Historical Thinking and Historical Literacy: Teaching with Primary Sources Mark P. Adams Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Overview This session will give an overview of primary sources teaching strategies and the lesson plan template This will include a web demonstration of available primary resources and review the Teacher Resource Manual There will also be some discussion of National and State Standards along with Common Core Standards
finished lesson to me Use primary sources in your lesson plan Be as detailed as possible in your instructions Completed lessons go online Review others for examples: Lesson plan template
Stanford National History Education Clearinghouse Historical Thinking
Library of Congress & National Archives (Library of Congress) (National Archives) libraries/about/ (Presidential Libraries) libraries/about/
Teacher manual Truman Library online resources –Photos –Calendar –Documents –More (Oral histories, finding aids) Truman Library Resources
Common Core Standards Other resources Books on teaching methods and Middle East Content area Check out system