A Grateful Farewell to Earnestine Sweeting, Library of Congress Teacher in Residence
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library says goodbye to its 2011-2013 Teacher in Residence, Earnestine Sweeting.
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Introducing Our 2011-2012 Teacher in Residence, Earnestine Sweeting
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
I'm delighted to introduce the Library of Congress 2011-2012 Teacher in Residence, Earnestine Sweeting to the readers of this blog.
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Our Favorite Posts: Kindergarten Historians
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
I love getting to see the students in Teresa St. Angelo's kindergarten classroom engage with the films and photographs and carefully identify evidence, of course. But the photos and stories in this post are also a valuable reminder that primary sources are powerful teaching tools at any grade level.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Young Learners
Teaching with Short Texts: Primary Sources from the Library of Congress Say More with Less
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Sometimes one page can say more about a subject--and about the writer--than a thousand. Short texts from the Library of Congress, including letters and telegrams, can be used to help students unpack meaning and make inferences about the authors.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies