activities and visit sites where history was made.

Check Out Our Field Trips

Woman working togther laughing around a table

Professional Development

The TIHC offers a variety of engaging professional development opportunities that meet the needs of history, science, and English language arts teachers.

Learn More About Professional Development

Summer Camps

Explore history, science, and nature at TIHC’s summer camps.

Check Out Our Summer Camps

News

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7/7/2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts standardized testing and widens educational gaps between well-off and low-income students and districts, College of Education faculty say that educators have an opportunity to rethink the outsized role that test scores play in K-12 schools and college admissions.
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New Educational Tech Class Coincides with Pandemic

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4/27/2020
Midway through the spring 2020 semester, as first-year education majors were taking a new, required class in educational technology, schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Studying virtually themselves while learning how best to use online teaching tools is giving these students a new perspective on technology’s promise – and its limitations.
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As Teaching Goes Online, College of Education Helps Schools and Parents

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3/23/2020
The College of Education is stepping up to help teachers in K-12 schools transition their classes online during school closures caused by COVID-19. Clinical Prof. Michelle Scribner-MacLean created a Facebook group with teacher resources, and the Tsongas Industrial History Center is beefing up its social media offerings and website.
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At 123 Years Old, Coburn Hall’s Never Looked Newer

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1/17/2020
The start of the spring 2020 semester brings the reopening of the university’s earliest academic building, Coburn Hall, as well as a new home for the Centers for Learning and Academic Support Services and progress on several other Facilities Management projects.

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