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Posted by: Peter Armenti
This "Teacher's Corner" blog posts explores ways that teachers can invite students to explore the natural world through poetry.
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Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. In 2015, in one of my earliest Teacher’s Corner posts, I wrote about short poetry activities to use at the beginning of class, also sometimes …
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Posted by: Peter Armenti
A lesson plan that invites students to read and explore poetry inspired by historical events, and to write their own poems based on a historical event of their choosing.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Friday, May 1, at 3 PM ET, the Library of Congress Learning and Innovation Office and By the People crowdsourcing team will partner with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to host a Walt Whitman and crowdsourcing themed webinar.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, News and Events, Walt Whitman
Posted by: Peter Armenti
A recording of the April 2 "Online Office Hours" webinar on poetry resources for K-12 educators is now available online. Learn more about other other "Online Office Hours" programs in this post.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Happy National Poetry Month! Learn more about newly launched poetry resources, check out our existing digital programs, and stay tuned for more announcements about virtual content coming your way this month.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Peter Armenti
This post discusses ways teachers can incorporate poetry and other literature into remote learning environments.
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. This summer I participated in a week-long National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop titled “The Concord Landscapes and Legacy …
Posted in: Guest Posts, Teacher's Corner
Posted by: Peter Armenti
The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. In June, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden named Joy Harjo the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. On September 19, the date of her …
Posted in: Guest Posts, Poets Laureate, Teacher's Corner