PBS

Using Primary Sources: The Rogue's Gallery

In this lesson, students view an excerpt from the Rogue Book that introduces a 1909 book featuring hundreds of clippings for lost and wanted men from the early 20th century. They analyze pages from ...
PBS

Using Primary Sources: Nazi Spy Ring Busted

In this lesson, students watch an excerpt from the Nazi Spy Toys investigation in which they learn about Dr. Fred W. Thomas, a German-American who was accused of being a Nazi Spy during World War II.
Education Week

With Larry Ferlazzo

The new question-of-the-week is: What are good ways to have students learn about—and use—primary sources? Part One featured suggestions from Donna L. Shrum, Kevin Thomas Smith, Sarah Cooper, and ...
Education Week

The Problem With Primary Sources in Black History Education

Are you prepared to put a primary source in context when teaching Black histories? I am asking this question because guidance on how teachers should respond to racially charged moments is an ...
Lansing State Journal on MSN

Are high schools doing enough to teach civics? MSU aims to boost efforts

The $1.3 million federal grant will be used to provide seminars for Michigan high school students and teachers to improve ...
The Tufts Daily

Islam and The Primary Source

This past week, a number of students contacted me to express outrage over an article entitled, "Islam - Arabic Translation: Submission," published in the most recent issue of The Primary Source. The ...
Pew Research Center

Religious Landscape Study

Age distribution among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong % of adults who say homosexuality should be ...