March 27, 2021
9am – 3pm
Online
Teaching with Primary Sources Mississippi will host a free professional development event online on March 27, 2021.
Please see the program here. Session information and links to each session can be found in the program.
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Session Descriptions and Resources
Plenary Session – Welcome and Introduction
Welcome Fall 2021
Teaching with Primary Sources Network—Social Networking for Primary Sources
Dr. Nicole Miller, Mississippi State University
Interdisciplinary Teaching with Primary Sources: Child Labor
Janet Carroll and Sharon Martin, Guntown Middle School
Sixth Graders’ Research That Has Affected Lives for 36 years
Suzanne Kelly, Author and Elementary Teacher Emeritus
Capturing Jefferson Davis
Dr. Kenneth V. Anthony, Mississippi State University
- Devil with a blue dress on? Using primary sources and corroboration to determine the facts surrounding the capture of Jefferson Davis
- Devil with a blue dress on? Handout
Meet MDE: State Level Support for Social Studies
Jen Cornett, Mississippi Department of Education
Engaging and Supporting Junior High and High School English Learners with Primary Sources
Rich Cairn, Emerging America
- Engaging and Supporting Elementary English Learners with Primary Sources – Mississippi 3-27-2021
- Engaging and Supporting Junior High and High School English Learners with Primary Sources – Mississippi 3-27-2021
STEM and Sources: Natural Disasters
Anna Holmes, Pontotoc City School District
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Farmers Without Land: Understanding Sharecropping in Mississippi History
Dr. James Giesen, Mississippi State University
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh: The Treasures of World History
Dr. Julia Osman, Mississippi State University
In this presentation, Dr. Osman will share some content from her World History before 1500 course, and discuss some of the challenges of teaching World History and how to meet them.
- Lecture 16 – Meso American Empires
- Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
- Africa
- Africa Chapter Images <coming soon>
Engaging and Supporting Elementary English Learners with Primary Sources
Rich Cairn, Emerging America
Engaging with Technology and Web 2.0 to Teach with Primary Sources
Dr. Nicole Miller, Mississippi State University
Nearpod Preview
The Teddy Bear, Holt Collier, and a Remarkable Primary Source
Dr. Paul Binford, Mississippi State University
Foster Historical Thinking with Visual Discovery: The Great Adventure in Primary Sources
Carol Paola, Long Beach School District