Elizabeth

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Elizabeth Planas Here is my Library of Congress stuff to share!

Library of Congress Resources > >> >> >> >>
 * 1) Go to the Library of Congress's American Memory web site: [|__http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html__]
 * 1) Find three primary source documents pertaining to a history topic you want to teach or learn more about.
 * 2) At least one of the three primary source documents should be a visual image (e.g., photo, drawings, paintings, etc.).
 * 3) Share the links to the primary sources in your posting. (See how-to at the end of my message.)
 * 4) [|__http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15330coll22,9113__]
 * 1) [|__http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?gottscho:18:./temp/~ammem_1Irv::displayType=1:m856sd=gsc:m856sf=5a29236:@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,toddbib,mgw,ncr,ngp,musdibib,hlaw,papr,lhbumbib,rbpebib,lbcoll,alad,hh,aaodyssey,magbell,bbc,dcm,raelbib,runyon,dukesm,lomaxbib,mtj,gottlieb,aep,qlt,coolbib,fpnas,aasm,denn,relpet,amss,aaeo,mff,afc911bib,mjm,mnwp,rbcmillerbib,molden,ww2map,mfdipbib,afcnyebib,klpmap,hawp,omhbib,rbaapcbib,mal,ncpsbib,ncpm,lhbprbib,ftvbib,afcreed,aipn,cwband,flwpabib,wpapos,cmns,psbib,pin,coplandbib,cola,tccc,curt,mharendt,lhbcbbib,eaa,haybib,mesnbib,fine,cwnyhs,svybib,mmorse,afcwwgbib,mymhiwebib,uncall,afcwip,mtaft,manz,llstbib,fawbib,berl,fmuever,cdn,upboverbib,mussm,cic,afcpearl,awh,awhbib,sgp,wright,lhbtnbib,afcesnbib,hurstonbib,mreynoldsbib,spaldingbib,sgproto,scsmbib,afccalbib,mamcol__]
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://memory.loc.gov/mbrs/awal/4187t.gif__]
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Answer the following questions:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why did you pick these materials?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I picked these images because they relate to my primary content area, which is math.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Share a classroom activity utilizing these resources.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A classroom activity that can be utilized using these resources are a compare and contrast exercise about modern and past education practices in math. The teacher can introduce the concept of a Venn diagram and model for students how to identify similarities and differences from an image and background knowledge.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The all-learner visual literacy strategy (a set of four graphic organizers) from my PowerPoint titled “Visual and Primary Source Strategies”:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In what ways can visual literacy and primary sources be used to create UDL solutions in content area instruction?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These can be used to engage a visual learner and they can be tailored with more or less text for a variety of reading ability levels.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How did this exercise help you gain a new perspective on how to teach history?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I would actually not use this for a history lesson, I would use it for math. I would use it to create context and background for math lessons and reasons for learning math. It puts math learning in a historical context.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you share some good strategies that you’ve been exposed to as a history class student?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some strategies I’ve used as a student in ANY subject are using the 5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why). These questions can be applied to any primary source or document to analyze and create points of discussion.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Basics (What is it? What features does it have? Developer? Cost?)
 * Accelerated math is made by Renaissance Learning.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Benefits (Who will benefit? How will they benefit from the tool?)
 * Some of the many benefits of this program are it creates math assignents tailored to each student's current level, it automatically scores all **math practice,** including assignments and tests, and it provides ongoing feedback on students' daily practice.
 * It also helps you differentiate math instruction, addressing each student's individual needs. This also means it is suitable for all grade levels, but especially for students in elementary, middle and high school.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Constraints (What constraints doe it have and how can it be improved?)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Accelerated Math is not a curriculum in and of itself. It is used in conjunction with an existing curriculum, which means discrepancies in question stems or presentation of material. Also, cost is an issue as it is several thousands of dollars to begin using accelerated math.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Snapshot (share a quick snapshot of its use)