Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU Offers Civics-Focused Workshop
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Teachers analyzing primary sources at a TPS-MTSU workshop.
Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU will be offering an educator workshop, “Defining Citizenship: Strategies for Teaching Civics with Primary Sources,” on Friday, February 17 th , from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. This workshop will include guest speaker Dr. Mary Evins, research professor and coordinator of the American Democracy Project at MTSU. The workshop will also feature activities that demonstrate how to use primary sources to teach and discuss civics in the middle and high school classroom. The workshop is open to educators in grades 4 and up. Anyone who would like to register should email Kira Duke.
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