Information Literacy: How Do a Photographer’s Intention and Context Shape the Photograph?
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The camera might never lie, but photographers can manipulate a photograph.
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Information Literacy: How Does the News Change Over Time? The Sinking of the Titanic
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Why is it important to evaluate and corroborate sources of information? These are not new questions, as a study of historical newspapers will confirm. Sometimes reports reflect an editorial bias, and sometimes they simply reflect what the reporter knows at the time, with updates being added as new information from more sources surfaces.
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Halloween Primary Sources to Shiver and Shake Up Your Teaching in the Primary Grades
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Halloween can also offer a perfect occasion for teachers to engage their students with a primary source lesson that will inform, motivate, and inspire curiosity about the past.
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Selecting Primary Sources for the Classroom: Supporting Student Research Skills
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Primary sources can also be selected to stimulate and support student investigations; look for primary sources that provoke intrigue and offer clues to give students starting points for further investigation.
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Selecting Primary Sources for the Classroom: Considering Moment of Use
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
While a primary source may be only one resource within a larger lesson, deliberating during the selection process over where in the lesson the primary source will be used can lead to greater engagement, inquiry, and learning from the students.
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Primary Sources in Science Classrooms: Plants, Photos from Tuskegee, and Planning Investigations
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Scientific investigations with plants are a staple in elementary school classrooms. Young learners study plant structures and functions, what plants need to grow, how plants reproduce and pass on genetic information, and how matter and energy move in ecosystems. As they learn core scientific ideas, students should simultaneously engage in the practices of scientists. Historic photographs can serve as windows into planning and carrying out scientific investigations.
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Complex Encounters, Continuing Exchanges: Exploring Varied Stories of Immigration Using Primary Sources
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Primary sources have tremendous power to complicate seemingly straightforward stories, and are an essential part of every National History Day project.
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Staff Favorites: The Shocking Tale of Leon Plante
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
I have long admired Leon Plante - and the churn in which he lives. I like the simplicity of the photograph and accompanying text, but both raise so many questions, too.
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Analyzing Persuasive Techniques in Historical Media Messages: Child Labor
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Before 1938, child labor was a controversial topic, as arguments raged over the benefits and harms of children working in factories, on farms, and in the streets as news and delivery boys. Persuasive messages filled the media, asking the American people and legislators to protect children by requiring education and limiting working hours.
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