Watch a demonstration of a search for a primary source QFocus from the Library of Congress, starting with Google. Learn how to do a Google search limited to the Library of Congress website and how to dig into the collections once you get there.
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Primary sources are powerful tools to use in learning, but they can pose a challenge for students. What happens when we teach students how to ask their own questions about primary sources? Hear from students and teachers who are using resources from the Library of Congress in combination with the QFT to spark more joy, curiosity, and a deeper engagement with primary source learning.
In this episode of the Teach Different podcast, hosts Steve and Dan Fouts invite Sarah Westbrook to a discussion on…
Using students’ questions in the next steps of learning is an important piece of making them feel that their questions are valued. In this video, teachers share ways to integrate student’s primary source questions into the next instructional steps and harness students’ curiosity to drive those next steps.
High school social studies teacher Johnny Walker facilitates a small-group virtual QFT and primary source discussion with 10th graders in Los Angeles, CA.
This one-hour interactive webinar introduces educators to the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a strategy through which individuals develop their ability to ask, work with, and use their own questions.