World History Teachers Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It comes from The University of California at Davis and includes lessons with primary sources, maps, charts, and graphs. One of my favorite sites for teaching medieval cities like Mali, Calicut, and Quanzhou is called Sites of Encounter in the Medieval World.

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Active History Teacher

JULY 18, 2024

It’s the hardest primary source I teach and I’m sure many of you feel the same. The question is, “What kinds of Constitution activities will help them apply what they know and help them remember?” Every year I teach the Constitution I want to try something new. I WANT it to be meaningful. I WANT it to make sense.

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Primary Sources History Teaching 195

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

The librarians have created huge sets of primary source images by topic or time period. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets I encourage students to browse the primary source sets or to search for an image. My favorite place to send students to look for history-based images is the Library of Congress.

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History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

HistoryRewriter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

First, select a primary source for students to interpret via the Retell in Rhyme EduProtocol. I borrowed this excerpt from my friend, Dr. Mark Jarrett’s work with primary sources. Next, I usually ask my students to work in pairs or small groups to interpret the primary source by retelling it in 10 rhyming couplets.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Tradition History 130

Passion for Social Studies

DECEMBER 15, 2024

They can investigate primary sources, create timelines, produce presentations, or even re-enact historical events. They also promote activity learning. history can often feel distant or abstract, but projects help make it real by involving students in hands-on tasks. Additionally, projects support diverse learning styles.

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History Primary Sources Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

World History Teachers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

I love it—you can take primary sources that you find on the internet, paste in the URL and the program will generate the source with questions, both multiple choice and short answer. You can adjust the length of the source. Some primary sources are just too long for our kids, so the "shorten" function really helps.

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C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I wanted discussion in the context of disciplinary tasks, and I found a new opportunity with the Library of Congress’ “Primary Source Analysis Tool.” To accomplish my goals, I developed an Inquiry Discussion Guide for using the LOC Primary Source Analysis Tool. Imagine that!

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Primary Sources Pedagogy World History Library 111

Thrive in Grade Five

AUGUST 19, 2023

Whiteboard Example Student Example Idea #2: Make Primary Source Connections! After using a primary source text or image with your students, ask them to make a couple of connections. Allow students to pair up and discuss the primary source used in class.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Classroom Management Government 130

World History Teachers Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The story maps are engaging and include images, maps, graphs, and primary sources presented in an engaging manner like the excerpt below from the First Crusade story map.

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Primary Sources Geography World History History 130

NCHE

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”. One example of the work that will be presented in The Source is students’ discoveries in their hometown of Thomaston, Georgia.

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Library Primary Sources Local History Professional Development 130

Active History Teacher

JULY 13, 2024

If you teach EARLY American history, some of the 17th and 18th century vocabulary is difficult to read and understand in primary sources. The Declaration of Independence and Constitution are HARD to read and understand. Examples: Thou, ordain, angst etc. The language of teenagers is NOT the language of history.

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History Primary Sources American History Teaching 195

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2019

NewseumED is committed to helping students “learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources” and supporting teachers in putting “current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes, and programs.”

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Primary Sources Civics Lesson Plan Teaching 148

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Students will learn this through several primary sources before deciding if the era was truly progressive after studying the definition. Specifically, it illustrates to students how “slippery” the term Progressivism actually is! So, it shows that while it is a good term to generalize a scattered era of history, it has flaws.

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Teaching Primary Sources Critical Thinking History 130

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. There is a dizzying number of websites out there that promote the use of primary sources.

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Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 102

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

We can spend all day telling students how to do something, like write a thesis statement, solve a type of problem, or analyze a primary source. In the same way, teachers should dedicate the same time and attention to feedback as they do to instruction.

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Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History. Honestly, my students LOVE it when I break out with the baggies. They know we are about to do something hands-on. They are discussing, reviewing and are engaged in the content.

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Social Studies Primary Sources American History History 195

World History Teachers Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Examining primary sources about the looting, Thompson notes that one soldier wrote his mother that in one monastery " I got rather a nice gong which no doubt you will find useful when I am able to get it home." Thompson notes that in 1903 the British led a force into Tibet and killed over 600 Tibetian soldiers with Maxim machine guns.

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Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

For example, students can race to complete primary source analysis, vocabulary matching, map activities, and more. Put students into small groups and ask them to complete a task in a designated amount of time or to be the quickest (while also being correct).

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Primary Sources American History History Cultures 195

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

I often weave these historical narratives into content through primary sources. I love using primary sources and personal narratives to make history more relevant for my students, but that takes second place to tangible pieces of history like my family artifacts, such as my great-grandfather's World War I uniform.

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 134

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

For most of their education, my students have spent their days in classrooms where the teacher was the primary source of information. But the biggest challenge is trying to get my students to rethink what it means to be a learner and rethink what learning looks like.

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NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Funded by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant, our 3-day long programming has guided hundreds of teachers in exploring how technology has shaped history while simultaneously developing teachers’ ability to design, implement, evaluate, and share primary source based historical inquiry.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Patty Topliffe, who teaches social studies at Woodstock High School in Vermont, said teaching vocabulary and other literacy skills to her students helps them understand primary source documents. Credit: Image provided by Patty Topliffe Poor reading skills are a nationwide issue.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2022

One of the primary sources we referenced to support our efforts is the Liberatory Design Framework by Stanford d.school. All of this information was incorporated into the design of the Maker Learning @ Home Cohort. We continued to center diversity, equity, and inclusion in the design of the cohort experience.

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Primary Sources Library Public School Cultures 142

Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

With the internet, students can access primary source documents, research just about anything, and support their own understanding with explanations accompanied by video, animations, or other helpful visualizations. Access Resources. Use Professional Tools.

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Primary Sources Library K-12 Geography 132

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This part helped students connect primary source analysis to the broader motivations for European exploration, further deepening their historical thinking skills. The video helped set the stage for understanding the complexities of Columbus’s actions and provided a foundation for the primary source activity.

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Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 88

Teaching American History

AUGUST 6, 2024

Background readings, a pre-webinar discussion board, and links to webinar recordings and relevant primary sources will be made available to registrants. Teaching American History’s exhibit, The Election of 1912 , recounts the history of this three-way election with data, maps, images, historical essays and primary sources.

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Primary Sources American History Professional Development History 72

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Historical Events: When studying historical events, people, or places encourage students to analyze primary sources. They can describe what they see in the artwork, interpret its meaning or message, and share questions they have about the artist’s choices.

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Primary Sources Critical Thinking Education 146

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Friday Primary Sources Lesson Link , Thick Slide Summary Friday was a day off for me, so I set up an inquiry lesson for my students—a deep dive into the question, “Why is it important to have a voice in government? I asked it to rewrite the sources at a 7th-grade reading level , but still maintain the original tone and style.

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Primary Sources History Government Critical Thinking 94

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Simplifying Primary Sources with AI My goal was to simplify the lesson while still helping students build confidence and learn. The language was jargon-filled, dry, and not exactly something an 8th grader doesn’t give a damn about.

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Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 96

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2021

Standing in a recreated virtual space helps users learn something qualitatively different from simply looking at a photograph, reading primary source material or listening to survivor testimony. They found that VR allowed them to learn in new ways, and they considered the experiences engaging, emotional and immersive.

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Museum Teaching Primary Sources Human Rights 135

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The study was published in the Journal of Human Genetics 1 and offers a refined perspective on the genetic diversity and ancestral composition of modern Japanese populations, which have long been thought to derive from two primary sources: the indigenous Jomon people and continental Asian migrants.

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Ancestry Primary Sources Humanities Cultures 77

Thrive in Grade Five

APRIL 20, 2019

Primary source documents report that Bridget continued to proclaim her innocence up to the moment of her execution. Bridget denied being a witch but there were an overwhelming number of accusers, including her brother-in-law. Bridget’s trial and execution occurred within a span of eight days.

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Teaching Primary Sources History Social Studies 130

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Especially in a social studies classroom where I’m working with a lot of primary sources, sometimes it's hard to figure out how to break down that language so that English learners are still accessing the same content but not losing the academic vocabulary.

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 135

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. Clicking the Growth topic will take you to subjects with connections to primary sources. CitationTip: at the bottom of each Pdf document is the necessary citation for the source.

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Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A lot of these things were 100 years ago, 200 years ago, and maybe if you're reading about it from a primary source, it can be really difficult to understand,” Cella explains. It’s a lack of connection to the past that Cella sees as a barrier to students finding their own love for history. “A

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History Teaching Primary Sources Heritage 27

Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

As students told me afterwards, “Julio was the ultimate primary source.”. Students used their knowledge of the French Revolution to try understand and solve the crisis in Venezuela. The matter became (and still is) urgent for students. Making history urgent and real with virtual exchange.

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History Primary Sources Social Studies Economics 106

The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2022

Use primary sources. Harvard University educators Adrienne Stang and Julia Jeffries have provided five useful guidelines when teaching about the history of racism: Create a classroom culture that values students’ multiple social identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender).

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