Archives on the Arctic: Connecting to Global Issues with Primary Sources
Dates:
Monday, June 24 - Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Location:
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Accommodations: Springhill Suites Hotel, 1190 Auraria Parkway,Suite A · Denver, Colorado 80204
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/densd-springhill-suites-denver-downtown
Registration:
By Invitation Only
Sponsors:
Pacific Northwest National Resource Center on Canada with support from a grant awarded by
The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Western Regional Center.
The resource-rich Arctic is changing faster than anywhere on Earth due to climate change and, according to The Economist,
is not only “setting alarm bells ringing for environmentalists, but [also] opening up new perspectives for trade and
development. “ In order to meet future challenges, it is vital that today’s students learn more about issues already at play
in the Arctic.
This 2-½ day workshop will train K-12 social studies and science teachers about cultural and environmental challenges in
the circumpolar north as well as about the use of Library of Congress and the World Digital Library archival materials in
classrooms. The dual focused presentations will be collaboratively offered by the Pacific Northwest National Resource
Center (NRC) on Canada and the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Program in the Western Region.
As seen in the session titles below, presentations will provide a solid foundation for teaching about Inuit peoples, and the
circumpolar north, particularly interrelationships between the US and Canada in terms of geographical boundaries,
indigenous cultures, resource exploitation, transportation and political conflict. A rich reservoir of digitized primary source
materials as well as tools for analysis that actively engage students in historical inquiry will also be introduced so that
workshop participants can, in turn, create primary source-based curricula for use in classrooms and shared online.
Library of Congress Archives http://www.loc.gov/pictures/
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Workshop sessions include:
 “A History of the Inuit in Canada and the Circumpolar North”
 “Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue in the Arctic”
 “Using the LOC Website and Resources”
 “Primary Source Strategies”
 “International Relations and Indigenous Diplomacies in the Arctic”
 “Curriculum Design and Development ”
 “Advanced LOC Resources & Teacher Associate Program”
Invitations will soon be sent to a cadre of outstanding teachers (and potential teacher-associates) throughout the western
United States. If keenly interested in being among them, please contact tina.storer@wwu.edu asap.