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Posted by: Danna Bell
Lately, a few of my colleagues and I have been thinking about teaching with fine arts-related primary sources, as we prepare a TPS Journal issue focused on this topic.
Posted in: African American History, Fine and Performing Arts
Posted by: Danna Bell
The United States has many symbols including the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell. However there is one that has been featured in a recruiting poster, served as a symbol of patriotism and is a personification of the government of the United States of America.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
July highlights include the assassination of President James Garfield and the ratification of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
One of the most popular resources on the Library of Congress website is Chronicling America. A collaboration with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Chronicling America provides digital access to newspapers published in the United States of America between 1836-1922. Meet one of the people responsible for making this collection available online, Tonijala Penn.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was widely influential when it was published in 1852. The Library's “Sources and Strategies” article in the May 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of NCSS, discusses the influence of the novel. Perhaps just as important as its effect, however, was Stowe’s original impetus for writing it.
Posted in: National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860), Poetry and Literature
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: Stephen Wesson
Here at the Library, we on the K-12 education team are reflecting on the fact that this blog has reached its three-year anniversary. At the same time, we're looking forward to a busy summer.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Want to learn more about some of the buildings found in our nation's capital? Use the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) to learn more about the buildings and monuments you will visit while in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
June highlights include the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and D-Day.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas