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Posted by: Anne Savage
Mark this year's Kentucky Derby by exploring stop-motion photos and artists' depictions of galloping horses from the collections of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the March/April 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our "Sources and Strategies" article described the invention of the phonograph and how it was used by the 19th century American ethnologists, Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche, to record music and interviews with Omaha Indians.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, News and Events, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Walk with civil rights activists as they march against racial segregation. Pick out the details of a nineteenth-century factory. Zoom in on the faces of children at play one hundred years ago. As teachers begin planning for the next school year, the Library of Congress invites students everywhere to touch, draw on, and explore some of its most valuable treasures--all via its three newest free interactive ebooks for tablets.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
May highlights include the Homestead Act and the debut of Good Housekeeping magazine.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
During the webinar, Library staff will model primary source teaching strategies and highlight historic newspapers available through the Chronicling America project.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
As the end of my internship draws near and I look back at all I have learned, one thing sticks out: I have been surprised by how exciting analyzing primary sources can be. I watched as teachers at our workshops sat with images in front of them, and their facial expressions went from an initial blank stare to expressions of full engagement and wonder as they looked at every detail of an image to answer questions like: What is the image trying to convey? Why? Who created it? In groups, the teachers became excited students working together to analyze an image.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Enduring themes, characters, and images from Shakespeare's writing have long been woven into the fabric of other media and popular culture. Examining relevant primary sources from the collections of the Library of Congress may strengthen student connections to a particular work.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Astronomy Day is April 25, and we at Teaching with the Library of Congress are standing by with a cluster of blog posts featuring primary sources that explore changing ideas of the solar system and what lies beyond it. Historical documents may be rooted in the past, but they provide a powerful way for the scientists and stargazers of today to familiarize themselves with scientific practices, to observe the ways in which scientific knowledge changes over time, and to honor the legacy of those who have boldly gone before them.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Today, the Library of Congress announces the availability of $950,000 to support the development of online interactives and mobile apps for classroom use on Congress and civic participation.
Posted in: News and Events