I've been working with these folks for a while now... Always happy to share what I think is interesting in the world of primary sources and inquiry! Check out the other minutes, fascinating work. #edusky #sschat

Tired of the using the same old photos to teach about the Great Depression? Try this one from the Library of Congress! I recommend using the QFT strategy from @rightquestioninst.bsky.social to elicit student questions as an introduction to the topic. www.loc.gov/item/2014680...

“Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize momentous events, both joyous and heinous. What happened the day before the Tulsa Race Massacre? Learn more here: tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour... #ChronAm #TeacherSky #sschat #MediaLiteracy

It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

It's the anniversary of the 1839 Amistad mutiny, in which a group of African captives revolted against the crew of the ship sailing them illegally toward enslavement. These sketches of some of the captives are from the World Digital Library, operated by UNESCO & the Library. 🧵

The National Teachers Hall of Fame, established in 1989, selects only five teachers annually through a rigorous process that includes essays, recommendations and interviews.

It only takes a "Primary Source Minute" to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

It only takes a "Primary Source Minute" to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

Social Studies Teachers and Friends, We are bringing #sschat to Bluesky! We have a slow chat lined up for you for National Civics Learning Week. You can keep up with us at: @socialstudieschat.bsky.social. Want to help? If so please: Share with your friends! Tag awesome Social Studies teachers!

The Library of Congress is on Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/libr...

Wondrous first full day of #ncss2024! We always forget how HUGE this event always feels, but really it's the *tiny* moments of run-ins with colleagues from far away of connections with strangers at an exhibition booth of epiphanies when someone says a thing during a session That's all priceless

Learning about the Transforming Teacher Initiative - to work on providing rich, interesting resources for methods professors. Collaboration amongst a wide range of folks. They are looking for 20 methods instructors brand new to the LOC TPS Network. All disciplines, all grade levels. #sogood

Want to teach about resilience from a historical perspective? Here is a superb primary source album with teaching strategies, created in the TPS Teachers Network! #iteachsocialstudies tpsteachersnetwork.org/album/110709...