Consider the Source New York

On April 13, 2022, I had the opportunity to attend the Long Island Diversity and Collaborative Knowledge Institute at Huntington Town Hall. This full-day workshop was designed to facilitate and foster collaboration between K-12 educators and those working in local museums, archives, libraries, and other cultural organizations that collect, preserve, and make accessible historical records. We had the opportunity to come together for a day of professional learning and knowledge sharing with the goal of working on ways to facilitate better channels of communication between teachers and custodians of local primary sources. We also explored and learned about the different ways historical records can be used in the classroom. The keynote speaker, Josephine Smith, Cultural Educator, Shinnecock Indian Education Program, spoke about the importance of viewing documents with a critical eye. We are continuing to brainstorm ways to bring historical societies and primary documents into our schools. Stay tuned for some fun creative ideas coming to Bellmore.