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Primary Sources in the Classroom
View the presentation from our January
workshop: Exploring History
and Social Science through Primary Sources.
Contact us to obtain copies of workshop materials - we're happy to share!
Find Materials for Your Classroom
Using primary sources in the classroom is a great way to
cultivate historical thinking skills. Check out these sites for materials:
Calisphere:
Provided by the University of California, this site includes more than 150,000
digitized items -- including photographs, documents, and political
cartoons. This site is built exclusively for educators - it not only provides
lesson plans and tools for the classroom but also connects the materials
to California content standards.
American Memory Project:
Provided by the Library of Congress, this site provides free
access to more than 9 million digitized materials from the library's
collections, including written and spoken words, sound
recordings,
images,
prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. There
is a special section for K-12 educators that includes activities and lesson
plans for using primary sources in the classroom to help cultivate critical
thinking
skills.
Search for Primary Sources Right Here!
Find primary sources for use in your classroom by searching across the
premier web sites listed above. Try key words such as "slavery" or "lesson
plans" or "african-americans".
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What are Teachers Saying?
Last year over 98% of participating teachers reported that SPIRIT workshops posivitely impacted their professional development. Read some comments below!
- I found it most helpful using the sites to find material appropriate for my grade level.
- I will use the web-pages to teach and practice standards in a fun and enjoyable way. Thanks!
- It has motivated me to start using more often the three computers I have in my classroom.
- Searching websites and verifying their validity were the most helpful aspects of the workshops.
- Exploring the different websites that one can use in teaching information literacy was very useful. And being able to exchange ideas with colleagues was great.
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