Last weekend, I attended and presented at the
National Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. I was more than impressed with the variety of sessions I attended and the generous vendors at the exhibition hall. (Those conference freebies are always great.) One of the true highlights of the conference was a session that introduced teachers to the resources available at the
New York State Archive. The
educational materials available at this site are amazing, and--as the presenter shared during the session--the result of the archives being part of the state's department of education (a rarity in the US). The point is that the site's resources are some of the more accessible ones I have seen for teachers.
A great resource on the
New York State Archive site is
Throughout the Ages. Here, the user can select sources (arranged by topic for US and New York history) from the
document index and create a printable worksheet with contextual information, questions, and state standards, to name a few.
Many of the sources already have questions (indicated with an asterisks next to the title) and links to state standards provided; however, the user can adapt these in any way by simply clicking on the section (e.g., "Questions" or "Standards").
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