USING FIRST PERSON HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM

Do you use original resources and historic documents in your elementary classroom?  Do you want to use these documents more effectively? Learn how to use original source material and historic documents to increase critical reading and thinking skills, draw conclusions based on evidence, and understand time and place more authentically. Topics addressed in this workshop include: valid and "invalid" sources, relationships between primary and secondary texts, and how original resources help students and adults construct knowledge.  This workshop will provide teachers with lesson ideas, resources, and new content knowledge.

 

Dr. Matthew Brandt has worked for the Humanities Center for the last nine years and has served as the agency's vice president since 2006. Dr. Brandt currently leads MHC's strategic planning, research, and evaluation. Under Dr. Brandt's leadership, MHC has launched a number of ground-breaking programs, including support for strong humanities programs in the elementary schools, the development of bilingual and heritage language programs, and a partnership with the National Museum of the American Indian supporting authentic instruction about indigenous cultures nationwide. Dr. Brandt holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Marquette University and is the author of numerous scholarly articles.

 

Eryn Dewey-Carter has worked for the Humanities Center for a year. She is currently the Educational Resources Coordinator, finding and disseminating high-quality and helpful resources to teachers in the classroom.  Eryn taught for four years at a Montessori high school in Saint Paul, the only one of its kind in Minnesota.  There she was in charge of creating the 9-12 curriculum and teaching all the social studies courses.  Eryn has a Masters Degree in curriculum and instruction for social studies grades 5-12 from the University of Minnesota.  She is also NAMTA Montessori trained at the adolescent level and is trained in International Baccalaureate history. 

 

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP:

Goal: This program will build the capacity of teachers to use first person historic documents in the classroom

Objectives:

1. Participants will learn how to use original source material and historic documents to increase critical reading and thinking skills.

2. Participants will be able to draw conclusions based on evidence, and understand time and place more authentically.

3. Participants will be able to describe “valid” and "invalid" sources, relationships between primary and secondary texts, and how original resources help students and adults construct knowledge.

 

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