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Posted by: Colleen Smith
Recipients of the 2025 Literacy Awards share information about their panelists and award-winning programs.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Teaching with Primary Sources internships are stipended opportunities designed for qualified individuals interested in working with and developing educational materials using the Library’s digitized primary sources for learners ages 9+, their families, and K-12 teachers. Applications will be accepted through May 11, 2026.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Colleen Smith
The American Women Series is a multi-division collection of research guides from twelve research centers (divisions) of the Library. The guides give teachers a place to start exploring the range and scope of materials related to women's history across different formats.
Posted in: Women's History
Posted by: Colleen Smith
This post explores how primary sources that show fishways—structures that help fish move past dams, can provide entry points for teachers and students into both cross-cutting concepts and engineering design.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Organized around a topic or theme, free to use and reuse sets are excellent resources for teachers who want to bring highly visual primary sources to their students. The Women's History set commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.
Posted in: Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
March, Women’s History Month, is a perfect time for students to explore Library of Congress collections for information about women in their own local and family history, as well as about women who achieved national recognition. For inspiration, browse a recently digitized resource for finding female ancestors in Minnesota. While the item itself makes interesting reading, it might also serve as a model for students to identify and learn about women in their own communities.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Women's History
Posted by: Colleen Smith
A closer look at two primary source sets from Teaching with the Library: Women's Suffrage and Women in Science and Technology. The post includes highlights from the sets and suggestions for using the items with students.
Posted in: Uncategorized, Women's History
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Compare a lithograph that was created in the immediate aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash with news reports of the time to help students develop and deepen their understanding of crash and its effects on society.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Colleen Smith
A highlight of several blog posts from Teaching with the Library that identify primary sources and strategies for honoring Women's History Month.
Posted in: Women's History