SALEM in History: A Collaborative Primary Source Website for K-12 History Teachers

By:
Abaigeal Duda,
Irene Axelrod
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SALEM in History: The Science and Art of Learning from Evidence and Materials (SIH) is a content-based, professional development program for K-12 school teachers in the Salem Public Schools. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Education through a three-year Teaching American History grant. SIH is a joint effort between the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Public Schools, Salem State College, and the National Park Service. It aims to increase the depth, breadth, and quality of teachers’ knowledge and understanding of United States history, and to provide teachers with the training, materials and support necessary to apply this new knowledge and understanding in their classrooms. A key component in sustaing this project is the creation of a primary source website that includes materials from partner collections. This presentation explores issues related to creating and sustaining such a website, with particular regard to the concerns of the Phillips Library, which is a private institution with more than 400,000 books, manuscripts, and other materials in its collection. Its participation and digitization of materials that only exist digitally on the SALEM in History website present complex


Keywords: Libraries, Digitization, Teachers, Education, K-12, History, Collaboration, Teaching American History
Stream: Libraries
Presentation Type: 30 minute Paper Presentation in English
Paper: SALEM in History

Abaigeal Duda

Museum Educator, SALEM in History, Peabody Essex Museum/SALEM in History
Salem, MA, UNITED STATES

Abaigeal Duda is the Museum Educator for SALEM in History, which is a content-based, professional development program for primary and secondary school teachers in the Salem Public Schools. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Education through Teaching American History grant. SIH is a joint effort between PEM, the Salem Public Schools, Salem State College, and the National Park Service. It aims to increase the depth, breadth, and quality of teachers’ knowledge and understanding of United States history, and to provide teachers with the training, materials and support necessary to apply this new knowledge and understanding in their classrooms. Abaigeal is also a Ph.D. candidate at Boston University in American Studies and American Art History. Her background includes work in museum exhibitons, education, and development.

Irene Axelrod

Head Research and Manuscript Librarian, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, MA, UNITED STATES

Irene Axelrod is the Head Research and Manuscript Librarian at the Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, in Salem, MA. She holds a Bachelors degree in Liberal Studies with concentration in history from Norwich University, and a Masters degree from Union Institute and University. Additionally, she earned a Certificate in Museum Studies from Tufts University. Irene is a lecturer on women's history and Essex County, and a Board Member for SALEM in History, a collaborative educational project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.

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