Mary Alice Anderson commented on discussion New Article from Grand Valley State University
TPS Midwest Region
Created Friday, December 13 2024, 00:41 UTC
New Article from Grand Valley State University
The Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region is proud to showcase another new article composed by a Midwest Region Consortium partner, 
Tamara Shreiner
, with Grand Valley State University! This article focuses on the development and use of the "slow reveal" technique, which promotes incremental inquiry in the examination of primary sources. This organization, which initially completed this work through the assistance of a regional grant, has now received a larger grant from the Library of Congress to continue to promote and educate using these strategies.
This article is now live on the resources page of the Midwest Region's updated website, on which we hope to continue to gather writing to showcase the work of our excellent grantees! Thank you, Tamara, for your contribution!
Diana Laufenberg commented on discussion New Article from Grand Valley State University
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Created Friday, December 13 2024, 00:17 UTC
So much goodness here! I have been so enamored by the WEB Dubois graphics since I learned about them years ago, delighted to see them highlighted in this work along with Minard and Florence Nightingale. The slow reveal method is what I would call elegant... graceful even in the world of teaching techniques. Then they also created the complete lessons in a way that is so teacher friendly. Congrats to
Tamara Shreiner
and Grand Valley State in their final product. So excited to see what their next steps create.
New Article from Grand Valley State University
The Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region is proud to showcase another new article composed by a Midwest Region Consortium partner,
Tamara Shreiner
, with Grand Valley State University! This article focuses on the development and use of the "slow reveal" technique, which promotes incremental inquiry in the examination of primary sources. This organization, which initially completed this work through the assistance of a regional grant, has now received a larger grant from the Library of Congress to continue to promote and educate using these strategies.
This article is now live on the resources page of the Midwest Region's updated website, on which we hope to continue to gather writing to showcase the work of our excellent grantees! Thank you, Tamara, for your contribution!
Joseph Skotzke created discussion New Article from Grand Valley State University
TPS Midwest Region
Created Thursday, December 12 2024, 16:36 UTC
The Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region is proud to showcase another new article composed by a Midwest Region Consortium partner,
Tamara Shreiner
, with Grand Valley State University! This article focuses on the development and use of the "slow reveal" technique, which promotes incremental inquiry in the examination of primary sources. This organization, which initially completed this work through the assistance of a regional grant, has now received a larger grant from the Library of Congress to continue to promote and educate using these strategies.
This article is now live on the resources page of the Midwest Region's updated website, on which we hope to continue to gather writing to showcase the work of our excellent grantees! Thank you, Tamara, for your contribution!
Mary Alice Anderson commented on discussion Excited to Share My Project Description!
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Created Tuesday, October 01 2024, 16:29 UTC
I can see why you are excited. I frequently am inspired by visits to museums, historic sites etc. I use that inspiration for research and writing some of my posts in this network. Please keep us posted.
Excited to Share My Project Description!
Gateway Writing Project
Exploring How Primary Sources & Place-Based Writing Can Expand Our View of the World
This project, run by Gateway Writing Project at the University of Missouri-St. Louis , worked in partnership with the Gateway Arch National Park and Missouri Botanical Garden to design field trip experiences that bring together primary sources and place based writing. The goal of the project was to broaden the definition of literacy by asking students to approach the park’s museum as a text/source for writing. The project trained in-service teachers in the use of digital primary sources from the Library of Congress, provided immersive field trip experiences, and closed with the in-service teachers sharing their experiences with the broader Gateway Writing Project network.
Tracy Brosch created discussion Excited to Share My Project Description!
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Created Monday, September 30 2024, 20:11 UTC
Gateway Writing Project
Exploring How Primary Sources & Place-Based Writing Can Expand Our View of the World
This project, run by Gateway Writing Project at the University of Missouri-St. Louis , worked in partnership with the Gateway Arch National Park and Missouri Botanical Garden to design field trip experiences that bring together primary sources and place based writing. The goal of the project was to broaden the definition of literacy by asking students to approach the park’s museum as a text/source for writing. The project trained in-service teachers in the use of digital primary sources from the Library of Congress, provided immersive field trip experiences, and closed with the in-service teachers sharing their experiences with the broader Gateway Writing Project network.
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Mary Alice Anderson commented on discussion New Article from Minnesota Historical Society
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Created Thursday, August 15 2024, 23:21 UTC
Congratulations on the very nice article.
At one time I taught primary source workshops for educators in the building at Larpenter & Snelling, right next to the fair grounds. Participants sometimes searched for photos of the fair or St. Paul in general.
I have had some recent experiences with younger people coming to the local historical society or events. It’s always exciting to see young adults learning more about local history. Nd. OST importantly, asking questions and sharing. One of them is running for a city office.
New Article from Minnesota Historical Society
The Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region is proud to showcase an article composed by Midwest Region Consortium partner Meghan Davisson with the Minnesota State Historical Society! This article titled, "Empowering Communities with Local History" showcases some of the excellent work and strategies utilized through the completion of their grant project, "Inquiry in the Upper Midwest."
This article is now live on the resources page of the Midwest Region's updated website, on which we hope to continue to gather writing to showcase the work of our excellent grantees! Thank you, Meghan, for your contribution!
Meghan Davisson replied to a comment on discussion New Article from Minnesota Historical Society
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Created Tuesday, August 13 2024, 15:01 UTC
Thank you, 
Mary Johnson
! It was exciting to work with our teacher cohort and experience their enthusiasm and buy in--especially the lessons they created for their curriculum. It was clear they were taking the tools we provided and translating them to their classroom contexts.
It is quite something to have national attention shining on Minnesota right now! I think many of us are wondering if we will see Governor Walz and Vice President Harris at the State Fair this year. We can claim two former Vice Presidents (Hubert H. Humphrey, VP to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Walter Mondale, VP to President Jimmy Carter). I'm not privy to the whole organization's plans, but my team at the Minnesota Historical Society (Teacher Education and Curriculum Development) is currently revising our sixth grade Minnesota Studies textbook, Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota's Past, and having conversations about how this cultural zeitgeist--as well as our Olympians like Suni Lee--can be included.
Meghan Davisson
, what a wonderful article! It seems as if pairing local resources with Library of Congress primary sources worked very well for your teachers during this project. I loved your description of how the project ended up being much more than a list of resources. What teachers and students DO with primary sources matters more than lists!
Already this morning on Twitter, I've seen a video of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (announced today as the Democratic Party VP pick) on a Minnesota State Fair ride with his daughter. That made me curious about how a political candidate from a particular state might impact state historical societies such as yours. What might be the opportunities to increase awareness, for example?
Mary Johnson commented on discussion New Article from Minnesota Historical Society
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Created Tuesday, August 06 2024, 16:28 UTC
Meghan Davisson
, what a wonderful article! It seems as if pairing local resources with Library of Congress primary sources worked very well for your teachers during this project. I loved your description of how the project ended up being much more than a list of resources. What teachers and students DO with primary sources matters more than lists!
Already this morning on Twitter, I've seen a video of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (announced today as the Democratic Party VP pick) on a Minnesota State Fair ride with his daughter. That made me curious about how a political candidate from a particular state might impact state historical societies such as yours. What might be the opportunities to increase awareness, for example?
New Article from Minnesota Historical Society
The Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region is proud to showcase an article composed by Midwest Region Consortium partner Meghan Davisson with the Minnesota State Historical Society! This article titled, "Empowering Communities with Local History" showcases some of the excellent work and strategies utilized through the completion of their grant project, "Inquiry in the Upper Midwest."
This article is now live on the resources page of the Midwest Region's updated website, on which we hope to continue to gather writing to showcase the work of our excellent grantees! Thank you, Meghan, for your contribution!
TPS Midwest Region
Created Tuesday, August 06 2024, 15:36 UTC
Good morning! A research team from National Louis University is thrilled to announce that we have received funding from the TPS Midwest Region for a new grant project in collaboration with Illinois State University. A description is provided below.
“Integrating Critical Visual Literacy with Library of Congress Visual Primary Sources for Equitable Education in Illinois”
The proposed professional development project aims to assist pre-service and in-service teachers in Illinois in developing critical visual literacy skills necessary for analyzing and utilizing Library of Congress visual primary sources to create engaging classroom activities. A critical visual literacy framework and tools for integrating critical visual literacy skills into lesson planning will be developed and implemented into teacher preparation and teacher education programs at National Louis University and Illinois State University. In addition, a virtual workshop series will be offered to educators in Illinois to guide them in utilizing visual primary sources through a critical visual literacy lens into their lesson planning and implementation in their settings.
We welcome collaboration with others interested in this topic and look forward to hearing from you!
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