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Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion FINAL PROJECTS in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"Looking forward to using this presentation with my students before their next research project!Researching in Archives-Wheeles.pptx"
Apr 14, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 9 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"I spent some time working through the materials in Teaching with Documents: Tally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote. This lesson deals with the 4-way electoral race in which John Quincy Adams prevailed over Andrew Jackson, partially due to the…"
Apr 7, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 8 in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"There are so many amazing resources available online through NARA! I will probably spend all summer digging around and adding items from the digital collections to my lecture notes for next year! I spent some time looking through the Treasures of…"
Apr 7, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 7 in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"While I recognize that a library and an archives are organized in very different ways (and I would start this lesson with a statement to that effect), I think a visit to our school library could help my students start to grasp the organization of an…"
Mar 10, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 6 in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13

As I continued to look for information related to A.J. Dimond, I came across some interesting materials regarding the territorial years leading up to Alaskan statehood.

"Alaska: The Outpost State" from the US Army series The Big Picture. This…"
Mar 10, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 5 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"My topic is still evolving. I would like to do research on Anthony J. Dimond, the namesake of my high school, although thus far my searches have yielded little, and nothing of use in a digital format. I'm hoping I can arrange to view some records in…"
Feb 23, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 4 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"My top learning style is logical-mathematical, which is consistent with what I have seen on other such assessments. I would have students with this learning style create an outline or flow chart of the primary source document to help unpack the…"
Feb 17, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 3 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"Here's my diagram. For some reason as I pondered the fact that the descriptions of series included the number of linear feet of records my mind jumped to skyscrapers and office space...Lesson 3-Wheeles.pdf"
Feb 13, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 2 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"I have not used any formal analysis methods up to this point in my teaching. Most of my document analysis with students has involved seminar style discussion after careful reading of the text. I also find that having a good amount of context prior…"
Feb 3, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Please tell us about yourselves in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"It's amazing how small of a town Anchorage still is... I'm taking a class with my former music teacher (Corinne), the teacher I student taught with (Todd), and a parent of one of my current students (Dallas). I love the community we have!"
Jan 30, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 1 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"I keep copies of grades, attendance records, etc., as well as all course documents that I have generated for every course that I have taught. They are organized by unit, with units sorted in the order that I teach them. I also keep exemplary student…"
Jan 22, 2013
Lem Wheeles replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Please tell us about yourselves in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"Hello, my name is Lem Wheeles. I teach social studies (Honors US History, US Government, AP Government (both US and Comparative), and Student Government) at A.J. Dimond High School. I also teach US Government online for ASD iSchool. I have a BA in…"
Jan 22, 2013