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.
Objectives:
Participants will:
- Gain a thorough understanding of effective instructional practices using primary sources and can identify exemplary learning experiences.
- Learn to identify exemplary learning experiences.
- Create standards-based learning experiences integrating primary sources from the Library of Congress that exemplify effective practice.
- Teach, assess and reflect on their experiences using primary sources in instruction.
- Evaluate primary source-based learning experiences.
- Investigate the effects of primary source-based instruction on student learning.
| Prerequisite: | Level I |
| Delivery Options: | Face-to-face, online, or blended |
| Customizable by: | Topic, location, length of workshop |
| Cost: | Free for general professional development or possible licensing renewal credit |
| Graduate Credit: | Optional (up to 2 hours), paid at per credit-hour rate, awarded through other Colorado universities |
| Contact: | 303-352-4945 or mscd-tpscolorado@mscd.edu |
Upon completion of Level II , you earn:
- Up to $150 in online funds for acquiring classroom-ready primary source material.
- A Level II certificate of completion.
- Optional graduate credit – additional work required.
Please see the calendar for dates/times and locations.
