Educators' Workshop
Visualizing Change in Boston: Using Digital Commonwealth Collections to Tell Stories of Places and Activism
Educators from the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library will discuss “Activism in Boston Over Time,” a new primary source set and an accompanying lesson they created for Digital Commonwealth. In this lesson, students use maps, photos and other resources to construct a narrative of how different locations in Boston changed over time and the role of activism in the change. This lesson can serve as a model for any educators across the Commonwealth considering how to teach about the role of citizen action in their local communities.
Come prepared to participate as we'll be trying out the lesson together!
Explore the primary source sets “Activism in Boston Over Time” >
This workshop is designed for K-12 educators but anyone interested in this topic is invited to participate.
The workshop is free of charge. Register by Tue Sep 27. You will receive the Zoom link when you register.
Michelle LeBlanc is Director of Education for the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library where she leads all aspects of K-12 teacher training, school programs and curriculum development. She has over 20 years of experience in museums and classrooms, teaching history and designing programming for varied audiences. She holds an M.A. in Public History from Northeastern University and is a licensed teacher for grades 5-8 in Massachusetts.
Megan Nally is the Public Engagement Coordinator at the Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library. She is a recent graduate from Wesleyan University and holds a B.A. in Government and Hispanic Literatures & Cultures as well as a certificate in International Relations. Megan has a strong interest in public education, historic documentation, and community history.
Header image: Three Boston public high school students participate in a Maptivists Initiative program at the Leventhal Map & Education Center. Credit: Leventhal Map & Education Center.
