Looking Back: Outstanding Blog Posts from Former Teacher in Residence Tom Bober
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here are a few of Tom Bober's Multimedia Moments:
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
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A Year of Opportunities: Introducing Tom Bober, 2015-2016 Library of Congress Audio-Visual Teacher in Residence
Posted by: Danna Bell
We're delighted to introduce the Library of Congress 2015-16 Teacher in Residence for audio and visual materials. Since 2000, the Library of Congress has selected an exceptional teacher to advise and collaborate with its educational staff. Tom Bober, a librarian at RM Captain Elementary in Clayton, Missouri, has used primary sources on historical and scientific topics from the Library of Congress to help students construct knowledge.
Posted in: News and Events
Audio-Visual Resources for Educators
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore some of the collections of audio and video resources available on the Library of Congress website and explore ideas on how you can use them in the classroom.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Primary Source Highlights
Power in the Past: Introducing Online Conference Keynote Speaker Tonya Bolden
Posted by: Danna Bell
Award-winning author Tonya Bolden will discuss her research and writing processes as part of her keynote address for the second annual Library of Congress online conference for educators, Discover and Explore with Library of Congress Primary Sources, on October 25th at 4:00 ET.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Multimedia Moment: Audio Recordings from the National Press Club
Posted by: Danna Bell
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club has more than a hundred years of history. The Library of Congress has recently made available recordings from National Press Club talks that span four decades in a presentation "Food for Thought: Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Other National Press Club Luncheon Speakers, 1954-1989.” Bringing pieces of these talks into the classroom allows students to hear a perspective on a particular event and make connections to historical events or events of today.
Posted in: News and Events
Exploring How and Why Scientists Communicate
Posted by: Danna Bell
Exploring scientists' writings and drawings, such as those in the Scientific Data and Observations primary source set and its related ebook, can give students an idea of how and why scientists record their observations, thinking, and learning.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
The End of a Year at the Library of Congress: The Beginning of a New Journey
Posted by: Danna Bell
It seems like each school year flies by faster than the last, and that is exactly how I feel about my time here at the Library of Congress as the Audio Visual Teacher in Residence.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Looking for Data Patterns in Weather-Related Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Primary sources often reward close observation with additional information that can lead to deep thinking, questioning, and new understandings.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Multimedia Moment: A Mystery Sparked by a Century-Old Film
Posted by: Danna Bell
In my first Multimedia Moment post, I focused on the action in actuality street scenes. One of the films, the 1897 Edison film Corner of Madison and State Streets, Chicago, showed people walking across the street with large signs that appeared to be advertisements. I instantly wanted to know what was written on the signs.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math