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Primary Sources in Action: Engaging Students with America’s Founding Documents

March 10, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

EST  | Online

Join JMC Teacher Programs Manager Emilee McHorney for a virtual professional development program designed to equip educators with practical strategies for integrating Founding Era primary sources into their civics and history classrooms. This session will explore how to make documents like the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Federalist Papers relevant and accessible to students.

Participants will:

– Discover effective inquiry-based teaching strategies for analyzing primary sources

– Learn scaffolding techniques to support diverse learners in engaging with complex texts

– Explore ways to connect Founding Era principles to contemporary civic issues

Venue

  • Zoom
  • 3 Bala Plaza W Suite 401
    Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-3408 United States
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