The Primary Source Podcast

S1E13: Interview with Rob Sanders, author of The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D. J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier

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/

S1E12 Why Pair Picture Books and Primary Sources in Student Research

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/

S1E11: Interview with High School Librarian Courtney Pentland

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about sensitive or traumatic historical events as well as utilizing local institutions that hold collections of historical documents and items.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

S1E10: Building News Literacy with Historical News Primary Sources

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

S1E9: Interview with Kirsten Larson, author of Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane

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

Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: The Teachers March!

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 

S1E7:Creating Transcripts from Primary Sources

What resources are available and what are the benefits to students creating their own transcripts from primary sources?

https://crowd.loc.gov/

http://fixitplus.americanarchive.org/ 

S1E6: Interview with History Teacher Donna Catapano

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 

S1E5:Online Learning and Primary Sources

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

S1E4: Overlooked Features in Chronicling America Newspaper Database

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