Transcript An Awesome Tool for Teachers

Finding
Primary
Sources from
the Library of
Congress
Teaching with Primary Sources
Across Tennessee
Tennessee Council for the Social Studies
conference, March 11, 2011
Q: What are primary
sources?
“Associated Farmers Have a Farm”
Q: Why use primary
sources?
Primary Sources
• ENGAGE students’ curiosity
• EXCITE students through
real-life evidence and stories
• EMPOWER their ability to
learn by exploring their
interests
TEACHING WITH
PRIMARY SOURCES
• To help educators engage
students in inquiry through the
use of primary sources
• To promote and facilitate the use
of the primary sources available
at the Library of Congress Web
site
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
• Over 15 million digitized
primary sources available
through the Library’s Web site
• Tools and materials for
educators, researchers,
librarians, visitors, and families
also available
Q: So, how do I find
stuff I can use on
the Library of Congress
Web site?
TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES
ACROSS TENNESSEE
www.mtsu.edu/tps
• Lesson plans &
activities
• Tools for educators
• Newsletters
• Primary source sets
• Links
www.libraryofcongress.gov
or simply
www.loc.gov
Good places to remember:
• Educator materials
– Teachers Page
• Lesson Plans
– Lesson Plans & Activities on the
TPS-TN Web site
• Primary sources
– Digital Collections
Don’t know where to start?
• Browse by topic
• Today in history
• Everyday mysteries
Contact information:
Dr. Stacey Graham, Project Coordinator
[email protected]
Kira Duke, Education Specialist
[email protected]
MTSU Box 80
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615) 898-2947
Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee is a partnership program of the
Library of Congress and Middle Tennessee State University, and is administered by
MTSU’s Center for Historic Preservation.