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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
What do scientists do? This simple prompt was central in one activity during the inaugural week-long Seminar for Science Educators held at the Library this summer.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, 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: Cheryl Lederle
In my first blog post as Teacher in Residence, I set a number of goals: to connect primary sources to literature, to create research questions to advance inquiry, and to foster library skills. I was able to meet these goals in a number of ways and to reach out to teachers and librarians with approaches to working with primary sources and teaching research skills.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Teaching Strategies
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: Stephen Wesson
This blog supports teachers and school librarians as they teach with primary sources, particularly those from the rich online collections of the Library. Our posts cover a wide range of disciplines, spotlighting powerful items from the collections as well as sharing teaching strategies from our staff and many partners.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
I love this blog post about Muybridge's stop-action photography because it's about technology, art, science....and the magic of in-between images. As the author writes: What can your students learn from the images that is not observable from the live action?
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Last year I had the privilege to serve as the Special Curator for the online collection Finding Our Place in the Cosmos: From Galileo to Sagan and Beyond. This was, unquestionably, the coolest thing I have ever had the chance to work on.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In many areas of the United States, schools still have an extended break in the summer time. For teachers, this time is often an opportunity to rejuvenate, attend workshops, and catch up on professional reading.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
It is hard to believe that until Edweard Muybridge began his study of animal locomotion with photography in the late 19th century, we were limited to only what the eye could see or what was in a single photograph. In celebration of Muybridge’s birthday, the Library of Congress has uploaded a number of Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion images from its collections into Flickr.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math