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Southeast Nebraska
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900 West Court
Beatrice, NE 68310

Phone: 402-223-5277
Ask for Duveen

Web: www.sndlc.org
E-Mail: dpenner@esu5.org
Fax: 402-223-5279

VISIT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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Introduce your students to the power of primary sources via DL Technology!

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Dave Rosenbaum, formerly a teacher at Tri County High School in DeWitt, NE, is now an Education Specialist at the Archives and is looking forward to connecting with students in Nebraska.

Dave reports:

" Working in the same building as our nation's charters is really a dream come true. I walk across Pennsylavania Avenue each morning and see the beauty of the Capitol to the east, and the magnificance of the White House to the west. It's cool!

I am still teaching, just in another mode. I miss the day-to-day interaction with my students, but I love interacting with students and teachers coast to coast. One day, I had videoconferences with Georgia, Arkansas, and New York!

The National Archives is a gold mine of resources for everyone - especially teachers.

We have to find ways to educate our teachers in terms of access and use of our government's documents. We have between nine and ten billion documents in the Archives collection. A good teacher might use several dozen to supplement lessons to inspire their students."

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National Archive workshops are

• interactive and document-based
  
  
• available for groups of up to 30 students
  in grades 5 - 12
• designed to last 1 hour, and can be
  scheduled on weekdays between 9 a.m.
  and 3 p.m. (EST or EDT)
• available using your SNDLC distance learning static classroom, extended cart, or media cart.

There are no charges for the event.

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VIDEOCONFERENCE TOPICS www.archives.gov/education/workshops/ electronic-topics.html
FOR STUDENTS	The Constitution In this workshop, students who have studied the Constitution will analyze facsimile copies of the great charter and related documents from the holdings of the National Archives that illustrate the importance of the Constitution and its influence on our lives today.
	Introduction to the National Archives and Records Administration In this workshop, students will be introduced to the Federal agency responsible for preserving and making available the permanently valuable records of the Federal Government. Students will examine facsimiles of a wide variety of primary sources, including photographs, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, cartoons, and textual records.
FOR TEACHERS	Teaching With Documents Primary sources such as Joseph Glidden's patent for barbed wire, FDR's "Date Which Will Live in Infamy" speech, photographs from the Civil War, and the canceled check for the purchase of Alaska provide students with exciting learning opportunities. All of these documents and millions of others are held by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). In this workshop, a NARA education specialist will introduce teacher participants to documents, teaching activities, and professional opportunities available from the National Archives. Efforts by other Federal agencies to make valuable government resources readily available for educators and students will also be described.
	Introduction to the National Archives and Records Administration In this workshop, students will be introduced to the Federal agency responsible for preserving and making available the permanently valuable records of the Federal Government. Students will examine facsimiles of a wide variety of primary sources, including photographs, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, cartoons, and textual records.
CONTACT	Dave Rosenbaum, Education Specialist Phone: 202-357-5077 Email: David.Rosenbaum@nara.gov
PLEASE NOTE	The National Archives is not yet on the Call Manager list. Please call Duveen at 223-5277 or email her at dpenner@esu5.org for connection information.
REQUEST FORM	Click here to open & print PDF Request Form

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