Teaching With Primary Sources

WWII Marine Corps veteran John Robinson shares his memories of the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterNovember 1, 2024History, US History

Stories of Discovery

In-depth conversations with trailblazing scientists who have reshaped fields including biology, environmental science, physics, and beyond.

What I Learned at the Harvard Observatory

In relaxed conversation, Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell relates highly complex information.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterJuly 30, 2024Science, Space and Flight

Working from the Ground Up in the Peruvian Amazon

Camino Verde works on projects aimed at sustainable land use, reforestation, and biodiversity conservation.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterApril 25, 2024Earth and Environment, Conservation

Remembering and Healing: Genocide Awareness Month

Genocide Awareness Month is a time to educate and reflect on the darkest chapters of human history.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterApril 3, 2024Holocaust, History

Finding the Light: The Poetry and Prose of Stephen Kuusisto

SPI is pleased to name Stephen Kuusisto as our featured National Poetry Month Poet for 2024.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterMarch 28, 2024Poetry, ELA, Empathy, Diability

Heart, Head, and Hands: Life as a Master Weaver

For SPI’s Handwerks project, traditional weaver Kate Smith shares stories about her life as a weaver and teacher and what it means to her to have created a life of simplicity, tradition, and authenticity in the 21st C.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterJanuary 23, 2024Career Opportunities, Trades

Wolf Kahn: Taking Color to the Danger Point

SPI talks to the renowned American colorist Wolf Kahn.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterSeptember 27, 2023Art, US History, European History

SPI's Veterans' Stories: Vietnam

Story Preservation’s Vietnam stories offer students and teachers a unique and engaging way to promote inquiry and deepen learning.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterSeptember 18, 2023US History, Poetry

WWII Enemy Alien Internment, The Max Ebel Story

Max Ebel was born in Speyer, Germany in 1919. When Max refused to join the Hitler Youth life became very dangerous for him. This led Max to immigrate to the United States in 1937. Four years later his life changed drastically.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterMay 21, 2023History