Day 1 of the Document of the Month Workshop
Hello Educators!
It has been an exciting and productive first day at our workshop. I got a chance to speak with a few of you all about the intentions of the blog. We are looking to create an ongoing conversation with you all and to offer supplemental tools for educators before, during, and after they attend one of our workshops. For more “About the Blog” click on the link on the left.
A few of you also expressed interest in sharing the information you have found or comments about the workshop. Please feel free to comment on any of the posts we have already made or in the comment box below.
Debra also expressed interest in learning more about the History of the National Archives and the Freedom of Information Act. More information about the History of the National Archives can be found here: http://www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/1.html
And more information about the Freedom of Information Act can be found here: http://www.archives.gov/foia/
Also, feel free to browse the “Helpful Links for Educators and Students” link on the left that includes links to our own archives, the state archives and the national archives.
Finally, we have uploaded some pictures from the 1st day of the workshop and we will continue to upload pictures throughout the duration of the workshop. The pictures can be viewed via “Pictures” link on the left.
We look forward to creating exciting and useful standards-based curriculums.
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
- Melanie
Posted by Melanie Gnau on July 26, 2010, under Document of the Month, Educators, Photographs, Uncategorized, Workshops.
Tags: comments, Educators, first day, Links, pictures, tools, Workshops
Comments: 10
Comments
Comment from Christi
Time July 26, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Thanks so much to the Archivists, Researchers, Interns, and Education staff who worked so hard to prepare for this week. It was clearly evident today that much effort went before us! I’m excited about working with so many dedicated professionals who want to give their students the best they have to offer.
Comment from Ernesto Quiroz
Time July 26, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Today was certainly a great experience. I’m especially thankful for all the work the interns did putting together the boxes of related documents. It gave my work a “jump start” because I didn’t have to fumble around for a starting point.
When I went to the National Archives Presidential Timeline workshop in Austin earlier in the summer, I was left on my own to find primary sources to use in my lesson. It was certainly a challenge because we didn’t have access to all the documents in the Johnson Library, we had to search the internet.
BTW, here is a link to the work I did at that institute. It’s on the influence of the media during the Vietnam War. It’s still a work in progress, but check it out and let me know what you think.
http://ows.edb.utexas.edu/site/how-did-media-affect-outcome-vietnam-war/background-information
Comment from mgnau
Time July 27, 2010 at 12:02 am
Ernie, I am so glad to hear that all the research we did is paying off. And thanks for sharing that link. It looks like you are doing some fascinating work and I look forward to looking at that site more in-depth.
Comment from mgnau
Time July 27, 2010 at 12:04 am
Christi, thank you for attending! And it was nice to meet you, too.
Comment from Joe Isip
Time July 27, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Thank you to the staff for all of your hard work. So far, this has been a great experience. It took some time getting started yesterday, but I definitely have some material to work with the today. While I was waiting for documents for my specific subject, I had an opportunity to review documents for an entirely different subject. The goal today will be to put together a lesson plan with the research I did yesterday before moving on to my first choice. Teachers experience “teachable moments” as often as our students=)
Comment from Supply Side Economics Group
Time July 27, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Thank you to Mike the Wonder Intern for all his help with our project!
Comment from Mira
Time July 27, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Ernie,
Thanks for your great ad hoc presentation on the presidential timeline today.
Comment from Mike Matini
Time July 27, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Ernie,
Thank you for your presentation, and I am glad that the staff and interns are able to facilitate your research, look forward to seeing your site when it is completed!
Comment from Mike Matini
Time July 27, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Thank you to all members of the Supply Side Economics group, it is great to work with all of you and very much look forward to seeing the final product! Please let me know if you need additional assistance!
Comment from Mike Matini
Time July 26, 2010 at 7:26 pm
I had a great experience working today with an extrordiary group of educators and am enjoying this work very much. This is a good week because it is the culmination of weeks of work and research, as I am now seeing the results by working with my group on Reagan’s economic programs. Melanie and Ji did a tremendous job on this blog and it is very educational and useful for both the educators and us interns as well!!!