Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Next, students progress to the stage of “thinking.” This critical thinking process encourages them to draw inferences, identify patterns, and make informed interpretations. Historical Events: When studying historical events, people, or places encourage students to analyze primary sources.

Primary Sources 130

Primary Sources Critical Thinking Education 130

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills. Using See, Think, Me, We…at the Elementary Level Analyzing a Picture Book See: The teacher shows an illustration from a picture book and asks the children what they see.

Primary Sources 143

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

ED Surge

JULY 21, 2022

I've thought about opening it up widely—write a historical novelette (using primary sources, of course), create a sculpture, write a song—but, again, I have no idea how to grade something like that, considering the wide range of talent that my students likely will have. Give them ample opportunity to wonder about what they’re learning.

Primary Sources 125

Primary Sources History World History Digital Resources 125

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. million book images from the Internet Archive. .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

While they're sometimes belittled, worksheets are an excellent tool for helping students analyze primary sources or better understand a historical event through a secondary source. They also all assess studies skills like cause-and-effect, interpreting sources, understanding timelines, and working on map skills.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. So when one student says she plans to study the Bermuda Triangle, the professor recommends that she ask a librarian—maybe the one who talked to the class earlier in the semester—to help her curate a reading list of secondary sources. Never come out.”

Library 113

Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 113

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

In their book, “ Made to Stick ”, Chip and Dan Heath reveal that journalism students often overlook the lead of a story by focusing too much on trying to understand every detail. I often weave these historical narratives into content through primary sources. This approach also mirrors the approach that journalists take.

History 137

History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 137