Overview
Teaching with Primary Sources Today empowers educators with guidance and practical tools for incorporating many types of primary sources in the classroom. Primary sources help students develop critical-thinking skills and discover how history connects to their world today. Drawing on current research and classroom-tested practices, this book provides a structured framework for selecting, analyzing, and integrating primary sources across grade levels and subject areas.
A robust collection of supplemental digital resources ensures that you can apply the strategies in this book right away. You’ll get access to curated collections of primary sources and reproducible student-facing analysis pages. This framework engages students in history and social studies and develops a mindset of inquiry that will serve them well for years to come.
Teaching with Primary Sources Today
- Provides strategies, inquiry prompts, and tips to support analysis of primary sources
- Includes classroom-ready digital resources, including curated primary sources
- Offers tools that can easily and immediately be implemented in any K–12 classroom
- Covers digital media, AI-generated content, and manipulated images
- Builds on the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) C3 framework
This resource aligns with curriculum standards including NCSS and college and career readiness standards.
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