Teaching with Primary Sources Topic Inquiry
This course provides an opportunity for educators to work directly with a key scholar around a specific topic to experience and develop an historical inquiry using the steps of inquiry: connect, wonder, investigate, construct, express, and reflect. By exploring the depth of Library of Congress primary source documents, letters, memoirs, pictures, videos and audio participants will discover facts and clues to help develop sound inquiry-based instructional activities.
| Prerequisite: | None |
| Offered: | Once each semester (fall, spring, summer) |
| Delivery Options: | Face-to-face or online |
| Groups Option: | Onsite for schools or districts with at least 10 participants |
| Details: | 303-352-4945 or mscd-tpscolorado@mscd.edu |
| Hours: | 15 hours |
| Cost: | Free for general professional development or possible licensing renewal credit |
| Graduate Credit: | Optional (1 hour), paid at per credit-hour rate, awarded through other Colorado universities |
Please see the schedule for dates/times and locations. Register online.
Objectives:
Upon completion participants should be able to:
- Explore a topic using primary and secondary sources
- Examine the relationship between primary sources and inquiry-based learning
- Develop topic-specific materials for standards-based classroom instruction
Upon completion of Inquiry and 21st Century Learning, you earn:
- An online account funded with up to $150 for redeeming classroom primary source material
- Topic Inquiry certificate of completion
- One graduate credit (optional)
