2. Bring History to Life in Your Classroom Heather Balsley and Krissy Schleicher hbalsley@rcs.k12.va.us and kschleicher@rcs.k12.va.us Institute participant - Kendel Lively klively@bcps.k12.va.us This institute is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program, coordinated by Waynesburg University.

3. Come join the fun! Summer 2013 9-3 daily William Byrd Middle School – Vinton 1 credit per hour and for additional time spent at home working on project – maximum of 40 hours 1 credit hour each for doing on-line modules and/or training before the institute

4. Registration starts end of March List-serve/email – in-depth details and registration link Limited slots – maximum of 30 Sharing of plans

5. Secondary Sources -do NOT contain firsthand knowledge -generally written after the event

6. Secondary Examples Include: Documentaries Magazine, newspaper, or professional journal articles Textbooks A book about the effects of WWI Encyclopedias Article critiquing a piece of art Web site

7. Primary Sources - from the time period being studied - contain firsthand knowledge

8. Primary Examples Include: letters personal papers government documents oral accounts diaries maps photographs articles of clothing artifacts (including art objects and architecture) coins stamps

9. Bias To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction; prejudice. Bias is generally seen as 'one-sided’. Most evidence that historians analyze is biased in one way or another. It represents a certain perspective from one person or a group.

10. “Reaching too far…”

11. Primary Sources- A window into the past Engage Students- connect personally, 1 st person accounts promote active reading and response Develop critical thinking skills –use prior knowledge, find patterns, concrete observations/facts to questioning and making inferences, analyze bias/point of view/challenge student’s assumptions

12. Primary Sources- A window into the past Construct Knowledge –compare and contrast, form conclusions, synthesize information, integrating new knowledge with prior knowledge, deepen understanding

13. Who are primary sources for? Students of all ability levels Differentiated instruction Librarians, teachers All grade levels

14. Ready made lessons Primary Source Sets Modules for teachers (some parts can be used with students) Free institutes and training

15. Three Great Ways that Primary Sources Can be Used to Support the SOLs! 1.Activate Prior Knowledge 2.Support Literature and Content Instruction 3.Use Independently as a Short Lesson Dr. Michael McKenna, University of Virginia

16. Activate Prior Knowledge

17. Support Literature and Content Instruction

18. Use Primary Sources as a Stand-Alone Lesson

19. Works Cited Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan. 1862. Photograph. Library of Congress, Dickinson College. House Divided. 28 Mar. 2011. Web. 1 Nov. 2012.. Advertisement. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2012.. "Why Use Primary Sources?" - For Teachers (Library of Congress). Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2012..