Elementary Educator's Guide to Primary Sources: Strategies for Teaching by Tom Bober

Related SLC Resources

Articles

• "Bridging Time with Primary Sources," by Connie Williams
• "Discover Great Primary Sources with loc.gov," by Tom Bober
• "Enacting Leadership. Taking the Lead with Primary Sources," by Melissa Jacobs and Melissa P. Johnston
• "Fostering Deeper Understanding with Primary Sources," by Rebecca J. Morris
• "A New Take on Constitution Day: Engaging Students with Primary Sources," by Emily Cagle
• "Now on Exhibit: Prompting Higher Order Thinking Skills through Primary Sources," by Tara Foor
• "Pairing Literature with Primary Sources," by Katharine Lehman and Sheila Dunn
• "Photos, Maps, and More: Graphic Inquiry and Primary Sources in the School Library," by Annette Lamb
• "Picture Books and Primary Sources: Exploring Voting and Elections," by Tom Bober
• "Listen Up! Collaboration Using 20th Century Audiovisual Primary Sources," by Connie Williams
• "Engaging Students in High-Quality Civic Learning," by Noorya Hayat and Abby Kiesa
• "Exploring Local History," by Amy Harpe
• "Social Media in Colonial Times: Primary Source Learning with the Cape Fear Mercury," by Sedley Abercrombie
• "Technology Connections. Online Tools for Primary Sources," by Heather Moorefield-Lang
• "Tragedy—Healing—Understanding: Using Primary Civil Rights Resources with Children and Teens," by Jennifer Tazerouti and Karen Gavigan
• "Who's Your Source?" by Paige Jaeger

Courses

• "Audio-Visual Primary Sources," by Tom Bober
• "Primary Sources for Elementary," by Tom Bober

Webinars

• "Asking Strong Research Questions Using Primary Sources," by Tom Bober
• "Elementary Educator's Guide to Primary Sources," by Tom Bober

Learning Plans and Activities

• "Identifying Uses for Primary and Secondary Sources in Research"
• "Kent State with Primary Sources"
• "Primary and Secondary Sources"
• "Comparing Multiple Perspectives on the California Gold Rush"

Related Books

1. Understanding Government Information: A Teaching Strategy Toolkit for Grades 7–12, by Connie Hamner Williams

2. Every Book Is a Social Studies Book: How to Meet Standards with Picture Books, K–6, by Andrea S. Libresco, Jeannette Balantic, and Jonie C. Kipling

3. Think Tank Library: Brain-Based Learning Plans for New Standards, Grades K–5, by Paige Jaeger and Mary Boyd Ratzer

4. Think Tank Library: Brain-Based Learning Plans for New Standards, Grades 6–12, by Mary Boyd Ratzer and Paige Jaeger

5. The 21st-Century Elementary School Library Program: Managing for Results, by Carl A. Harvey II

6. Notable Books, Notable Lessons: Putting Social Studies Back in the K-8 Curriculum, by Andrea S. Libresco, Jeannette Balantic, and Mary Battenfeld

7. Using Primary Sources: Hands-On Instructional Exercises, edited by Anne Bahde, Heather Smedberg, and Mattie Taormina, Editors

Custom PD Options

Tom Bober is available to present a fee-based custom session with interested libraries/districts, such as leading a Skype discussion or presenting a webinar for a library/district.