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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Primary sources have great instructional power, and are increasingly important in standards, including the Common Core State Standards. In this blog, you'll hear from us every few days as we highlight engaging items from the Library's free online collections, along with ready-to-use teaching ideas.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Primary sources are more important to teachers than ever before, and the Library of Congress makes it easy not only to find great primary sources, but also to quickly and effectively use them in your teaching.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
I hope that this blog post prompted readers to consider how recently-created primary sources reflect our current biases and prejudices.
Posted in: Holidays, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library says goodbye to its 2011-2013 Teacher in Residence, Earnestine Sweeting.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Many teachers who read the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog can probably tell a story of finding the perfect primary source at just the right time to ensure a brilliant teaching moment. Unfortunately, teachers more often spend hours painstakingly searching for promising primary sources to fit the curriculum and engage students. Hours, that is, until a Teachers Page Primary Source Set comes to their rescue!
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
August highlights include the 30th U.S. President, Calvin Coolidge, taking the oath of office and the origins of the Oregon Territory.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Teaching with the Library of Congress blog regularly offers suggestions for helping students practice primary source analysis techniques. Since the launch of the interactive Primary Source Analysis Tool a year ago, thousands of students have analyzed maps, texts, photographs, political cartoons, and more the high tech way.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Anne Savage
There's nothing like primary sources to make you question your prior knowledge, and this blog post has several that surprise, spark interest, and make you want to learn more. Along with the suggested teaching activities, which are useful across most grade levels, these primary sources can help your students explore a famous historical event from several different perspectives including that of George Washington himself.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In our earlier post on Memorable Professional Development, we heard from several teachers about the shift they went through as a result of the Library’s Summer Teacher Institutes. So, if you’ve had a shift in your teaching practice as a result of using primary sources, how can you share with your colleagues?
Posted in: Teaching Tools