February in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
February highlights include the origins of Valentine's Day and the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Archive: January 2015 (6 Posts)
Teacher Workshop in Washington, D.C.: The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom
Posted by: Danna Bell
In this one day workshop for K-12 educators, Library of Congress education specialists will model strategies for using primary sources relating to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to engage students, build critical thinking skills, and construct knowledge.
Posted in: News and Events
Teaching with the Library of Congress: Top Posts of 2014
Posted by: Danna Bell
As we do at the start of each calendar year, we also take a look back at the previous year and highlight posts that received the most comments from readers and the most mentions in social media outlets. We hope this look back refreshes your memory or leads you to ideas and primary sources that you can use with your students.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Heliocentric, Geocentric: Using Library of Congress Ebooks to Explore Science-Related Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
I had been looking for ways to integrate research skills for a fifth grade class that is currently studying space and motion. The new Library of Congress "Understanding the Cosmos" eBook gave a great selection of primary sources that could help support that topic.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
January in History at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
January highlights include President Harry Truman's promise of a "fair deal" for Americans and the birth of John Hancock.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Starting 2015 in Auld Lang Syne
Posted by: Danna Bell
I hope that in 2015 you find opportunities to sit in places of beauty, to support your students and to incorporate primary sources into classroom activities
Posted in: Holidays