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.

Primary Sources 124

Primary Sources History World History Digital Resources 124

ASHP CML

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Now available as a free, open-access digital resource, this version includes a comprehensive social history textbook alongside thousands of primary sources from our History Matters website, and new teaching resources. Working People and the Nation’s History.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Digital Resources History High School 40

ASHP CML

AUGUST 6, 2024

A beta version is now available as a free, open-access digital resource featuring a comprehensive social history textbook supplemented by thousands of primary sources drawn from our History Matters website and new teaching resources. Working People and the Nation’s History.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Digital Resources History High School 40

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

You can see that each lesson includes a number of downloadable resources in addition to the lesson itself. Within the lessons are links to live videos, Google Docs, digital resources , and helpful websites. Some days, students are working in groups or pairs at stations to analyze a set of primary sources.

History 52

History Primary Sources Civics Digital Resources 52

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Historic Sites Teaching Primary Sources 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The news literacy initiative is based in the Stanford History Education Group that Wineburg founded in 2002 to train teachers how to use primary sources and help students critically evaluate historical claims.

K-12 103

K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 103