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Posted by: Danna Bell
Get suggestions on how to use court cases to teach civic principles, historic moments and the structure of the court system.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library of Congress is open to all for online office hours on education resources and learning ideas using Library collections. For the next month, join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 ET at https://locgov.webex.com/meet/kmcg. Each session will include a 20 minute presentation with plenty of time for questions and answers with Library education …
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Historical primary sources provide examples of civic virtue--that is, of citizens dedicating themselves to the common welfare, even at the cost of their own interests. By examining such sources, students can reflect on how civic virtue was practiced in the past, and how the concept might apply today.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use resources from the Rosa Parks papers to gain personal insights into the lives of this ordinary individual who took extraordinary action and find connections between students’ contemporary experiences and this historic individual.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Danna Bell
With spring just around the corner, we thought it might be time to provide another round-up of new collections and other resources that are now available online.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how a Spanish teacher incorporated the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) into her class curriculum after realizing that this collection of audio recordings of literary figures from the Hispanic world would be a useful tool for enhancing her students’ language skills and their knowledge about Hispanic literature and culture.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
How do we explore the experiences of women in STEM fields? One way is through the use of primary sources.
Posted in: African American History, Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Posted by: Danna Bell
March 14 is Pi Day! If you are looking for an interesting piece of history to give your students both some practice with mathematical reasoning and the opportunity to reflect on a unique intersection of mathematical truth and legislative action, introduce them to the Indiana Pi Bill of 1897.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
What can your students discover about W.E.B. DuBois and the Paris exposition
Posted in: African American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)