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Primary source materials can make history come alive for students. This two-part series provides teachers with training on how to integrate primary source materials into the classroom. Using a wealth of available online resources, the series focuses on ways to use primary sources to illustrate, supplement, and enrich lessons for students.
Library of Congress
The first program focuses on what primary sources are and why it is important for students to use them. This program takes educators inside the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library. Featured segments include the Library of Congress website and some of the original documents that have been digitized. Educators discover the vast and varied digital resources that can be integrated into classroom instruction in a variety of disciplines.
Adventure of the American Mind
This program introduces educators to the Northern Virginia Partnership of Adventure of the American Mind project, a national initiative funded by a federal grant through the Library of Congress. In the broadcast, educators learn how to navigate the Teaching with Primary Sources Northern Virginia Partnership website. Viewers also go into the classroom (elementary, middle, and high) to see how teachers are using primary sources in the classroom.
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The first program focuses on what primary sources are and why it is important for students to use them. This program takes educators inside the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library. Featured segments include the Library of Congress web site and some of the original documents that have been digitized. Educators discover the vast and varied digital resources that can be integrated into classroom instruction in a variety of disciplines.
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This program introduces educators to the Adventure of the American Mind project, a national initiative funded by a federal grant through the Library of Congress. Educators learn how to navigate the Teaching with Primary Sources Northern Virginia Partnership website and how to locate classroom activities and lesson plans that can be found on the site. Viewers also go into the classroom to see how teachers are using primary sources in the classroom.
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Internet Resources
Library of Congress—Teachers — Primary sources from the Library of Congress
Teaching with Primary Sources—Northern Virginia Partnership — Professional development program by school personnel
Internet Resources Showcased in the Primary Sources: The Library of Congress Broadcast
Abraham Lincoln’s Papers — Printed material and images from the 1850s-1865
African American History Collections — Images, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures
African-American Odyssey — The Library's vast holdings of African American material
African American Pamphlet Collection — Personal accounts, orations, speeches, and reports
American Life Histories — Interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project
America’s Story — Letters, diaries, records, films, music, maps, and prints
American Memory Collections — Images, maps, sound recordings, and motion pictures
Ask a Librarian — Online reference service
Brown v Board at Fifty — Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the landmark decision
Civil Rights — Learning Page resources for Civil Rights
Exhibitions — Online exhibitions from national libraries
Segregation: From Jim Crow to Linda Brown Lesson Plan — Lessons that explore the era of legalized segregation
Gettysburg Address Rough Draft — Rough Draft of the Gettysburg Address
Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources — Digital items relating to the history and culture
Historic American Buildings — Documents USA architecture, engineering, and design
It’s No Laughing Matter: Analyzing Political Cartoons — Activity for teachers and students
The Learning Page: Presentations & Activities — Interactive resources using primary sources
Using Primary Sources — How to use primary sources in the classroom
Lesson Plans — Lessons plans by themes, topics, disciplines, or eras
Maps Collections — Americana and cartographic digital items
Political Cartoon Resources Page — It’s No Laughing Matter Resource Page
Prints and Photographs Reading Room — Prints and photographs from United States history
Baseball, Race and Ethnicity: Rounding the Bases: Lesson Plan — Lessons focused on baseball regarding race & ethnicity
Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection — Color photographis surveys of the Russian Empire
Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer’s Project — First-person accounts of slavery and photographs
Teachers Page — Library of Congress resources for teachers
Themed Resources (Community Centers) — Library of Congress resources organized by themes
Thomas — Source for federal legislative information
Today in History — Events illustrated by digitized items
Voices from the Days of Slavery — Recordings of former slaves describing their lives
Internet Resources Showcased in the Primary Sources: Adventure of the American Mind Broadcast
Primary Source Learning Home Page — Provides professional development and services to assist educators in using digital primary resources
Publications — Publications available for teachers and professional development programs
Fresch, Eula T. Connecting Children with Children Past and Present. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2004. (0-325-00591-5)
Archival and contemporary material with links to NCSS standards, an annotated bibliography, and classroom examples
Johnson, Mary. Primary Sources in the Library: A Collaboration Guide for Library/Media Specialists. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing, 2003. (1-58683-075-9) Macaulay, David. Motel of the Mysteries. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1979. (0395284252)
Introduces librarians to the basic skills needed to integrate primary source materials into collaborative units with teachers
Petri, Gail. The American Memory Collection from A – Z; Primary Resource Guide and Reproducible Activities Across the Curriculum (Grades 4-6). Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing, 2003. (1-58683-117-8)
How to effectively use the American Memory Collections in all types of coursework. Lessons are organized alphabetically; all align with curriculum standards from AASL and McREL
Petri, Gail. The American Memory Collection from A – Z; Primary Resource Guide and Reproducible Activities Across the Curriculum Grades 7-9). Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing, 2003. (1-58683-132-1)
How to effectively use the American Memory Collections in all types of coursework. Lessons are organized alphabetically; all align with curriculum standards from AASL and McREL
Veccia, Susan H. Uncovering Our History; Teaching with Primary Sources. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004. (0-8389-0862-4)
Practical ways to incorporate the resources of the Library of Congress's American Memory web site into the curriculum
Vest, Kathleen. Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: Examining Our Past, Understanding Our Present, Considering Our Future. Huntington Beach, California: Shell Educational Publishing, 2005. (0-7439-8238-X)
Explains the rationale behind using primary sources as an instructional tool, defines the various types of primary sources, and offers strategies and activities for incorporating primary sources into the curriculum. Includes Teacher Resource CD