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Posted by: Danna Bell
As this team's Education Specialist, my role is to develop, coordinate and facilitate exhibition-related activities, including tours and public programs, for visitors ranging from K-12 students and teachers to families, lifelong learners, and even Members of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
For me, one of the greatest joys of working at the Library is that I continually have the opportunity to choose a new favorite item, and I'll never need to pick the same one twice, thanks to the vastness of the collections. Every day, I see an image I've never seen before or view a photo with new eyes because of a researcher's enthusiasm for their research topic. Even with all the tools at my disposal to locate specific items, my day is still full of serendipity and discovery - and brand new favorites!
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
I like the photo because it reminds me of the phrase "Back to the salt mines."
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
These Student Discovery Sets gather unique documents and artifacts related to landmark moments in the nation's history and, through interactive tools, let students zoom in on, illustrate, and makes notes about what they discover. The newest sets cover Political Cartoons and Public Debates, Japanese American Internment, and Women's Suffrage.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
My all-time favorite teacher was Mrs. Campbell in sixth grade. One of her activities was to have us memorize and recite poetry a couple of times a year. While I was painfully shy back then, I thought the activity was terrific (once my turn was finished)! In our online collections, I really love the copy of Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain." It's a printed copy but it includes corrections in Whitman's handwriting with a note to the publisher about "bad perversions."
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Follow Thomas Jefferson's example and make your own vegetable market chart to track the seasonal availability of produce where you live. Start by recording the fruits and vegetables you see in grocery stores, farmers' markets, or your own garden, and the dates of their first and last appearances.
Posted in: Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about Zora Neale Hurston's time in Florida with the Federal Writers project in the May/June 2015 "Sources and Strategies" article in Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies.
Posted in: African American History, Culture and Folklife, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Those of us at the Library who work in education are celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog. We're grateful for all the journeys of discovery that we've taken in the course of creating posts for this blog, and we're grateful for all the co-authors and guest authors who've enriched its pages over the years.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
June highlights include the life of Henry Clay, "the Great Compromiser" and the signing of the Yosemite Land Grant.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas