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Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work


    • Mar 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    S2E9: Interview with Chris Barton, author of Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 32:08


    Chris and I talk about his newest book and the deep and broad research dives that happen when researching a historically-based nonfiction picture book. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Moving-Forward/Chris-Barton/9781534473652 

    S2E8: Interview with Librarian Rebecca Newland

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 25:53


    Rebecca talks about students' work with primary sources and literature as well as collaboration with colleagues. Rebecca's Blog Posts in the From the Catbird Seat blog National Child Labor Committee Collection (Lewis Hine)

    S2E7: Interview with Rich Cairn and Alison Noyes from Emerging America (EmergingAmerica.org)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 30:01


    Emergingamerica.org Accessing Inquiry Overview http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/overview  Disability History through Primary Sources http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/disability-history-through-primary-sources  Universal Design - applied to teaching History and Civics http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/universal-design  Inquiry Strategies http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/inquiry-strategies  Professional Development Workshops Overview - lists Emerging America courses http://www.emergingamerica.org/professional-development/workshop-overview

    S2E6: Interview with Kirsten Larson, author of A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero That Changed Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 25:14


    Find Kirsten Larson's book here: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/a-true-wonder/9780358238423

    S2E5: Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford, author of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 35:07


    S2E4: Interview with Steve Sheinkin, Author of Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 29:49


    Find Steve's book, Fallout, Here Steve Sheinkin's Website

    S2E3 Interview with Colleen Paeff, Author of The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London‘s Pollution Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 21:37


    Author Colleen Paeff shares how primary sources impacted her debut book, The Great Stink, from start to finish.  https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Great-Stink/Colleen-Paeff/9781534449299

    S2E2 Interview with Mary Johnson Manager of the Teaching with Primary Sources Teachers Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 29:19


    Educator or not, you'll love this interview with Mary Johnson, manager to the Teaching With Primary Sources Teachers Network. https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/

    S2E1: Interview with Author/Illustrator Jennifer Thermes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 19:40


    I talk with Jennifer Thermes about her newest book, Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World Jennifer Thermes Website Library of Congress Online Collection New York Public Library Digital Collection American Museum of Natural History Digital Repository Yale Peabody Museum Digital Collections My Picture Book and Primary Source Blog Post for Horse Power

    Connections with Archivists Rick Prelinger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 24:00


    Connections and ideas after listening to archivists Rick Prelinger on NPR's Bullseye with Jesse Thorn. Bullseye Episode: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993265829/archivist-and-documentary-filmmaker-rick-prelinger Rick Prelinger's archives on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3Amovies++AND+collection%3Aprelinger&page=3 Rick Prelinger's Lost Landscapes: http://www.panix.com/~footage/ Rick Prelinger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/footage Blog Post Exploring Actuality Film: https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2015/10/multimedia-moment-exploring-actuality-films-in-the-classroom/ 

    S1E14: Interview with Author Linsay H.Metcalf

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 30:29


    Author Lindsay H. Metcalf shares how primary sources impacted her picture book, Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices.  https://www.lindsayhmetcalf.com/farmers-unite

    S1E13: Interview with Rob Sanders, author of The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D. J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 19:23


    Rob Sanders shares the primary sources he found when researching the story of Albert Cashier and how they impacted the final story. https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/picture-books-and-primary-sources-stonewall-a-building-an-uprising-a-revolution-by-rob-sanders-and-jamey-christoph/ https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

    S1E12 Why Pair Picture Books and Primary Sources in Student Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 23:06


    Begins by exploring the fantastic picture book Above the Rim and delves into the benefits of bringing paired picture books and primary sources into parts of the research process. Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources KQ Blog Post: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/pairing-picture-books-and-primary-sources-above-the-rim-how-elgin-baylor-changed-basketball/ Picture Books and Primary Sources Blog Posts Archive: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

    S1E11: Interview with High School Librarian Courtney Pentland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 39:15


    Courtney and I talk about using primary sources when learning about sensitive or traumatic historical events as well as utilizing local institutions that hold collections of historical documents and items. Courtney Pentland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/livluvlibrary

    S1E10: Building News Literacy with Historical News Primary Sources

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 21:47


    An overview the role that historical news plays in my new book, Building News Literacy: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Elementary and Middle Schools. https://products.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A6272P

    S1E9: Interview with Kirsten Larson, author of Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 21:58


    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611319/wood-wire-wings-by-kirsten-w-larson-illustrated-by-tracy-subisak/

    Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: The Teachers March!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 17:26


    Looking at the gathering of resources for my upcoming blog post focused on pairing primary sources with the picture book The Teachers March! How Selma's Teachers Changed History. Blog post (and past posts): https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/ American Archive of Public Broadcasting Special Collections: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections 

    S1E7:Creating Transcripts from Primary Sources

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 22:29


    What resources are available and what are the benefits to students creating their own transcripts from primary sources? https://crowd.loc.gov/ http://fixitplus.americanarchive.org/ 

    S1E6: Interview with History Teacher Donna Catapano

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 30:16


    I interview middle/high school history teacher, Donna Catapano on her thoughts about using primary sources with her high school students. @ms_catapano on Twitter Donna's FDR article in History Is Now Magazine: http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/10/18/do-franklin-d-roosevelts-handling-of-issues-of-race-show-he-is-not-the-ideal-democrat#.X7x_BqpKjGI 

    S1E5:Online Learning and Primary Sources

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 21:35


    Show Notes: Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Tool: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/documents/Primary_Source_Analysis_Tool_LOC.pdf TPS Teachers Network: https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/teaching-online-with-primary-sources/recent

    S1E4: Overlooked Features in Chronicling America Newspaper Database

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 19:40


    Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov  Data Visualization: https://www.loc.gov/ndnp/data-visualizations/ Recommended Topics: https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/index.html 

    S1E3: The Newspaper Navigator Search App, an Educator's View

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 21:01


    Looking at the new Newspaper Navigator Search App from the Library of Congress to search images on Chronicling America. Newspaper Navigator Search App: https://news-navigator.labs.loc.gov/search Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Beyond Words: http://beyondwords.labs.loc.gov Ben Lee, Library of Congress 2020 Innovator in Residence: https://twitter.com/lee_bcg School Librarians United Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-librarians-united-with-amy-hermon/id1434321470 

    S1E2 Interview with Author Linda Elovitz Marshall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 20:12


    Interview with author Linda Elovitz Marshall about the role primary sources play in her new book, The Polio Pioneer from Penguin Random House. KQ Picture Book and Primary Sources posts

    S1E1 Inaugural Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 16:58


    In the inaugural episode we answer: What is this podcast? and What is a primary source? Show links to primary source definitions: Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/  University of Massachusetts Boston: https://umb.libguides.com/PrimarySources/secondary Smithsonian: https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/stories/what-primary-source 

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