Week 2: Find and Choose Primary Sources for English Learners (90 minutes)
Videos:
- Instructor Introduction (2 minutes); Transcript.
- Searching for Primary Sources http://emergingamerica.org/teaching-resources/conducting-searches-primary-sources-video-guide
- Text Sets. RCairn. (3:29) [note: The text set described is on disability history, but the principles apply to any topic.]
- Searching Library of Congress. RCairn. (2:44) (Generic.)
- OPTIONAL: Rethinking Immigration History for ALL Learners. (1:27:36 hour:min:sec) TLD 2021 Keynote 2-24-2021: Rich Cairn and Alison Noyes. Rich and Alison present various approaches to the history of U.S. immigration to support inquiry by English Learners. They offer examples of ways to support student investigation of immigration history using a rich mix of primary sources. Link to presentation slides.
Readings:
- OPTIONAL: Using the Library of Congress Online: A Guide for Middle and High School Students. https://guides.loc.gov/student-resources/introduction
- OPTIONAL: Immigration Timeline (Strongly recommended if source set is on immigration) in Kirk, G. & Okazawa-Rey, M. (2010). “Identities and Social Locations: Who Am I? Who Are My People?”
Activities:
- Search Library of Congress and other online archives for items for your source set. Add potential items to your copy of the Accessible Activity Template (or to a TPS Album - Instructions)
- Post to TPS Teachers Network: Access Link to Discussion thread for Week 2. (You can do this as a video upload if you prefer -- talk to us if you are more comfortable with an alternate format for sharing.)
- Name reminder: Your name, where you teach, what you teach.
- Reaction: Three takeaways from last week’s resources (OR) How are primary sources valuable for UDL and English Learners, and what barriers do you want to lower for their use?
- Direction: Topic for your primary source set. What have you learned so far in your search for items?
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