Maryland Humanities

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

Last updated on November 13, 2024
Grant awarded by
Library of Congress
Region
East
Organization Type
Non-profit Organization
Congressional District(s)
7
Fiscal Year Of First Grant
FY 2016 [10/01/15 - 09/30/16]
Contributing Organization(s)
Maryland Public Television, Maryland State Department of Education
Organization description

Maryland Humanities is an education nonprofit that creates and supports educational experiences in the humanities that inspire all Marylanders to embrace lifelong learning, exchange ideas openly, and enrich their communities.

Project description

The Thinkport Inquiry Kits are primary and secondary source sets that can kickstart student research or inspire teachers’ lesson planning. The 200+ kits align with curriculum standards in US history, world history, US government, elementary social studies, and our newest Indigenous Maryland collection. The site also includes 12 self-paced, interactive research learning modules. The modules support students through each step of creating a research project, from analyzing primary sources to writing a thesis.

Since their creation, the Thinkport Inquiry Kits have been used as a support for students doing research projects for Maryland History Day and National History Day. We hope to continue to extend our reach and make sure Maryland History Day is accessible to English learners as well. We developed a suite of Maryland History Day for English Learners resources to scaffold the process for those students.
TPS project focus
  • Apps/Online Interactives/Games
  • Curriculum
  • Teaching Materials
  • Workshops
Content focus
  • Access
  • Equity and Inclusion
  • History
Audience
  • Classroom teachers
  • Curriculum coordinators
  • Librarians/Media specialists
  • Students
Level(s)
  • K-5
  • 6 - 8
  • 9 - 12
Population focus
  • English language learners
  • Native American/Indigenous
Organization Contact
Lia Ozizmirli
[email protected]
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