[CASL-L] Primary Sources for Teaching and Learning from the Dodd Research Center, UConn Libraries

[Laura Smith]

Hi again school librarians.  After I sent out that email about the blog postings I see that I inadvertently added an attachment that was not meant for the email to you.   It was sent in error.

 

Thanks again,

 

Laura

 

Laura Smith, C.A.

Curator for Business, Railroad, and Labor Collections

Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center 
University of Connecticut Libraries

405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205

Storrs, CT  06269-1205

 

laura.katz.smith at uconn.edu <mailto:laura.katz.smith at uconn.edu> 

Phone: (860)486-2516

Fax: (860)486-4521

 

 

From: casl-l-bounces at mylist.net [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Laura Smith
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:17 AM
To: CASL_L
Subject: [CASL-L] Primary Sources for Teaching and Learning from the DoddResearch Center, UConn Libraries

 

Hi school librarians.  My name is Laura Smith and I am an archivist in Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center of the UConn Libraries in Storrs. In addition to providing materials from our collections for the campus community, as well as the greater community of researchers in the state and worldwide, we are always looking for ways to work with the state’s schools in the hopes that the primary sources in our collections will contribute to the schools’ curriculum.  In the past we have been involved in projects like Connecticut History Online (http://www.cthistoryonline.org <http://www.cthistoryonline.org> ) and frequently give talks to student groups for National History Day or other projects.

 

I am writing you because for the last several months I have been working on a set of postings for the blog we have for the Dodd Research Center (http://doddcenter.wordpress.com/ <http://doddcenter.wordpress.com/> ) that provides primary sources that are targeted for use by the state’s Social Studies teachers.  In the posts I provide historical documents and then questions that can be asked of the documents, for critical thinking skills exercises or document analysis, and try to align the document to the Connecticut Social Studies curriculum standards.  Often I will post the document on one day, with the questions, and then provide more details about the document in a follow-up posting.

 

Could I ask your help with this project, by your evaluating my postings and bringing them to the attention of the Social Studies faculty at your schools?  Could you tell me if you think I’m on the right track, or if the documents I put up are useful, or if I “get it” at all?   I could really use some feedback for this project, and school librarians are an ideal connection for providing resource materials for the state’s classroom.

 

You can find the postings beginning here: http://doddcenter.wordpress.com/category/resources-for-teaching-and-learning/ <http://doddcenter.wordpress.com/category/resources-for-teaching-and-learning/> .  I usually post a new set of documents once a month.

 

Any comments you can give me are VERY much appreciated.  Thanks for your time and expertise.

 

Best to you all,

 

Laura Smith

 

Laura Smith, C.A.

Curator for Business, Railroad, and Labor Collections

Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center 
University of Connecticut Libraries

405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205

Storrs, CT  06269-1205

 

laura.katz.smith at uconn.edu <mailto:laura.katz.smith at uconn.edu> 

Phone: (860)486-2516

Fax: (860)486-4521

 

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