Innovation on the Plains: Teaching History With Primary Sources
A collaboration between the Montana Historical Society and the State Historical Society of North Dakota, these workshops are sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Great Plains Region coordinated by the National Council for History Education.
Date: Friday, Oct. 16, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Medora
North Dakota educators will receive a certificate reflecting 9 hours of professional development.
Montana educators will receive 9 Office of Public Instruction renewal units.
Lunch is included.
Capacity is limited. Applications are due by Oct. 1.
For more information, contact Education Outreach Supervisor Madison Milbrath, mrmilbrath@nd.gov.
Objectives
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Learn how to locate and integrate diverse primary sources from digital archives, local collections, and community resources.
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Evaluate student work using the official National History Day evaluation criteria, including historical argumentation and use of evidence.
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Practice classroom activities that promote research, writing, and historical thinking skills.
Presenters
Madison Milbrath, education outreach supervisor, State Historical Society of North Dakota
Melissa Hibbard, interpretive historian, Montana Historical Society
Recommended/Required Materials
Bring your tablet or laptop.
Cost
Workshop attendance is free.
A travel and one night lodging stipend will be awarded at the North Dakota state hotel and mileage rate.
Where to Stay
A block of rooms is reserved for the night of Oct. 15 until Sept. 16 at the Rough Riders Hotel, 301 3rd Ave., Medora. Use Book Now | Medora Hotels to reserve a room. Group code: NDSHS101526
Agenda
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8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and grant paperwork |
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8:30 a.m. |
National History Day and primary sources |
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9:00 a.m. |
How to use an Inquiry Design Model to practice primary source analysis strategies from the Library of Congress |
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11:00 a.m. |
Balancing evidence and analysis in a historical argument |
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12:00 p.m. |
Boxed lunch from Salt + Scoria |
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12:45 p.m. |
Guided tour with Marcie Woehl, manager of public programming and education, Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library |
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1:30 p.m. |
Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change, and the Garrison Dam |
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3:00 p.m. |
Break |
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3:15 p.m. |
Mining Sacred Ground: Environment, Culture, and Economic Development on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation |
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4:30 p.m. |
Surveys and wrap-up |