Join Us at the 2020 National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) Virtual Conference
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us at the virtual 2020 National Council of Social Studies conference.
Posted in: News and Events
Archive: 2020 (144 Posts)
Encouraging Student Exploration of the Power of Political Symbolism through Suffrage Cartoons
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn about work of cartoonist Nina Allender and how it helped to highlight the work of members of the suffrage movement.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Women's History
Jason Reynolds: On the (Virtual) School Tour
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Jason Reynolds, and his Grab the Mic tour and his other online resources for students.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Spending a Moment at Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving Table
Posted by: Danna Bell
Enjoy this image from Thomas Nast that explores issues of diversity, equality and unity.
Posted in: Holidays
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Gets a Third Term; Launches “Living Nations, Living Words”
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's signature project, Living Nations, Living Words and her work to share the poems and voices of Native Americans.
Posted in: Native American History, News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Teaching Mathematics Using Primary Sources: Data Mining, 1880s Style, Part 2
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how Peter DeCraene, the 2020-21 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress uses the data in statistical atlases to connect mathematics topics to U.S. History.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Pumpkins, Math, and Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how an email exchange documented the power of primary sources to inspire inquiry and fuel conversations about the things that make us wonder.
Posted in: Holidays, Science Technology and Math
Verba Incognita: A Guide to Deciphering Latin on Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the use of Latin in historic maps and learn some basic Latin terms used in maps.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, World History
Teaching Mathematics Using Primary Sources: Data Mining, 1880s Style, Part 1
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use graphs to start a mathematical journey with primary sources.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies