Introducing Jen Reidel, the 2019-20 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence
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Meet Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
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Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
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Go beyond the Veterans History Project to learn more about the experience of United States veterans.
Posted in: Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a collaboration between the Library of Congress and WGBH in Boston, offers a robust collection of some 52,000 public radio and television resources representing the past sixty years of American life.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Civics Teacher in Residence. Through research, writing, presenting, and interaction with educators and colleagues on the Learning and Innovation Office (LIO) team, I have come to broaden what I see as civic education and the power of primary sources for all subject areas and ages.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for our Library of Congress summer of Professional Development opportunities.
Posted in: News and Events
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Explore how to use the Library of Congress Primary Source Sets in remote learning environments.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
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This week in Office Hours learn about using Congress.gov and primary sources relating to the influenza pandemic of 1918.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Civics Teacher in Residence. During periods of crisis, Americans have often been called to practice civic virtue, placing the common good above individual need. Children historically have actively supported national objectives during wartime in age appropriate ways, including buying and selling war savings stamps, collecting …
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence. In 1958, President Eisenhower designated May 1 as Law Day to recognize the influence of the rule of law within our government and society. Use primary sources to facilitate a conversation with students about legal concepts like justice and due process.
Posted in: Government and Law