The DeKalb County History Center is hosting a teacher workshop this summer based on connecting sources from the Library of Congress and our collection to develop curriculum materials that include the "unheard voices" in local history and in the classroom. Using the inquiry method, teachers will explore how local history lessons can be "teachable moments" that inform that national narratives that are already taught. Resources from our Arts in Action (createchange.today) project will be used to illustrate how local history can be woven into the larger fabric of American history narratives using the Library of Congress' resources.
This will be a four-day workshop, with one full day dedicated to using primary sources to teach Native American history a new mandate from the Illinois State Board of Education. Teachers will then be invited to help create lesson plans. There will be additional meeting where teachers will regroup on a Zoom call to check in on their status. By the end of the year the inquiry-based lesson plans will be on our website.
We are looking forward to learning more about all of the other amazing projects going on in our region.
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