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Posted by: Danna Bell
To begin the second half of the school year, Teaching with the Library of Congress highlights recent Library of Congress initiatives and selected blog posts that might spur some classroom activities or lesson plan ideas.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Freedom – the latest Story Map from the Library of Congress illustrates the mid-to-late twentieth-century movements led by African Americans to achieve justice and equality in all walks of life.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Many Americans take for granted the guarantees of the Bill of Rights. However, the story and order of the initially proposed twelve amendments submitted to states for ratification offer an interesting case study for students to analyze and discuss why certain rights were included as a protection against federal encroachment upon citizens' freedom and how they apply to us today.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Students can now access digital editions of the three newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass, the North Star, Frederick Douglass’ Paper and the New National Era.
Posted in: African American History, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Start off 2020 by exploring some of the new online collections from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), News and Events, Women's History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Tomorrow, January 16, 2020 the Library will host an inaugural event for Jason Reynolds the new Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
Environmental case studies such as Donora, Pennsylvania, offer students the opportunity to evaluate the system of federalism in context of a historical event. In addition, this event may stretch students’ understanding of when and why society began to focus on the impact of air pollution on the environment.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
I’ve discovered that the world’s largest library in fact houses many three-dimensional objects ranging from casts of President's hands to banjos to medieval vellum manuscripts. What’s more—you can now see some of them online as 3D objects!
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its week-long summer institutes for K-12 educators.
Posted in: News and Events