Meeting with Tarrant’s 7th graders April 22nd to close their research unit on change makers. They read the biography I wrote about Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in and researched other people who have made a difference in their communities. During my presentation we’ll explore these questions: Who are…
Continue reading: Tarrant Middle School (Hampton, VA) Change MakersAuthor: nancynoyessilcoxbooks
Linda Mitchell and I shared “Recommended Reading by Virginia Librarians for MG Social Studies” with school librarians and social studies teachers at the two conferences in November. Besides learning about fiction and nonfiction books that will extend history beyond the textbook, these books provide windows and mirrors to events and…
Continue reading: VASSL & VCSSE ConferencesCongratulations to Davis (Hampton, VA) Middle School teacher Rachelle Chambers and Librarian Nancy Terrell for their article “Planting Seeds Across Curricula” that was published in the October 2018 issue of Teacher Librarian. The collaborative U.S. history unit ended with my visit to share my journey writing Samuel Tucker’s biography. I’m…
Continue reading: Planting Seeds Across CurriculaFollowing my presentation about the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in, 175 7th graders at New Ulm (MN) Middle School asked wide-ranging and thoughtful questions. They asked about what motivated Samuel Tucker to organize the sit-in and thought about what they could do to make a difference in their world.
Continue reading: Minnesota 7th graders Learn About 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-inCheck out this news release about my visit to Davis Middle School in Hampton, VA. The accompanying photo shows students with the Lego Wall to demonstrate their understanding of violent and nonviolent protests. It was a wonderful opportunity for learning. http://www.hampton.k12.va.us/news/2018April/DavisAuthor.html
Continue reading: Hampton City Schools reports on Silcox author visitAs an African American woman, Ida B. Wells was an activist journalist challenging racism and sexism in the early 1890s whose work has largely been unrecognized. This crusader for justice will be honored with a monument in Chicago where she lived and worked after her presses were destroyed in Memphis…
Continue reading: Doing Justice to Ida B. WellsApril 19, 2018 I returned to speak with 7th graders at Davis Middle School in Hampton, Virginia. They read Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in. Then they researched violent and nonviolent protests, created posters about people who made a difference in…
Continue reading: Davis Middle School Return VisitPrimary Sources + Strategies = Success for All Students Special Education, ELL, and Team Teachers Grades 4-12, all subjectsJoin us for a Free Workshop from the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources programApril 19, 2018 – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.UVA Northern Virginia Center, Room 214 7054 Haycock Road,…
Continue reading: Teaching with Primary Sources: Free Training OpportunityThank you, Charles Perry, for sending this letter to me after hearing my presentation. I hope sharing this story helps it take its historic place in American history. Your recent presentation at Lansdowne Woods on the life of Mr. Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a history unknown to me, and his signature…
Continue reading: Landsdowne Woods’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day ProgramFirst graders and Nancy Noyes Silcox after they listened to and critiqued manuscript for a new narrative nonfiction picture book manuscript about the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in. Sit Down for Justice at the Library is being sent to possible publishers now.
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