By Susan H. Veccia
Utilizing basic assets to coach historical past, which fits past rote memorization of dates and evidence, has been integrated into the tutorial criteria of approximately each kingdom. For overburdened K-12 lecturers, librarians, and media experts, complying with these criteria is less complicated stated than performed. during this beneficial guide, specialist writer Susan Veccia bargains readers sensible how one can include those criteria into their curriculum, utilizing the assets of the Library of Congress's American reminiscence site. This nationwide treasure and source for bringing background alive is domestic to over a hundred digitized collections of basic resources - greater than 7.5 million files! whereas the wealth of data in this website is freely to be had, its value can appear overwhelming. This hands-on insider's advisor is helping educators and librarians navigate the knowledge and examine whilst, the place, and the way to include those on-line basic files into the curriculum. the writer besides 4 individuals - 3 lecturers, one librarian - proportion functional classes and private tales that illustrate: How American reminiscence assets can be utilized to coach background, info; Literacy, and significant pondering in straight forward, heart, and excessive colleges; suggestions for integrating basic resources into the school room; how you can conquer pupil problems with unique fabrics; ancient equipment that interact scholars within the giant questions; event exhibits that immersion within the tales of our country utilizing basic files illuminates the previous and builds real curiosity in a fashion that textbooks can't. Veccia and her individuals support lecture room lecturers and librarians take hold of the instruments and techniques to take advantage of this fresh and potent method of educating historical past.
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Most libraries strive to develop “comprehensive” collections to support the research or information needs of its primary users. Usually school libraries do this by acquiring individual items. University and national libraries also acquire collections of items as well as individual items. Thus, for the most part, the Library of Congress American Memory project began by selecting full archival collections—not individual items—for digitization. While some libraries are museum-like and vice versa, most librarians will tell you that their job is to make their materials available, not to make interpretations about individual items as museum curators do.
Figure 34 shows the Collection Connections page for Walt Whitman’s notebooks. Some collections have a teaching resource page that highlights curriculum themes that occur within the collection with examples from the collection. Like the Timeline, clicking on the example will take you directly into the collection where you can Finding Materials Online Figure 3-4 Collection Connection: Walt Whitman Notebooks. Through the Learning Page, the Collection Connection documents provide historical context and search tips for individual American Memory collections.
Understanding the impact of these materials on creative instruction is what is so compelling. Once you do, you will be hooked! 23 24 The American Memory Website from the Library of Congress The collections that are highlighted in this section are representative of the more than 100 now available on the Library of Congress American Memory website. To view a list of all available collections, go to the American Memory home page and select Collection Finder, which is discussed more fully in chapter 3 (see figure 3-1 on page 41).