Are you considering how to successfully integrate the literacy and critical thinking skills into your curriculum?
Do you want to make your lessons more engaging and relevant to the diverse learners you teach each day?
Participate in the Georgia Historical Society’s (GHS) workshop Opening America’s Archives: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom to discover how primary sources can help you
create engaging, authentic learning experiences that improve literacy and
critical thinking skills without sacrificing subject-area content. The course
will explore the value of using primary sources across disciplines and will introduce
participants to the library and archival collections of the Georgia Historical
Society, Library of Congress, and other repositories across Georgia and the
country. Participants will also learn tips, tools, and techniques for engaging
students in exploration and study of primary sources in the classroom with a
focus on historical inquiry.
Topics
covered will include:
- What are primary sources and why should I use them in the classroom?
- Where can I find primary sources?
- What are the best practices for searching online databases for primary sources?
- How do I design lessons and activities with primary sources?
Participants
should bring a laptop or tablet for accessing digital archives.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your class registration, you must contact the Registrar, Jennifer Hale (jhale@okresa.org) PRIOR to the registration deadline. If you cancel after the registration deadline or do not show up for class you will be billed for the class.
Internet Policy
By registering for this class, I agree to the OK RESA Internet Policy. Click HERE for the Internet Policy.
Certificate of Completion Policy
In order to receive your Certificate of Completion you must complete the Professional Learning Survey that will be sent out after the course. You will have two (2) weeks after the survey is sent to complete it. If you do not complete the Professional Learning Survey in the timeframe you will not receive your Certificate of Completion.
