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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Library's education team - and subject matter experts from many divisions of the Library - will be at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference in Washington, D.C., on December 5-6. Visit us in Booth #241!
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the September 2025 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speech to both chambers of Congress and the Supreme Court on December 8, 1941. The article asks: How did the U.S. Constitution, signed on September 17, 1787, influence the nation’s reaction to an event more than 150 years later?
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore some of the Library's many blogs and the resources available for classroom use.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Many of the online collections at the Library of Congress include expert guidance about what researchers, including student researchers, might find in the collection, including a summary, collection scope, highlights, and rights and access. Taking a moment to explore those expert resources can help students decide whether or not to further examine the collection, reducing frustration and improving search results.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Assign students a newspaper page from a random date to encourage questioning and research.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use primary sources including the Congressional Record to learn more about the events of May 4, 1970, at Kent State University.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore some of the Library's other blogs and the resources available for classroom use.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
A new primary source set for teachers offers select resources on the Cold War.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
This blog post is by Jessica Fries-Gaither, a 2024-2025 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. It is one in a series exploring how to analyze primary sources through the three-dimensions of the National Research Council’s “A Framework for K-12 Science Education” and the Next Generation Science Standards. How clean is your …
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History