Since 2000, the Library of Congress has recruited teachers to work with Educational Outreach staff to help teachers incorporate the Library's collection of over 16 million digitized primary sources into high-quality instruction. Previous Teachers-in-Residence have led professional development workshops for teachers in Washington, DC, and across the United States. They have represented the Library at various conferences and meetings and developed teaching materials and lessons that use the Library's digitized primary sources for national distribution. We are now recruiting for teachers in residence for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Using primary sources in the science classroom can offer a meaningful historical perspective on the evolution of scientific ideas and reinforce key practices employed by the world's great scientists.
"Imagine giving your students free, unlimited access to treasures from cultural institutions from around the world. Perhaps your students would examine an ancient manuscript up close for small but important details. Afterward, they might learn more about its significance from an expert, or search for additional items from the same time or place."
The World Digital Library can help make that vision a reality! Since we published that post about the WDL two years ago, the site has been updated and its collections have increased dramatically.
The civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 are seen today as landmark moments in the nation's history. Many of the images created during the heat of that month's confrontations have become iconic representations of turmoil and triumph.
In the small town of Selma, Alabama, in the early weeks of March 1965, a series of marches took place that brought the nation's civil rights struggle to a point of crisis, and that captured the attention of the world.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the conditions that led to it and its legacy are the subjects of a four-part webinar series. Co-facilitated by education experts from Teaching Tolerance and the Library of Congress, the series will invite participants to examine unique primary sources from the Library's collections that illuminate the laws and practices that preceded the act as well as discuss teaching strategies to use in the classroom.
Strategies for bringing primary sources to bear on social-justice issues are at the centerpiece of a new article from the Library of Congress in the Spring 2015 issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine.
Are you looking for ways to celebrate George Washington or others who have held the highest office in the United States? Teaching with the Library of Congress has published a number of posts documenting their lives and experiences using primary sources from the Library's collections.
