Hello AHTC teachers!
I'd like to direct your attention to a really neat online tool. Time magazine has digitized their archives from their founding in 1923 to the present. Beyond viewing all of the covers for the last 87 years, you can keyword search for articles or covers. Additionally, the website has covers sorted by categories such as 'Religion' or 'Presidents." You can also sort through the collections, which are selected covers and article excerpts on a specific topic. They provide an excellent overview of Time's coverage of a topic chronologically. The website has some great features, including browsing tips and a section highlighting the first mention of people who went on to be quite famous.
The archive is fun to idly browse but it can also be a great tool for finding primary sources, examining news coverage of a specific event, looking at how coverage changed over time. There are tons of different ways to use this resource, and we'd love to hear what fun things you find or what great ways you find to use this in your classrooms!
Time Archive
Monday, October 18, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Teachers' Workshop: The Invention of African Traditions
Organized and supported by the University of Illinois' Center for African Studies, Department of History, the Center for Historical Interpretation
Monday, October 11, 2010
6:00-8:30 pm
Venue: Champaign Curriculum Center, 405 N. Randolph, Champaign, IL
2.5 CPDUS, curriculum resources, and lesson ideas will be provided.
Food will be provided as well.
American students have little opportunity to learn African societies, history and art. The focus of this workshop is to examine how teachers can bring the idea that African cultures are dynamic into their classrooms.
The prominent and path-breaking scholar, Prof. Terence Ranger, Rhodes Professor of Race Relations, Oxford University, and co-author of The Invention of Tradition will be participating inthe workshop. Dr. Jonathan Zilberg, an anthropologist trained at the U of I and creator of "Power and Beauty: A Learning Module on African Art and Culture," will present curricular and pedagogical approaches to teaching the dynamism of African culture, art and history. A locally-produced film aimed at young people on the topic of African masquerades will be shown.
REGISTER by emailing: jmcgowan@illinois.edu
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Monday, October 11, 2010
6:00-8:30 pm
Venue: Champaign Curriculum Center, 405 N. Randolph, Champaign, IL
2.5 CPDUS, curriculum resources, and lesson ideas will be provided.
Food will be provided as well.
American students have little opportunity to learn African societies, history and art. The focus of this workshop is to examine how teachers can bring the idea that African cultures are dynamic into their classrooms.
The prominent and path-breaking scholar, Prof. Terence Ranger, Rhodes Professor of Race Relations, Oxford University, and co-author of The Invention of Tradition will be participating inthe workshop. Dr. Jonathan Zilberg, an anthropologist trained at the U of I and creator of "Power and Beauty: A Learning Module on African Art and Culture," will present curricular and pedagogical approaches to teaching the dynamism of African culture, art and history. A locally-produced film aimed at young people on the topic of African masquerades will be shown.
REGISTER by emailing: jmcgowan@illinois.edu
Please indicate
Your Name:
School:
Subjects taught:
Grade Levels taught:
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