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Supporting Historical Thinking. Teacher and Student Resources Saskatchewan Archives. We hope you take away ideas about…. What historical thinking is about and where it might fit with your curriculum outcomes/objectives
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SupportingHistorical Thinking Teacher and Student Resources Saskatchewan Archives
We hope you take away ideas about… • What historical thinking is about and where it might fit with your curriculum outcomes/objectives • How to make history and social studies more engaging and interesting for your students by using more primary sources from SK Archives • Professional development ideas to support your work • Where to access already created student resources connected to SK primary source archival material • How Saskatchewan Archives can further support your work with students
Why Historical Thinking? Do your students look like this? Do you sound like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxPVyieptwA
Engagement • Exhilaration when researchers discover history through original documents. • Student researching a topic that interests them + interesting primary sources = Winning Combination
History Is Made By Humans • Looking at primary sources as evidence helps put the reality back into the story.
Critical Thinking • Invite students to examine the traces of history – the leftovers of the past – as clues to support an interpretation of what happened in their period of study.
Critical Thinking • Encourage students to critique the sources that the information comes from. • Encourage students to “go to the source” and understand the context of the record themselves, rather than relying on a secondary source’s analysis & interpretation.
Halifax 2013 http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/historical-thinking-summer-institute/
Learning Packages • Downloadable PDF documents • Connection to curriculum and historical thinking concepts • Able to use key parts of the resources right from the entrance page
Learning Package Content Sources Tools
2013-14 Project – Grade 4 and 8 Focus Homes DR4.1 Correlate the impact of the land on the lifestyles and settlement patterns of the people of Saskatchewan. • e, Identify the impact of geography on the architecture of Saskatchewan, including how styles, materials, and cultural traditions have been affected by interaction with the land and other people in the province.
Immigration IN 8.2 Appraise the influence of immigration as a factor in Canadian cultural diversity. Research reasons for diverse peoples choosing Canada as a home (e.g., economic opportunity, economic hardship or war in the country of origin, reunification of family, escape from religious or political oppression).
Saskatchewan Archives – For Young Historians Heritage Fairs Saskatchewan Settlement Experience Virtual Exhibit • Free scans • Online resources and ideas for possible topics in SK • Research assistance • Awards
The Birth of a Province Virtual Exhibit The 1935 Regina Riot Virtual Exhibit Documenting the Dakota Virtual Exhibit
Primary Sources OnlineSaskatchewan ArchivesRegina Cyclone, 1912
“From the Prairies to the Trenches” on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZAjErJAuYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaylaT5EZAM
Primary Sources OnlineSaskatchewan Archives Website Threshold Database Searches for Archival Records
Primary Sources OnlineSaskatchewan Archives Website Threshold Photograph Search with Thumbnails
Saskatchewan Archives – Other Supports www.saskarchives.com 306-787-4068 (Regina) or 306-933-5832 (Saskatoon)
Resources and Links Teacher Historical Thinking Summer Institute http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/historical-thinking-summer-institute/ Historical Thinking Project http://historicalthinking.ca/about-historical-thinking-project Grade 4, 8, &12 – Learning Packages http://www.saskarchives.com/collection/history-youth/archives-classroom/learning-packages Virtual Exhibits http://www.saskarchives.com/collections/exhibits Saskatchewan Historical Newspapers Online http://sabnewspapers.usask.ca/ Saskatchewan Archives YouTube Videos Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZAjErJAuY Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaylaT5EZAM