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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
Posted by: Anne Savage
On Thursday, January 22 at 4 PM ET, Teaching Tolerance and the Library of Congress will co-facilitate the first of a series of monthly webinars on teaching and learning about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), News and Events
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
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Using historical primary sources - documents created at the time under study - in science can propel teaching and learning about the nature of science, the practices of real life scientists, the impact of science on society and culture, and more.
Posted in: News and Events, Science Technology and Math
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
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