Primary Documents

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1914-20v02/d129

Office of The Historian

This source is effective in classroom teaching because it is a collection of primary source documents
pertaining to presidents, and other offices in government.

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons

National Archives Online collection is effective in classroom teaching because it has a vast collection of
sources which can be adapted to the classroom lesson plans. It also allows you to download collections.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/student/prohibition-and-its-consequences

Docs teach is especially useful as it allows you to adapt sources to needs of students. It also provides
already designed lesson plans to use with the source collections.

Inquiry Based/Controversial Issues

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/teachingwithhistoricplaces/index.htm

National Park Service.

Teaching with Historical Places. AS historical places, especially national parks are being reduced in size
its important to acknowledge why they are historically significant. Teaching with Historical places allows
us to take a unique perspective when we discuss the importance on studying history and the impact it
has as we expand.

Multiculturalism

https://mcrm.mdah.ms.gov/

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum has recently opened its doors on December, 9th. Mississippi is an
important location in the United States which led the way in the controversial issues being challenged
during the Civil Rights Era. It is significant as a classroom source because it is a newly opened museum
which seeks to remember the events that only took place fifty years ago, but continue to impact the
United States.

Discourse/Discussion materials

https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/192-questions-for-writing-or-discussion/

Learning Blogs by The New York Times

The PDF in the link s number of questions that were most commonly asked in 2015-2016. Its important
to reflect on the questions asked during the challenging change post-Obama.
Differentiation

https://www.teachervision.com/reading/story-web

I like to use TeacherVision because it gives me options to adapt my lesson plans to adjust and meet
student needs. It offers free sources that cover reading and literature and literacy skills builders.