Looking Back: Outstanding Blog Posts from Former Teacher in Residence Tom Bober
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here are a few of Tom Bober's Multimedia Moments:
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Archive: 2016 (111 Posts)
Looking Back: Outstanding Blog Posts from Former Teacher in Residence Trey Smith
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here are a few of Trey's blog posts on Primary Sources in Science Classrooms.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Welcome Back to Teaching with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
Welcome back to the classroom, and welcome back to Teaching with the Library of Congress! Are you looking for powerful ways to incorporate primary sources into your classroom activities? Here are a few blog posts that will supply some ideas you can use.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Bringing Audubon to the Classroom
Posted by: Danna Bell
When I came across the Library's digitized Audubon prints, I began to think about the many ways a teacher could use the same images in other fields.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Science Technology and Math
Our Favorite Posts: 10 Ways to Enrich Your Classroom with Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
When I talk to teachers, it's clear that one thing has not changed since I left the classroom: teachers are always looking for ideas to increase learning opportunities. Even better if those ideas are quick and easy to implement!
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Five Questions with Jennifer Cutting, Folklife Specialist, American Folklife Center
Posted by: Danna Bell
Folklife - songs, stories, jokes, crafts, and dances which have been handed down from generation to generation - are the unwritten history of the American people, and they help us understand what it is like to belong to a group, whether that group is a family, an ethnic group, a regional group, or a group of workers in the same occupation.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Fine and Performing Arts, Interviews with Experts
Five Questions with Jacqueline Coleburn, Rare Book Cataloger, Rare Book Reading Room
Posted by: Danna Bell
Currently I am working on the Library's rare American children's books. This is particularly rewarding work for me because children's literature is such an excellent window into the priorities and values of a time and place.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Poetry and Literature
Five Questions with Ken Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist, Digital Reference Team
Posted by: Danna Bell
Recently I updated our guide to World War I materials, which contains links to online photographs, documents, newspapers, films, sheet music, and sound recordings from the war. With the centennial of the U.S. entry into WWI approaching, I expect that the WWI guide will be particularly useful for teachers and students.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Interviews with Experts
Five Questions with Nicole Saylor, Head, American Folklife Center Archives
Posted by: Danna Bell
These collections, which include extensive audiovisual documentation of traditional arts, cultural expressions, and oral histories, offer researchers access to the songs, stories, and other creative expressions of people from diverse communities.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Interviews with Experts