History classes that involve students in historical inquiry using primary sources can prepare young people for civic engagement. In this webinar illustrates how teachers can build students’ historical knowledge, foster historical thinking skills that are vital for civic engagement, and nurture students’ civic dispositions through document-based lessons. Using resources from the Library of Congress and following the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Framework, it presents model lesson ideas that add pizzazz to history courses and prepare young people to change the world.

The presentation was provided through the NCSS Teaching with Primary Sources grant from the Library of Congress.