Episodes

Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Educator or not, you'll love this interview with Mary Johnson, manager to the Teaching With Primary Sources Teachers Network.
https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/

Sunday Sep 19, 2021
S2E1: Interview with Author/Illustrator Jennifer Thermes
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
I talk with Jennifer Thermes about her newest book, Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World
Library of Congress Online Collection
New York Public Library Digital Collection
American Museum of Natural History Digital Repository
Yale Peabody Museum Digital Collections
My Picture Book and Primary Source Blog Post for Horse Power

Monday May 24, 2021
Connections with Archivists Rick Prelinger
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Connections and ideas after listening to archivists Rick Prelinger on NPR's Bullseye with Jesse Thorn.
Bullseye Episode: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993265829/archivist-and-documentary-filmmaker-rick-prelinger
Rick Prelinger's archives on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3Amovies++AND+collection%3Aprelinger&page=3
Rick Prelinger's Lost Landscapes: http://www.panix.com/~footage/
Rick Prelinger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/footage
Blog Post Exploring Actuality Film: https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2015/10/multimedia-moment-exploring-actuality-films-in-the-classroom/

Tuesday May 04, 2021
S1E14: Interview with Author Linsay H.Metcalf
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Author Lindsay H. Metcalf shares how primary sources impacted her picture book, Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices.
https://www.lindsayhmetcalf.com/farmers-unite

Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Rob Sanders shares the primary sources he found when researching the story of Albert Cashier and how they impacted the final story.
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/picture-books-and-primary-sources-stonewall-a-building-an-uprising-a-revolution-by-rob-sanders-and-jamey-christoph/
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

Monday Apr 05, 2021
S1E12 Why Pair Picture Books and Primary Sources in Student Research
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Begins by exploring the fantastic picture book Above the Rim and delves into the benefits of bringing paired picture books and primary sources into parts of the research process.
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources KQ Blog Post: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/pairing-picture-books-and-primary-sources-above-the-rim-how-elgin-baylor-changed-basketball/
Picture Books and Primary Sources Blog Posts Archive: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

Monday Mar 15, 2021
S1E11: Interview with High School Librarian Courtney Pentland
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Courtney and I talk about using primary sources when learning about sensitive or traumatic historical events as well as utilizing local institutions that hold collections of historical documents and items.
Courtney Pentland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/livluvlibrary

Monday Feb 15, 2021
S1E10: Building News Literacy with Historical News Primary Sources
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
An overview the role that historical news plays in my new book, Building News Literacy: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Elementary and Middle Schools.
https://products.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A6272P

Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611319/wood-wire-wings-by-kirsten-w-larson-illustrated-by-tracy-subisak/

Monday Jan 18, 2021
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: The Teachers March!
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Looking at the gathering of resources for my upcoming blog post focused on pairing primary sources with the picture book The Teachers March! How Selma's Teachers Changed History.
Blog post (and past posts): https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Special Collections: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections