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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore how a poem can spur classroom activities on child labor.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the new Emerging Strategies award given as part of the Library of Congress Literary Awards program.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us on May 5th for the second in our series of webinars on using primary sources in the STEM classroom.
Posted in: News and Events, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how an inscription in a book led our Einstein Fellow on a research odyssey using primary sources to learn about the owner of the book and the connect to the high school where he teaches.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Posted by: Danna Bell
What do museums and libraries consider when displaying maps? This post from the Geography and Maps Division blog provides some suggestions.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Today's post highlights strategies and tools for analyzing primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Since the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog launched in 2011, we’ve published more than 900 posts covering a wide range of topics and suggesting various strategies for deepening student engagement and learning. This is the first of a series of posts revisiting some of our favorite strategies; we invite you to read along …
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
In the November-December 2018 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article focuses on one document used in the battle against mob violence against African Americans: a 1921 report from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary in support of a bill to make lynching a federal crime.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Lesson Ideas, News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
We've already announced the Library's first online conference for teachers, "The Library of Congress and Teachers: Unlocking the Power of Primary Sources," and here's what we're looking forward to!
Posted in: News and Events