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Posted by: Danna Bell
A frustration early in my teaching career was getting students to interact critically with primary sources. After many lackluster attempts, I determined to seek a solution. Through trial and error with different approaches, I found the most success when teaching students a step-by-step approach to critical analysis.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, World History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Share a picture of the Statue of Liberty with your students. What do they know about the statue? Do they know it was gift from France to celebrate the 100th birthday of the United States? Do they know anything about the sculptor, Frederic Bartholdi?
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Fine and Performing Arts, Immigration
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore blog posts teaching about Native American history and culture using primary sources.
Posted in: Native American History
Posted by: Danna Bell
On Saturday, November 4, 2017, the Library of Congress will host a free, one-day workshop for K-12 educators interested in incorporating music-related primary sources into their classroom instruction.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Have you ever thought about taking one topic or theme and finding the connections in various subjects? Consider having a spider-themed day at your school and see how you can work spiders into your classroom activities.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Holidays, Poetry and Literature, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
On Saturday, October 7, from 11 am to 12 pm, the Library of Congress will facilitate a one hour hands on workshop -- Exploring Practices, Nature of Science, and Science in Society: Analyzing Historical Primary Sources from the Library of Congress at the NSTA Area Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
I'm delighted to be back at the Library in a new incarnation as a librarian-educator. I'm excited to be able to bring all that professional experience to bear in my current charge, which is to engage audiences in creating and sharing knowledge, inspire a love of reading and research, and inform the public about the treasures here.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
We thought it would be a unique way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month--as well as the work of our former interns--by highlighting some of their blog posts related to Hispanic heritage.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
I am a senior exhibition director in the Library's Interpretive Programs Office, which is the office charged with developing and producing exhibitions onsite and online that show the public what the nation's library holds and preserves.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts