Tag: primary sources
A Conversation Starter…
Ernesto mentioned in his presentation on the Presidential Timeline today that, “my textbook doesn’t drive my course anymore.” He was referring to his use of supplemental materials and primary source documents in developing life long learners and critical thinking skills. Does your “textbook drive your course”? To what extent do you integrate primary sources into [...]
Posted by Mira Cohen on July 27, 2010, under Document of the Month, Documents, Education, Educators, Workshops.
Tags: conversation, life long learners, presidential timeline, primary sources, textbooks
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A Note From Mira
Well, we’re up and running and hard at work! I am so grateful to our wonderful educators who have taken their precious summer vacation time to come to the Reagan Library, delve into our textual holdings and create an extensive body of primary-source document based lesson plans and classroom ready activities. Our educators represent schools [...]
Posted by Mira Cohen on July 27, 2010, under Document of the Month, Educators, Workshops.
Tags: archivists, Document of the Month, Educators, interns, lesson plans, National Archives Social Media, primary sources, reagan library
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Mike’s 1st Post
My work as an intern at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library commenced on June 1, 2010. Currently I work for the Director of Education, Mira Cohen, for the “Document of the Month” program. I am responsible for locating and examining primary source documents that relate to the Reagan Presidency for both the Library’s annual education [...]
Posted by Michael Matini on July 14, 2010, under Archives, Document of the Month, Documents, Educators, Reagan, Workshops.
Tags: curriculum, Document of the Month, economic recovery, Education, Educators, historical records, interns, memos, primary sources, Reagan, research, speeches, talking points, workshop
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Bryan’s 1st Post
Hi! I have been interning at the Reagan Library for just over a month now, and it has been quite an exciting experience! My first task was pouring through White House files on the Supreme Court during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. It’s amazing how much you can learn by looking through primary source documents, they really [...]
Posted by Bryan Morrison on July 14, 2010, under Archives, Document of the Month, Documents, Education, Government, History, Reagan, Workshops.
Tags: Archives, Document of the Month, Documents, interns, primary sources, Reagan, Supreme Court
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