How integrating digitized collections from across cultural institutions can create impactful learning experiences and more holistic narratives Ashley Naranjo & Lee Ann Potter A teacher looks closely ...

Primary source literacy instruction is instrumental in teaching transferable critical thinking and research skills that help prepare students for their academic careers and real-life scenarios, write ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are good ways to have students learn about—and use—primary sources? Primary sources can be great tools to inspire students to engage with history. They can also ...

Students will gain skills necessary for researching by locating credible and original sources, determining if the sources are primary or secondary, ascertaining the qualifications and reputation of ...

Seth Cayley explains why primary sources are a powerful learning tool to help students gain a better understanding of current events and hone critical-thinking skills We are at an inflection point in ...

One of our most important sources for all the history of this period is the Jewish historian, Josephus. Josephus himself grew up in and around Jerusalem; he claims to have been a part of the Pharisaic ...

Primary sources allow them to argue controversial points, like Aguinaldo’s role in the execution of Andres Bonifacio and Antonio Luna, from evidence rather than emotion. With the midterm elections on ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are good ways to have students learn about—and use—primary sources? Part One featured suggestions from Donna L. Shrum, Kevin Thomas Smith, Sarah Cooper, and ...