Writing
Books
Literature and Primary Sources: The Perfect Pairing for Student Learning (buy at My Local Indie Bookstore)
Enrich student engagement and deepen learning with this guide to foolproof techniques and strategies to integrate primary sources and literature to benefit learners from kindergarten through high school.
Building News Literacy: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Elementary and Middle Schools (buy at My Local Indie Bookstore)
Every elementary and middle school educator can teach news literacy and connected literacies including text, visual, graphic, and video literacy, using this book.
Elementary Educator’s Guide to Primary Sources (buy at My Local Indie Bookstore)
Focusing on student analysis of primary sources, this book explores several proven analysis strategies to use with students, including methods from the Library of Congress, the Stanford History Education Group, and Harvard’s Project Zero.
Articles
“The Power of Primary Sources: Tips for introducing historic documents to younger students”; American Libraries, September/October 2018
“Free Primary Sources to Engage Students”; School Library Journal
“Growing Up in a Misinformed World: Preparing to Engage with 21st Century Newsy by Reading Historic Newspapers”; School Library Connection, August/September 2017
“Stonewall Wilson”; Library of Congress Magazine, January/February 2017
“Discover Great Primary Sources with LOC.gov”; School Library Connection, November/December 2016
“Picture Books and Primary Sources: Exploring Voting and Elections”; School Library Connection, August/September 2016
“Analyzing Film to Begin Student Exploration of World War I Technology”; Social Education Vol. 80 #2, March/April 2016
AASL Knowledge Quest Blog
Full list of Knowledge Quest Blogs: http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford; August 13, 2018
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell; July 17, 2018
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel; May 17, 2018
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey; April 17, 2018
Pairing Picture Book and Primary Sources: Around America to Win the Vote by Mara Rockliff; March 20, 2018
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee!; February 21, 2018
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Earmuffs for Everyone! by Meghan McCarthy; January 19, 2018
Pairing Primary Sources and Picture Books: Dazzle Ships by Chris Barton; December 18, 2017
Pairing Primary Sources and Picture Books: Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey; November 16, 2017
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers; October 19, 2017
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Dangerous Jane by Suzanne Slade; September 20, 2017
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression; August 17, 2017
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: Soldier Song: A True Story of the Civil War by Debbie Levy; July 17, 2017
A Year at the Library of Congress as a Teacher in Residence; October 23, 2015
Teaching with the Library of Congress Blog
Multimedia Moment: Audio Recordings from the National Press Club; October 18, 2016
Exploring How and Why Scientists Communicate; June 7, 2016
Looking for Data Patterns in Weather-Related Primary Sources; May 12, 2016
Multimedia Moment: A Mystery Sparked by a Century-Old Film; May 3, 2016
Multimedia Moment: Documenting WWI Film Analysis Using Video Editing Software; April 21, 2016
Multimedia Moment: Exploring Fairy Tales from Long Ago; March 29, 2016
Reading Portraits: Analyzing Art as a Primary Source; March 15, 2016
The Long Drive for Women’s Suffrage: Using Chronicling America to Explore the Time and Place of an Unfolding Event; March 8, 2016
Multimedia Moment: American Archive of Public Broadcasting; March 3, 2016
Selecting Primary Sources for the Classroom: Considering Moment of Use; March 2, 2016
Know Your Candidate: Analyzing Sheet Music to Explore Presidential Nominee Identity; February 16, 2016
How Dandy Was Candy? Exploring Messages in Candy and Chocolate Advertisements; February 2, 2016
Multimedia Moment: Learning about Authors through Videos from the National Book Festival; January 19, 2016
Exploring America’s Cinematic Heritage through the National Film Registry; December 17, 2015
Multimedia Moment: Analyzing Comedy Audio Recordings to Explore Culture; December 8, 2015
Unmasking a Thanksgiving Tradition Through Photos and Newspapers; November 19, 2015
The CYAC Program at the Library of Congress: Summarizing Fifty Years of Children’s Literature; November 3, 2015
Multimedia Moment: Analyzing Film in the Classroom; October 29, 2015
Multimedia Moment: Exploring Actuality Films in the Classroom; October 5, 2015
The Américas Award: Bringing Literature to Life with Primary Sources; September 24, 2015
Heliocentric, Geocentric: Using Library of Congress Ebooks to Explore Science-Related Primary Sources; January 13, 2015