Integrating Primary Sources Into Teaching

School:: Oakridge Middle
Subject:: Social Studies
Teacher:: Anne O'Renick
: Taylor Arnold, Andrea Polanco
Students Impacted:: 410
Grade:: 7
Date:: July 4, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

A Former Social Studies Teacher - $96.16

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 412

This book, Integrating Primary and Secondary Sources Into Teaching, has been so influential for our civics department. Our students take a state end of course exam worth 30% of their final grade. Our students are 12 and 13 years old. This puts a lot of pressure on them and us as the teachers. We felt as a team that we needed to make sure our students have every advantage possible going into this exam including improving our instruction using primary sources more effectively and consistently. We decided we needed to focus more on primary sources in our content area in every unit.

By using this book, we have successfully incorporated the use of primary sources into every unit. We are using at least one political cartoon, quote, or the Constitution itself in every unit. Two of us even went to Orlando on a Saturday to attend a seminar hosted by the author and the Library of Congress. We have committed to using more primary sources in our instruction and this book has helped greatly. We are eager to see our state scores this spring and see if this has empowered our students to be more successful.

Original Grant Overview

Goal(s)

To increase educators ability, to successfully incorporate primary and secondary sources, in their instructional practice.

Project Description

Students will be exposed to primary and secondary sources more effectively in the civics classroom. With in the Florida State benchmarks for civic education, there are several primary sources that students must comprehend. Our goal is to present these materials, using the tools from these books to broaden the focus for the required learning objectives.

Expected Outcomes

The students will be able to develop critical thinking skills from the teaching aides. By using Dr. Warning's techniques, and guidelines, student will engage with primary source documents, using more effective practices.

Purpose of Funding

3 copies of Dr. Scott Waring's book.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	3 Copies of Book by Scott Warning	$96.16
	Total:	$96.16

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