Introducing Jen Reidel, the 2019-20 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence
Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
Archive: 2019 (69 Posts)
Introducing Amara Alexander, 2019-20 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress.
Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Amara Alexander, the 2019-2020 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
Encouraging Student Understanding of Negotiation and the Value of Notetaking during the 1787 Constitutional Convention
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the September 2019 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article featured two pages from James Madison’s Original Notes on Debates at the Federal Constitutional Convention which described the events of Monday, June 18, 1787.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Comparing Primary Sources Depicting Border Spaces
Posted by: Danna Bell
In this post, you will find resources to invite your students to think about how space plays a part in transnational interactions, using photographs to better understand Mexico/U.S. border spaces.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Immigration
Science, Civics, and Primary Sources: A Measles Debate One Hundred Years Ago
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the relationship between scientific literacy and civic behavior through newspaper articles written to discourage the popular practice of “measles parties.”
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Science Technology and Math
Free Professional Development Opportunity: Teaching with Primary Sources Onsite Workshop – Women’s Suffrage Focus
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us at the Library of Congress on October 19th from 9am-3pm for a special one-day professional development event on Women's Suffrage, open to K-12 educators of all disciplines interested in incorporating primary sources into their classroom instruction.
Posted in: News and Events, Women's History
What’s New Online? Recent Additions to the Library of Congress Digital Collections
Posted by: Danna Bell
As the new school year approaches, we thought it might be helpful to highlight new collections that have been added to the Library of Congress digital collections.
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
“Shall Not Be Denied” Exhibition: A Single Image Prompts Further Looking
Posted by: Danna Bell
One image from the exhibit "Shall Not Be Denied: Women's Fight for the Vote" in particular struck me both for what it shows and for what it does not make evident.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Women's History
The 1957 March on Washington: A Pilgrimage for Rights and the Ballot
Posted by: Danna Bell
The All American News, an organization that created newsreels for African American audiences, produced a thirty minute documentary on the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom. This event took place on May 15, 1957, the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)