A recent posting on AASL Member Forum (the discussion list of the American Association of School Librarians) asked for ideas for high school level lesson plans on Mesoamerica.
An AASL member offered the following suggestions including Library of Congress resources:
I was able to point out these resources:
- The Codex Quetzalecatzin comes to the Library of Congress (November 21, 2017 blog posting by John Hessler)
- Exploring the Early Americas (overview of exhibit featuring selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress)
- Mapa Quetzalecatzin (recorded webinar from November 2017 by John Hessler, a cartographic specialist in the Geography and Map Division)
I would be grateful for any additional ideas that you might have and will update this TPS Discussion to include items shared on the AASL Forum.
Thanks for your help!
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Sherrie Galloway
did one of my favorite presentations ever for the Primary Sources and Teaching Online Webinar Series sponsored by the TPS Western Region at the beginning of the Covid pandemic driven switch to online learning. You can find her two-part presentation in the Teaching Online with Primary Sources group. Here are the links to Sherrie's two presentations:
Turkeys, chili peppers and corn: Analyzing an Historic Codex (Part 1)
Turkeys, chili peppers and corn: Analyzing an Historic Codex (Part 2)
Check out all the webinar recordings here: https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/teaching-online-with-primary-sources/primary-sources-and-teaching-online-webinar-series-recordings
Teaching online with primary sources is here to stay, I believe, and Sherrie shows us how it can be done!
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The Huexotzinco Codex Lesson Plan might be useful.
Blog posts of interest, too: Bug Story: the Secret of Pre-Modern Colors , Conservator's Virtual Examination of the Codex Quetzalecatzin, In Maudslay's Shadow: Imaging Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
One of my favorite guest speakers I was able to hear when I lived in DC is available on a webcast about his work in Central America: Avoiding the Fate of the Mayans
Thanks very much,
Sherrie Galloway
, for these additional valuable resources!
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