SMSD Social Studies Make and Take Series Utilizing Primary Source Collections and Creating Your Own Deb Brown SMSD 2011

Think of a topic you would like to find Primary Sources for tonight

Objectives Overview of Deb’s Fave Four +1 Assist you in searching and finding sources that connect to a unit or objective or to assist students into “Intro to Primary Sources”

Things to Consider WHAT IS IT THAT I WANT STUDENTS TO LEARN? HAVE I TAUGHT THEM THE TOOLS OF ANALYSIS? (PATHWAY STRATEGIES) WHAT FINAL PRODUCT AM I LOOKING FOR? HAVE I PROVIDED GRADE LEVEL SOURCES THAT REACH ALL LEARNERS?

What is it that I want students to learn? Begin with the end in mind. Create an inquiry question, a document based question (DBQ)

Have I started with the fundamentals? Can they unwrap a PS? Have they been exposed to SMSD Pathway Strategies? Types of primary sources Pathway strategies

Types of Primary Sources Documents (published and unpublished) – This would include diaries, letters, etc. Photographs Paintings Artifacts Political cartoons Sound recordings Advertisements and posters Video recording

Pathway Strategies POSERS (photograph and art analysis) TACOS (political cartoons) LUKCAS (charts and graphs) APPARTS or SOAPS (document analysis) MUSUEMS (artifact analysis) TOADSKI (map analysis) We also use SPRITES and SPEC

What is the final outcome – what product or result am I wanting? Meet district objectives and KS state standards Simple understanding of primary sources Promote my students critical thinking Engage my students in learning Form reasoned conclusions

Have I provided grade level sources that reach all learners? Differentiation

Time Tonight No time for extensive overview SMSD Pathway strategies In-depth look at searching sites and their nuances Yes time to explore and “harvest” images and documents that you might use in your classroom.

Deb’s Fave Four +1 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL ARCHIVES KANSAS MEMORY HISTORY MATTERS HISTORICAL SCENE INVESTIGATIONS

Think of a topic you would like to find Primary Sources for tonight

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS April announcement of Teaching with Primary Sources Grant award 25 spots Initial application for K-8 teachers and media specialists. 7-8 social studies Priority to first time training or minimal training Elementary teachers Media specialists If spots are available open to high school social studies.

Time commitment June 6, 7, and 8. Approximately 6 hours. Lunch served. ½ day August before first contract day ½ sub release time early September Create and submit a lesson for Library of Congress Participate in the September Primary Sources Conference to be held SMSD

TPS Project/grant ActivitiesPaid by grant June Training August ½ day Sub release ½ day Covered by grant Submit finished lesson plan Participation in primary sources conference Approximately $ Professional Development Points 30 4 participants will serve on conference planning committee Required Working on possible grad credit

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Classroom Materials Lesson Plans Can Search by Standard Teaching Guide Primary Sources Sets Themed Lesson

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Collection Highlights at LOC American Memory Prints and Photographs

NATIONAL ARCHIVES Teaching with Documents Docs Teach Digital Vaults Primarily Teaching workshops – June 20-24

NARA training Primarily Teaching June – Typically pays for lessons submitted – Can receive PD points from SMSD

National Archives Teacher Resources / Teaching with Documents and Lesson by Era /lessons/

DOCS Teach – Fun to explore and investigate. Good resource

Digital Vaults – Still playing with this but I think you will like it. You may spend the whole time here.

Resources by state and region resources/#KS Scroll down for NARA Central Plains Region KANSAS CITY

HISTORY MATTERS

KANSAS MEMORY

HISTORICAL SCENE INVESTIGATION