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Archive: November 2015 (11 Posts)

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Helping Students Read Between the Lines: Identifying Bias and Attitude in Newspapers for the Presidential Election of 1912

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

In the November/December 2015 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article focused on analyzing newspapers from the presidential election of 1912, an unusual contest at an unusual time.

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Primary Sources in Science Classrooms: We’ll See You at the NSTA Conference in Philadelphia

Posted by: Danna Bell

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is hosting an Area Conference in Philadelphia November 12-14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Educational staff from the Library of Congress will facilitate a workshop on Thursday called “Science as a Human Endeavor: Analyzing Historical Primary Sources from the Library of Congress.”

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School Librarians: Join Us at AASL in Columbus, Ohio

Posted by: Danna Bell

This year's AASL National Conference and Exhibition will be held November 5-8 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. You will find educational staff from the Library of Congress in the exhibit hall in booth 235 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.