Flying into a New Year with Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Wishes for fair skies and light winds to guide you in 2022.
Posted in: Holidays
Archive: 2021 (89 Posts)
Bringing a Spectrum of Light for the Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
Holiday wishes from the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives/Teacher Resources Team.
Posted in: Holidays
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…derivative dataset!
Posted by: Danna Bell
What is a derivative dataset and how could you use it in your classroom? This blog from the Signal may provide some ideas.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Deepwater Horizon: Analyzing Maps that Document an Oil Spill
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how maps can help students learn more about the impact of an oil spill.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Science Technology and Math
Using Primary Sources to Explore Historic Events: Library of Congress Story Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
What is a story map? Learn how staff from the Library of Congress are using them to help connect the Library's collection to provide information about events in a unique way.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Tools
Discovering Gravity – An Apple or an Airplane?
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how a cartoon can help students learn more about Newton's Law of Gravitation.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Successful Practices Webinar Series Starts Dec. 9th, Focusing on Serving Adult Literacy Needs
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for a series of webinars on supporting literacy featuring this year's winners of the Library of Congress Literacy awards.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
Coverage of an Early Labor Movement: Using Historical Newspapers to Analyze the Pecan Sheller Strike
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how newspapers covered the pecan shellers strike of 1938.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
The First Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation
Posted by: Danna Bell
Read George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation as a start for a wonderful Thanksgiving week.
Posted in: Holidays, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)