Introduction
(1:05) 2.22 MB
An overview of the philosophy behind the projects
on the website. |
What
is Primary Historical Evidence (1:17)
2.76 MB
Students describe what primary historical evidence
is. How primary sources are key to the study
of history.
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Where
Did it Start? (1:58) 4.76 MB
How Project Apprentice to History (PATH) began;
the original ideas, purpose, and sources of
funding.
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From
PATH to primaryresearch.org (1:41) 3.71
MB
How PATH evolved to be published on the web,
and the advantages of publishing student work
and research online.
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Building
a Skillset (1:13) 2.56 MB
Skills learned by students, in their own words,
from their experiences in PATH.
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Collaboration
(2:39) 5.90 MB
The necessary interaction of scholars, archivist,
teachers, and students to the success of the
project. Field trip with Marylene Altieri of
the Monroe C. Gutman Library at Harvard University's
Graduate School of Education.
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Hiring
a Professional Archivist (2:10) 4.77
MB
Archivist Margaret Cornell's role in setting
up the Educational Archives at Beverly High
School; how she conducted in initial survey
of the collection which resulted in a database
to help locate documents in the collection.
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Choosing
the Topics (0:51) 1.77 MB
How topic areas are chosen by PATH teachers.
Using the local environment as a laboratory.
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Conducting
Research in the Community (2:38) 5.78
MB
Dean Eastman and his class visit a local cemetery
early morning before school to understand Puritan
gravestones.
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Working
with Primary Documents (1:41) 3.70 MB
How students help sort through artifacts at
the Beverly Educational Archives.
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Restoring
Documents (3:24) 7.57 MB
How students restore fragile documents and artifacts
at the Beverly Educational Archives.
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Digitization
(1:33) 3.38 MB
How documents are transformed by students into
a format that can be accessed online.
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Paper
Topics and Findings (4:46) 10.57 MB
Students present their topics and findings.
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Professional
Opinions (2:32 min) 5.56 MB
Brief interviews with Marylene Altieri (Gutman
Library), Archivist Margaret Cornell, and Robert
Allison (Suffolk University).
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Beverly
High School History teacher and filmmaker Andrew Brechko
created this documentary of primaryresearch.org featuring
interviews with former students in PATH and Primary Research
Through the History of Beverly. 