This Issue's Theme: Differentiated Instruction
This issue explores how teachers can use primary sources to help differentiate instruction to better meet the needs of all learners.
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Primary Sources and Differentiated Instruction
In this feature article, the authors describe various methods for successfully differentiating instruction for all learners using primary sources. -
Research and Current Thinking
Summaries of and links to online resources-articles, research reports, Web sites, and white papers-that provide research and current thinking relating to the issue's theme. -
Teacher Spotlight
Renee Van Pelt, a fourth-grade teacher in Pinckneyville, Illinois, uses primary sources to capture students’ interest and differentiate instruction. -
Learning Activity – Elementary Level
This activity engages students at various academic levels in examining the Declaration of Independence and introduces them to several Library of Congress online activities and resources. -
Learning Activity – Secondary Level
Students of all academic levels will practice higher-order thinking skills in this activity by analyzing multiple Library of Congress primary sources relating to slavery in the antebellum South. -
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