2024 | Page 7 | Teaching with the Library

U.S. Flag with the words "Of the Peopel By the People For the People Now" Written below it

Virtual Service Learning Hours with By the People

February 27, 2024

Posted by: Danna Bell

Information on ways to keep track of volunteer activities and hours for those working on the By the People project.

Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools

The Library’s Pinterest Board for Teachers Has a New Look

February 22, 2024

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

Learn more about the Library's Pinterest board for educators.

Posted in: News and Events

The Power of Slowing Down

February 20, 2024

Posted by: Danna Bell

In this post by Abby Krolik learning how slowing down when using primary sources can help expand opportunities for analysis and critical thinking.

Posted in: Teaching Strategies

Two figures representing William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer push against blocks that spell out the word war.

Media and Misinformation: Studying Yellow Journalism with Students

February 15, 2024

Posted by: Danna Bell

Help students learn about yellow journalism and how to analyze cartoons created during this era in history.

Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)

Emerging Strategies Honorees: New Awards for New Literacy Organizations

February 13, 2024

Posted by: Danna Bell

Learn more about the new Emerging Strategies award given as part of the Library of Congress Literary Awards program.

Posted in: Literacy, News and Events

Summer Teacher Institute Impact: How a Film on Atomic Energy Sparked Engagement Among Science Educators

February 8, 2024

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

This post is excerpted from a reflection submitted by Janine D’Elia, a science educator from Virginia, who participated in a 2023 summer teacher institute at the Library of Congress. Applications for the summer 2024 onsite institutes are open until February 16.

Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), News and Events, Science Technology and Math