Part of the C3 Framework includes providing students with the resources and skills to learn geographic knowledge and inquiry. This should include providing students with tools to use and learn from maps. However, maps can be a challenge to teachers who are not as familiar with their informational features, types and other unique characteristics, as they may be with documents, books and images. Moreover, finding maps appropriate to different lessons can also be difficult. This session is intended to introduce teachers to maps in the Library of Congress and, tips on how to incorporate them in their classrooms.
The lesson uses an 1888 map of Saratoga Springs, NY as the focal point for learning how to incorporate maps in building inquiry skills.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804s.pm006300 (Title: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1888;
Contributor Names: Burleigh, L. R. (Lucien R.), 1853?-1923, Burleigh Litho.
Created / Published: Troy, N.Y. [1888]
Sorry this is a bit late, but hey, it is still Labor Day weekend week, right?!
I wanted to post this unit I worked on a few years ago because it resonates today in light of all the recent discussions about the future of migrant (farmworkers is their preferred term) labor in this country...including the children of these workers whose place in this country is now in jeopardy.
You must absolutely check out the Geneseo Migrant Center website on this list and click on the "30th Anniversary Exhibit" link on their homepage...it is a beautifully told story of the lives of the farmworkers, young and old. I think students would love it! Bilingual Education/ESL English/Language Arts Library Social Studies/History Migrants 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13+
As the 200th anniversary approaches for the opening of the Erie Canal, here are some more great resources for teaching about Clinton's Ditch! Erie Canal NYS
Erie Canal Heritage Corridor Teacher Resources
canals.ny.gov School Resources
teachinghistory.org Erie Canal Time Machine
Teaching Primary Sources Today in History Erie Canal Primary Source Sets
Library of Congress Today in History Erie Canal
Library of Congress Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal Collection
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