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Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for Online Office Hours on STEM related items from the Manuscript Division and a webinar on selecting primary sources.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
On April 14, at 4 pm, ET, join staff from the Library of Congress for a free webinar outlining approaches and thinking processes for selecting primary sources to deepen student engagement and content knowledge.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Primary sources can also be selected to stimulate and support student investigations; look for primary sources that provoke intrigue and offer clues to give students starting points for further investigation.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
While a primary source may be only one resource within a larger lesson, deliberating during the selection process over where in the lesson the primary source will be used can lead to greater engagement, inquiry, and learning from the students.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Anne Savage
Join us for a very special webinar with Teaching Tolerance on Thursday April 16th at 4 ET: Selecting Primary Sources to Examine the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Posted in: African American History, Government and Law, News and Events
Posted by: Sara Suiter
The good news is that the Library of Congress is working to make its digitized resources accessible and useful to all teachers, no matter what classroom technology they have available. And with millions of digitized items, it is important to select primary sources that are high quality.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Sara Suiter
Challenge your students to seek out the other side of the story -- select primary sources that represent multiple perspectives.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Working with historians-in-training? Here are tips for selecting engaging primary sources that students can place in historical context.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Teaching Tools
Posted by: Sara Suiter
Having trouble choosing that perfect primary source for your lesson? Here are some tips to get you started!
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools