Happy 15th Birthday Library of Congress!

15 Years of Colorado Dreamin’

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We are excited to share resources from 15 years of collaboration with Teaching With Primary Sources - We love this program and here's our gift to you! Happy Birthday TPS Western Region!  

Top 15

15: The Library Gives the Gift of Learning and The Teaching With Primary Sources Project Launches

STRATEGY:

Using Inquiry in the Classroom with the Stripling Inquiry Model

TECHNOLOGY: Inquiry Infographics

PRIMARY SOURCE:

Picture books and Primary Sources

14: Hispanic Experience in the classroom ( Spanish and English Constitution )

STRATEGY: Dice Rolling for Critical Learning

TECHNOLOGY: Using Adobe to annotate

PRIMARY SOURCE: Colorado Constitution

13: Exploring the West:  Oxbow Print

STRATEGY:

Primary Source Analysis Sheets from Loc.gov

STEM Sources and Art

TECHNOLOGY:  Create an analysis of a source using Animoto

PRIMARY SOURCE

Oxbow Print

12: Western History Association Teacher Scholar Collaboration

STRATEGY: Using Primary Source Sets for Planning and Collaborating

TECHNOLOGY: Primary Source Resources in Symbaloo

PRIMARY SOURCE: Use your primary sources and connect with the Redd Award

11: Abe LIncoln Resources - Anniversary, Roosevelt, WHHA

STRATEGY: 4 - Fold

TECHNOLOGY: Talk to a LIncoln expert using Skype

PRIMARY SOURCE: Abe LIncoln Collection at LOC.gov

10: Western Region Project and TPS Teachers Network

STRATEGY: Using the TPS Teacher Network to Collaborate

TECHNOLOGY: TPS Teaching Network Ideas

PRIMARY SOURCE: Example of one great network user’s blog

9: Training Pre-service Teachers Through TPS

STRATEGY: Question Writer

TECHNOLOGY:Using Maps in the Classroom

PRIMARY SOURCE: HIstoric map collection at LOC.gov

8: Using Media in the Classroom: Rocky Mountain PBS

STRATEGY: Lateral Reading

TECHNOLOGY: Colorado Experience Media

PRIMARY SOURCE: Colorado Experience DBQ’s

7: Using Historic Places in the Classroom

STRATEGY: See, Think, Wonder

TECHNOLOGY: Rephotography ! Try it!

PRIMARY SOURCE: Habs Collection LOC.gov

6: Ludlow Anniversary Workshop

STRATEGY:  LOC.gov analysis resources

TECHNOLOGY: Using Voicethread resources to discuss historic places

PRIMARY SOURCE: Ludlow Workshop Resources

5: Using Primary and Secondary Secondary Sources in the Classroom - Colorado Encyclopedia

STRATEGY: Sentence, Phrase, Word

TECHNOLOGY: Colorado Encyclopedia

PRIMARY SOURCE: Colorado Encyclopedia

4: Summer STEAM Institute

STRATEGY: Talking Chip Resources for Critical Thinking

TECHNOLOGY: Using Padlet and Primary Sources

PRIMARY SOURCE: AWA Resources for Art in the Classroom

3: Using Music in the Classroom ( Yankee Doodle )

STRATEGY: LIsten Hear!

TECHNOLOGY: Connect music and primary sources with Animoto

PRIMARY SOURCE: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

2: Case Studies Using Primary Sources  STEM ( People and STEM )

STRATEGY: Save the Last Word for Me (viewing) - identify 3 artifacts, draw a conclusion, explain why, discuss using STLWFM

TECHNOLOGY: HIdden Figures Resources

PRIMARY SOURCE: Chicago Columbian Exposition Collections from LOC

1: Using Visual Images in the Classroom : We need a good birthday print from the LOC.

STRATEGY: Caption Writer

TECHNOLOGY: Analyze primary sources using Popplet

PRIMARY SOURCE: Putt Putt