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Primary sources are powerful learning tools, and yet they can feel intimidating and unfamiliar to students. One approachable place to start is with students’ questions. Questioning not only makes primary source learning more accessible, it also helps students learn, navigate their environment, and grow.
Join us to experience the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a simple step-by-step protocol that cultivates students’ skills to generate, work with, and pursue their own questions with greater confidence and ease. The QFT can be used with students across all age groups and disciplines to engage with Library of Congress primary sources in social studies and beyond, including the humanities, the arts, STEM, civic engagement, and more.
Learn the QFT process by experiencing it for yourself in real time, explore how teachers have applied it in their classrooms, and walk away with the tools needed to implement the strategy on its own or with Library of Congress primary sources in your setting.