Library of Congress Washington DC Summer Institute 2019

Library of Congress Washington, DC Summer Institute 2019

Primary Sources-LOC

Why Use Primary Sources? Student-Centered • Connects to the people aspects of research • Awaken and ignite students’ schema • Less threatening/students just look –it is not jumbled with text Humanize Research • Problematic-Real World History • Introduces alternative viewpoints/multiple perspectives Spark Intellectual Curiosity and Inquiry • Get students to think about what to research • Better develop researchable questions • Develops critical thinking

Types of Primary Sources • Pictures • Newspapers • Audio Records • Video Recordings • Official Documents • Songs/Music • • • Posters Maps Media Murals Political Cartoons

What can the Library Of Congress Offer You

Links to Explore for Teachers and Librarians • Library of Congress Teacher Resources

Participants of the Primary Sources Summer Institute for Librarians

Madison Building-Working Offices 22 offices are controlled under the auspices of the Library of Congress… Some are listed below Copyright Division Rare Book and Special Collections National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Performing Arts Center for the Book Children’s and Young Adults’ Cataloging Program American Folklife Center Maps & Geography Chronicling America

Jefferson Building Tour

Jefferson’s Personal Library

Jefferson Building Also Hosts Exhibits

Famous Reading Room

Experience of a Lifetime

Professional Development

Thank You • Please contact me if you have any questions about the Summer Institute or this presentation. • Give Primary Sources a try in your library classes or collaborate with the teachers in your school. Karen Schlekeway Belle Fourche School District Librarian • Karen. Schlekeway@k 12. sd. us