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    Everyday Mysteries has a fabulous resource page on fireworks.  With primary source photos and text.  https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/chemistry/item/how-do-fireworks-work/

    Your Classical Class Notes offers activities using music to imagine what fireworks sound like -totally engaging lesson! https://www.classnotes.org/story/2020/07/01/themed-lesson-fireworks

    Primary Source Nexus also has some really engaging lessons primary source resources on fireworks.  https://primarysourcenexus.org/tag/fireworks/

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    Welcome to all out new members.  I hope you will become active in the group and find resources and ask questios.  

    The first thing I would like to point out is that the Library of Congress has a Pinterest board and it has just been updated.

    Check out the news here:  https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2024/02/the-librarys-pinterest-board-for-teachers-has-a-new-look/?loclr=eatlcb

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    Hello and welcome to the dozens of new members in this group from The University of South Florida! We're always happy to see you get a foot in the door here, but we hope you'll join many other useful groups in the TPS Teachers Network by picking a few from the public group list in the Help Center here:

    https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/help-center/42-join-groups 

    I have a general question for all members of this group, both new and returning. How much experience have you had during your high school and university studies with searching for and using primary sources from the Library of Congress at loc.gov? 

    I could ask lots of follow-up questions, but let's leave it at that for now! Hope to hear from lots of pre-service teachers. Simply click on ADD COMMENT below to add your experiences.  

    No matter if you are a teacher starting back to teaching or a students starting back for learning, we are launching a new academic year. 

    For preservice and first year teachers this is a time of anxiety, uncertainty, and hard, hard work.

    One of the benefits of being part of TPS Teacher Network is you are not alone and you have resources and helping hands a log in away.

    What follows are resources that can help you when teaching or learning to teach with primary sources.  If you have questions about these topics or something else, please do not hesitate to ask.

    Some Resources

    Ferlazzo, Larry. Eight ways to teach with primary sources.  Education week.  3/14/2021 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-eight-ways-to-teach-with-primary-sources/2021/03

    Ferlazzo, Larry. Introducing primary sources to students. Education week 3/16/2021 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-introducing-primary-sources-to-students/2021/03

    Knowles, Melissa. Tools for the Elementary Classroom: Evaluating Primary and Secondary Sources [Transcript] 2/7/2023 webinar https://www.socialstudies.com/blog/tools-for-the-elementary-classroom-evaluating-primary-and-secondary-sources-transcript/

    The Ultimate Guide to Teaching with Primary Sources by Becca. 2/5/2023 https://www.thecleverteacher.com/ultimate-guide-to-primary-sources/

    Adapting Primary Sources So All Students Benefit by Brooke https://litinfocus.com/adapting-primary-sources-so-all-students-benefit/

    10 Primary and Secondary Sources Activities https://www.teachingexpertise.com/classroom-ideas/primary-and-secondary-sources-activity/

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    Apologies for the late notice, I just found out about it. 

    The registration is nominal -- $50 for one day, $100 for both. Students are just $25. 

    There are some wonderful sessions. The Early Elementary Session is on Friday. Most of Friday and Saturday are Middle, High, and College, BUT with scaffolding...I am certain many of the sessions can be useful for Elementary as well. 

    There are sessions on Bots, Trolls, etc, as well as podcasts, reverse image searches, Pre-service Teachers, etc. 

    NAMLE Conference Session Program

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    K-12 teachers will share how they are using primary sources in their curriculum.  Join us on June 12, 2023 from 5:00-7:00pm EST

    The event is free, but registration is required.  See attached flyer.

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      Celia Roskin  is this month's "Ask a Mentor" expert, and she has written an introductory post in which she seeks to serve as a resource for pre-service teachers in particular. Don't miss it! https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/tps-commons/ask-a-mentor-celia-roskin 

    Celia was a pre-service teacher in elementary education right at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic, and here's what she had to say about the experience:

    "That was nearly 3 years ago now. And still, one of my biggest takeaways was that I desperately wished I had known about the TPS Teachers Network during my time as a pre-service teacher."

    What have you found through the TPS Teachers Network that could help other pre-service or first year teachers? Please share your own experiences in the comments!

    It is not easy to get teachers to change the “select a historical character, research them and write a research paper”.  Not only is that an easy cut and paste assignment, it also is not very engaging for students.  You can help by giving the students some choice in who they research and certainly by including the need for primary sources to support their findings, but there is a new twist. Hello, History, is a new app that uses AI to let students chat with historical characters.  

    https://youtu.be/9hhEfdi3aA8

    I have included a like to a quick tutorial.  I especially like that the app tells students they have to fact check the statements from the character, a covert means of inserting information literacy as well as research skills.  As the tutorial points out the students also must keep the questions within the historical characters realm of experience, another check on the background they have acquired on their character.

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