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Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for Online Office Hours on STEM related items from the Manuscript Division and a webinar on selecting primary sources.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
What do museums and libraries consider when displaying maps? This post from the Geography and Maps Division blog provides some suggestions.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Using photographs from the Library's collections, teachers can encourage students to recognize similarities and differences between their lived experiences and those of children in the past.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Young Learners
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a strategy through which individuals develop their ability to ask, work with, and use their own questions and consider how to employ it in a classroom situation.
Posted in: African American History, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
See how the item record for a collection item can serve as a valuable research tool. Learn how using specific links from the record may lead teachers and students down some interesting and unexpected research rabbit holes.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Today's post highlights strategies and tools for analyzing primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Rosa Parks Papers at the Library of Congress testify to her courage, humility, and depth. They also reflect how she inspired others. Evaluating those documents based on their historical context, word choice, and revisions can deepen students’ understanding of her life and impact on the civil rights movement.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)