Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We’ll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.
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
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611319/wood-wire-wings-by-kirsten-w-larson-illustrated-by-tracy-subisak/
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
What resources are available and what are the benefits to students creating their own transcripts from primary sources?
http://fixitplus.americanarchive.org/
I interview middle/high school history teacher, Donna Catapano on her thoughts about using primary sources with her high school students.
@ms_catapano on Twitter
Donna's FDR article in History Is Now Magazine: http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/10/18/do-franklin-d-roosevelts-handling-of-issues-of-race-show-he-is-not-the-ideal-democrat#.X7x_BqpKjGI
Show Notes:
Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Tool: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/documents/Primary_Source_Analysis_Tool_LOC.pdf
TPS Teachers Network: https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/teaching-online-with-primary-sources/recent
Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Data Visualization: https://www.loc.gov/ndnp/data-visualizations/
Recommended Topics: https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/index.html
Looking at the new Newspaper Navigator Search App from the Library of Congress to search images on Chronicling America.
Newspaper Navigator Search App: https://news-navigator.labs.loc.gov/search
Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Beyond Words: http://beyondwords.labs.loc.gov
Ben Lee, Library of Congress 2020 Innovator in Residence: https://twitter.com/lee_bcg
School Librarians United Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-librarians-united-with-amy-hermon/id1434321470
Interview with author Linda Elovitz Marshall about the role primary sources play in her new book, The Polio Pioneer from Penguin Random House.
KQ Picture Book and Primary Sources posts
In the inaugural episode we answer: What is this podcast? and What is a primary source?
Show links to primary source definitions:
Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/
University of Massachusetts Boston: https://umb.libguides.com/PrimarySources/secondary
Smithsonian: https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/stories/what-primary-source
