UnErasing LGBTQ History Institute hosted at Lowell National Historical Park: This week-long intensive institute introduced primary source materials from the Library of Congress. The TPS grant provided participants with the time, opportunities and resources to delve into both the inquiry method and the primary sources that fuel the method. Participants first learned the importance of teaching with primary sources and using History UnErased’s inquiry for contextualized pedagogy in the classroom. In this method of inquiry, the role of the teacher and student is fluid throughout the process, and recognizes that learners are diverse with diverse needs. Participants also began digging through primary sources to better understand the content. This inquiry method, coupled with Library of Congress analysis tools, gave participants the chance to work collaboratively, ask questions, and use research to further their understanding of the content. This method is directly applicable to classroom instruction, so participants left with a model of instruction that they could implement with confidence.

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