I am honored (and increasingly excited) to be a member of the
Library of Congress' upcoming Summer Teacher Institute. The program is a one week intensive course meant to further educate K-12 classroom teachers and learning specialists on primary source usage. I am particularly fond of social studies / history curriculum. With the ever increasing trend towards technology and project based learning in elementary classrooms, I truly feel that this is essential training. Social studies lessons must be relevant in order to be effective. Kids are so inspired when they are referred to as historians and detectives. Primary sources are used as essential clues in their learning quests. I'm psyched. Many of the upcoming participants have connected via social media even as our schools are buzzing with end-of-year activities. It is inspiring to know that educators are traveling from across the country to be a part of this collaborative, creative group.
At the Institute, my potential project will focus on utilizing primary sources to explore the way that goods and services were produced and sold in the past. An early unit in our second grade social studies curriculum focuses on just that: goods and services, what they are, what they mean to our economy, how they are distributed among our population. I have never delved into the history component of this lesson before. I'm so excited to work in the famous reading room at the LOC and meet with professionals who are equally eager to inspire children to love and truly comprehend our history.
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| Manhattan pretzel vendor, date unknown |
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| Print of New York's Dry Goods District, 1886. I'd like to focus on marketing in this image, and compare it with current marketing trends. |
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Bill of Fare in restaurant, Minnesota, 1937. I can imagine the future discussions about the purpose of such advertisements.
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A factory that makes rayon and cotton goods, 1940
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New York Associated Transport Company, 1943
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| Woman purchasing cloth goods, 1943 |
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