
Just One Day: Using a Newspaper Front Page as a Window to Inquiry and Research
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Assign students a newspaper page from a random date to encourage questioning and research.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Assign students a newspaper page from a random date to encourage questioning and research.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Colleen Smith
See how teachers can use the Political Parties Primary Source Set to encourage student inquiry.
Posted in: Government and Law, National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860)
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Learn more about the presidential primary election process.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
For our online professional development opportunities for this week learn about the autobiography of Omar Ibn Said and engaging young learners with primary sources.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Comparing the narratives in secondary sources to primary sources from the Rosa Parks Papers can foster student inquiry to develop a more complex understanding of her role in the Civil Rights Movement as a life-long activist.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Teaching Strategies, Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Rosa Parks Papers at the Library of Congress can promote student inquiry into the complexities of Parks’ life and activism and engage students in analysis about her life and civil rights activism to support or refute popular depictions of Parks in civil rights narratives.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Teaching Strategies, Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
An inquiry approach supports students as they draw on their prior knowledge, personal experiences, and critical thinking skills to develop questions that guide their learning. The process engages students because pursuing the answers to their own questions gives them direct control as they construct meaning about topics of interest. Join us for a webinar focused on strategies for taking an inquiry approach to teaching with primary sources on Tuesday, November 18, at 4 PM ET.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Colleen Smith
In the March/April 2025 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article highlighted a political cartoon that appeared in the September 22, 1909, issue of Puck Magazine. The image, “Lights and Shadows”, contains a wealth of opportunities for students to explore connections between the environment, politics, economics, and public health.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
This blog post lets science teachers know how they can use free Library of Congress resources in their teaching.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math