{"id":656,"date":"2021-05-24T17:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/?p=656"},"modified":"2021-05-24T17:22:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:22:07","slug":"tpswr-summer-teacher-institute-2019-womens-suffrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/tpswr-summer-teacher-institute-2019-womens-suffrage\/","title":{"rendered":"TPSWR Summer Teacher Institute 2019 – Women’s Suffrage"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nOn June 27-28, 2019, Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region hosted the 3rd annual Summer Teacher Institute in collaboration with the History Colorado Center and the Center for Colorado Women\u2019s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThirty six educators from Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, and Wyoming attended the 2-day intensive focusing on telling the Women\u2019s Suffrage story through Library of Congress historical documents. Leading the workshop were Sherrie Galloway<\/a>, Michelle Pearson<\/a>, Rolly Schendel<\/a>, and Cynthia Stout<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n
Note: The majority of the links below direct you to a public facing Google Doc or Folder. Feel free to copy to your own drive and use as you see fit.\u00a0<\/em><\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n
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Primary Source Icebreakers<\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\nThe day started off by using the Primary Source Icebreakers<\/a> activity. This activity involves choosing a set of primary sources, either random or linked to a unit, and engaging with the primary source individually and with a partner. The collection of 9 quick strategies are great for both in-depth discussion and prepping the mind for critical thinking.\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Hidden Gems of the Library of Congress – Women’s Rights Addition<\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\nHidden Gems of the Library of Congress<\/a>– Check out this Googledoc for collection of Library of Congress links and other educational organizations with primary sources for Women\u2019s History in Colorado and nationally.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nUsing technology is an important tool in the educator\u2019s arsenal. We utilized QR codes to engage with primary sources and inquiry questions with the QR Code Scavenger Hunt – History Colorado Denver A-Z<\/a>. Something else that might be helpful to you might be this Inquiry Questions QR codes<\/a> that contain general questions that can be used with any number of primary sources.\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Six Classroom Activities with Primary Sources<\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\nEach of the Round Robin strategies below are task sheets designed to be as short or as long in the classroom as you would like. Linked at the bottom of the task sheets are the primary sources that were used, including:\r\n\r\n \r\n