The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2021

Over the past decade, researchers, museum professionals and educators have started to explore the use of virtual and augmented reality in relation to Holocaust education and memory. It’s intended for larger museum, school and community spaces. Credit: The Rowan University Virtual Reality Lab.

Museum 132

Museum Teaching Primary Sources Human Rights 132

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2020

Masterman High School, the rising junior was doing research for a proposal to convince the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to erect a marker to commemorate the walkouts, when thousands of local students marched to protest racial injustice more than 50 years earlier. It was the summer of 2019, and Nia was 15.

Archiving 139

Archiving Museum History Primary Sources 139

Rosie the History Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

As a history teacher with a background in museum work, my biggest goal is for my students to learn to curate their knowledge to be able to share it with others. This involves so many of those important historical thinking skills : making connections, periodization, analyzing sources, and crafting arguments.

History 52

History Primary Sources Museum Artifacts 52

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. National Archives, and maybe dig through the 5.3 million book images from the Internet Archive. .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Civics for All of US

MAY 4, 2023

Kennedy, most Presidents have had an official photographer, resulting in a wealth of primary source material. Ford Presidential Library and Museum for this online teacher workshop and discover resources for teaching with presidential photographs. This workshop is suitable for middle and high school educators.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Museum Library Cultures 52

ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

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. As for primary sources, the professor suggests looking for a map, or a ship’s record, or a diary entry.

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Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 115

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Maikko, 2, in pink, Terrance, 1, in red, and Nylah, behind Terrance, dance as their child care provider, Lorna Parks, foreground, claps during a visit by staffers from Detroit’s African-American History Museum. After graduating high school, she began working at a child care center for teen mothers.

K-12 84

K-12 Primary Sources Museum History 84