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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
One way to engage students with the wealth of maps available from the Library of Congress is to discuss their value as sources of information as well as means to find a location or plan a route.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Contemporary United States (1945-present), Geography and Maps, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
This year's NCSS Conference will take place November 21-23 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. You will find us in booth number 821 on Friday, November 21st from 9am-5pm and Saturday, November 22nd from 8:30am to 5pm .
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Welcome (or welcome back!) to Teaching with the Library of Congress, where we hope you discover and discuss the most effective techniques for using Library of Congress primary sources in the classroom. We invite readers to engage with topics ranging from What Makes a Primary Source a Primary Source? to what's happening "next month in history?" Here are staff picks for places to start - or continue - teaching with primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
As the new school year begins, the Library of Congress invites students everywhere to touch, draw on and analyze some of its most valuable treasures--all via a new set of free interactive ebooks for iPads.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library of Congress is not only a great library--it's also one of the world's richest destinations for educators seeking primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Kate DiCamillo, the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, chose the theme Stories Connect Us and it resonated with me. So did Rebecca Newland's post on using DiCamillo's stories and primary sources to help draw students deeper into the story.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
One way to engage students with what they're reading, without turning an extra-curricular club into a class, is to introduce Library of Congress primary and secondary sources related to a particular book, a particular author, or to reading in general.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for all of its summer programs, including a week-long session for K-12 educators on science and one on civil rights. Held at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, these professional development programs provide educators with tools and resources to effectively integrate primary sources into K-12 classroom teaching, emphasizing student engagement, critical thinking, and construction of knowledge.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The role of the Ambassador is to raise “national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education and the development and betterment of the lives of young people.” DiCamillo, the fourth to hold this position, has chosen “Stories Connect Us” as her theme, saying “When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see each other.”
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, News and Events, Poetry and Literature