The Primary Source Podcast

Tom Bober
  • 5.0 (15)
  • EDUCATION

Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.

  1. 01/15/2024

    S4E6: Interview with Kate Hannigan, author of Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine

    Find out more about Kate Hannigan's book here: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/josephine-and-her-dishwashing-machine-9781635926217/ And on Kate's website: https://www.katehannigan.com/

    22 min

  2. 01/14/2024

    S4E5: Interview with Carolyn Yoder, Editorial Director at Calkins Creek

    Carolyn shares the importance of primary sources from an editorial point of view. View the titles she talked about and more here: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/imprints/calkins-creek/

    43 min

  3. 01/13/2024

    S4E4: Interview with Chris Barton, Author of Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It’s Found, & Where It’s Going

    Find Chris Barton's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705263/glitter-everywhere-by-chris-barton-author-chaaya-prabhat-illustrator/

    28 min

  4. 10/10/2023

    S4E3: Interview with Grace Lin, Author of Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

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    25 min

  5. 09/20/2023

    Interview with Meghan McCarthy, Author of Action!: How Movies Began

    https://www.meghan-mccarthy.com/

    32 min

  6. 08/29/2023

    S4E1: Interview with author Anna Crowley Redding

    Author Anna Crowley Redding shares how primary sources impacted her newest picture book, Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper.

    35 min

  7. 04/23/2023

    S3E3: Interview with Barry Wittenstein, author of The Day the River Caught Fire

    Barry and I talk about his new book, The Day the River Caught Fire, primary and secondary sources that came to the surface from his research, and touch on the possibility that the number of digitized primary sources available today may have contributed to the golden age of nonfiction children's picture books.

    30 min

  8. 10/19/2022

    S3E2: Interview with Author Julia Lyon

    Interview with Julia Lyon, author of A Dinosaur Named Ruth. Julia talks about the many primary sources she came across in her research about Ruth Mason who found countless dinosaur bones on her land in South Dakota. https://www.julialyon.com/

    20 min
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Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.

Information

  • Creator
    Tom Bober
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Primary Source Podcast