The Primary Source Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tom Bober
Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.
Find out more about Kate Hannigan's book here: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/josephine-and-her-dishwashing-machine-9781635926217/
And on Kate's website: https://www.katehannigan.com/
Carolyn shares the importance of primary sources from an editorial point of view. View the titles she talked about and more here: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/imprints/calkins-creek/
Find Chris Barton's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705263/glitter-everywhere-by-chris-barton-author-chaaya-prabhat-illustrator/
Author Anna Crowley Redding shares how primary sources impacted her newest picture book, Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper.
Barry and I talk about his new book, The Day the River Caught Fire, primary and secondary sources that came to the surface from his research, and touch on the possibility that the number of digitized primary sources available today may have contributed to the golden age of nonfiction children's picture books.
Interview with Julia Lyon, author of A Dinosaur Named Ruth. Julia talks about the many primary sources she came across in her research about Ruth Mason who found countless dinosaur bones on her land in South Dakota.
https://www.julialyon.com/
My interview with Amanda Jones, middle school librarian and SLJ Librarian of the Year, has us talking about our collaboration over a lesson containing primary sources that just wasn't going well at first.
Find out more about Amanda Jones here: https://sites.google.com/view/abmack33/home
Chris and I talk about his newest book and the deep and broad research dives that happen when researching a historically-based nonfiction picture book. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Moving-Forward/Chris-Barton/9781534473652
Rebecca talks about students' work with primary sources and literature as well as collaboration with colleagues.
Rebecca's Blog Posts in the From the Catbird Seat blog
National Child Labor Committee Collection (Lewis Hine)
Emergingamerica.org
- Accessing Inquiry Overview http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/overview
- Disability History through Primary Sources http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/disability-history-through-primary-sources
- Universal Design - applied to teaching History and Civics http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/universal-design
- Inquiry Strategies http://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/inquiry-strategies
Professional Development Workshops Overview - lists Emerging America courses http://www.emergingamerica.org/professional-development/workshop-overview
Find Kirsten Larson's book here: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/a-true-wonder/9780358238423
Author Colleen Paeff shares how primary sources impacted her debut book, The Great Stink, from start to finish. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Great-Stink/Colleen-Paeff/9781534449299
Educator or not, you'll love this interview with Mary Johnson, manager to the Teaching With Primary Sources Teachers Network. https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/
I talk with Jennifer Thermes about her newest book, Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World
Jennifer Thermes Website
Library of Congress Online Collection
New York Public Library Digital Collection
American Museum of Natural History Digital Repository
Yale Peabody Museum Digital Collections
My Picture Book and Primary Source Blog Post for Horse Power
Connections and ideas after listening to archivists Rick Prelinger on NPR's Bullseye with Jesse Thorn.
Bullseye Episode: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993265829/archivist-and-documentary-filmmaker-rick-prelinger Rick Prelinger's archives on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3Amovies++AND+collection%3Aprelinger&page=3 Rick Prelinger's Lost Landscapes: http://www.panix.com/~footage/ Rick Prelinger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/footage Blog Post Exploring Actuality Film: https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2015/10/multimedia-moment-exploring-actuality-films-in-the-classroom/
Author Lindsay H. Metcalf shares how primary sources impacted her picture book, Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices. https://www.lindsayhmetcalf.com/farmers-unite
Rob Sanders shares the primary sources he found when researching the story of Albert Cashier and how they impacted the final story.
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/picture-books-and-primary-sources-stonewall-a-building-an-uprising-a-revolution-by-rob-sanders-and-jamey-christoph/
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/
Begins by exploring the fantastic picture book Above the Rim and delves into the benefits of bringing paired picture books and primary sources into parts of the research process. Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources KQ Blog Post: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/pairing-picture-books-and-primary-sources-above-the-rim-how-elgin-baylor-changed-basketball/ Picture Books and Primary Sources Blog Posts Archive: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/
Courtney and I talk about using primary sources when learning about sensitive or traumatic historical events as well as utilizing local institutions that hold collections of historical documents and items. Courtney Pentland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/livluvlibrary
An overview the role that historical news plays in my new book, Building News Literacy: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Elementary and Middle Schools.
https://products.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A6272P
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611319/wood-wire-wings-by-kirsten-w-larson-illustrated-by-tracy-subisak/
Looking at the gathering of resources for my upcoming blog post focused on pairing primary sources with the picture book The Teachers March! How Selma's Teachers Changed History.
Blog post (and past posts): https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Special Collections: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections
What resources are available and what are the benefits to students creating their own transcripts from primary sources?
https://crowd.loc.gov/
http://fixitplus.americanarchive.org/
I interview middle/high school history teacher, Donna Catapano on her thoughts about using primary sources with her high school students.
@ms_catapano on Twitter
Donna's FDR article in History Is Now Magazine: http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/10/18/do-franklin-d-roosevelts-handling-of-issues-of-race-show-he-is-not-the-ideal-democrat#.X7x_BqpKjGI
Show Notes:
Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Tool: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/documents/Primary_Source_Analysis_Tool_LOC.pdf
TPS Teachers Network: https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/teaching-online-with-primary-sources/recent
Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Data Visualization: https://www.loc.gov/ndnp/data-visualizations/
Recommended Topics: https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/index.html
Looking at the new Newspaper Navigator Search App from the Library of Congress to search images on Chronicling America. Newspaper Navigator Search App: https://news-navigator.labs.loc.gov/search Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Beyond Words: http://beyondwords.labs.loc.gov Ben Lee, Library of Congress 2020 Innovator in Residence: https://twitter.com/lee_bcg School Librarians United Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-librarians-united-with-amy-hermon/id1434321470
Interview with author Linda Elovitz Marshall about the role primary sources play in her new book, The Polio Pioneer from Penguin Random House.
KQ Picture Book and Primary Sources posts
In the inaugural episode we answer: What is this podcast? and What is a primary source?
Show links to primary source definitions: Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/ University of Massachusetts Boston: https://umb.libguides.com/PrimarySources/secondary Smithsonian: https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/stories/what-primary-source