Teaching With Primary Sources for Cultural Understanding, Civic Mindedness, and…

Teaching with Primary Sources for Cultural Understanding, Civic Mindedness, and DemocracyAuthor(s): Scott M. Waring\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807769713, 978-0807769713\nSynopsis\nThis resource has been developed for Pre-K20 educators in order to help students use primary sources to go beyond simple acquisition of content knowledge and rote memorization. The procedures and approaches outlined in this book are designed to be used with Pre-K20 students to help them use primary sources in discipline and inquiry-based ways to develop and enhance understandings for cultural understanding, civic mindedness, and democracy. Expert authors demonstrate how the skills students learn through this process can be applied to their everyday life and allow them to think critically about the world around them, better understand various cultures, communicate their understandings effectively, and enhance their dem.