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Teacher Webinar May 7: English Learners, the Common Core and Primary Sources

Posted by: Danna Bell

How can time-strapped teachers find and use free resources from the online collections of the Library of Congress to support the needs of diverse learners? Join us in a webinar on Thursday, May 7, at 4 PM ET, to learn strategies "to engage students in the analysis of evidence (Common Core), increase comprehensible input (diverse learners), and promote content learning and student engagement."

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Teacher Webinar with Teaching Tolerance, Thursday February 19: Building Literacy Skills and Teaching about the Civil Rights Movement

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

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.