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Posted by: Danna Bell
Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds's provides ideas on the ways to spark students' imaginations.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
One tool to make the process more engaging is to use the Library of Congress’ official site for federal legislative information, Congress.gov. The website offers a variety of information to support student learning. The Legislative Process section provides nine short videos detailing specific aspects of how a bill becomes law.
Posted in: Government and Law, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join Library of Congress education specialists every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm ET for free online Office Hours for education.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Juliana Mestre, the Spring 2019 Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program Intern in the Library of Congress Young Readers Center talks about her experience and how it shaped her career plans.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how maps are used to document pandemics and the spread of disease in the post from the Geography and Maps division.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Geography and Maps, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Join Library of Congress education specialists every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm ET for free online Office Hours for education. Each session will include a twenty-minute topical presentation with plenty of time for questions and answers with Library experts. Join us at https://locgov.webex.com/meet/kmcg. This week, we’ll be discussing: April 7: Local History Resources Help students …
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Today's post highlights strategies and tools for analyzing primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Students can analyze the engineering design of the Flip-Flap Railway historical roller coaster and then apply what they learn to their own design.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Political cartoons were effective tools used by reformers to promote their criticisms of capitalism with the goal of holding robber barons accountable for excesses.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)