Explore the History of Your Family and Community
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore genealogy and consider how you can incorporate that into your classroom activities.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
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See you in Nashville for NCSS 2023
Posted by: Danna Bell
Hope to see you at the National Council for the Social Studies conference in Nashville.
Posted in: News and Events
Library of Congress Self-Paced Professional Development Modules Now Online
Posted by: Danna Bell
Introducing our new professional development self-paced modules.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
A Thanksgiving Proclamation From President Wilson
Posted by: Danna Bell
A few words about Thanksgiving from President Woodrow Wilson.
Posted in: Holidays, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Resources from the Library of Congress for Teaching English and Language Arts
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Staff from the Library of Congress will be in booth 504 at the annual convention of the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) in Columbus, Ohio, November 17-19. We’d love to hear about your work and give you a personalized tour of the Library’s primary source collections, teaching materials, and professional development resources. But whether or …
Posted in: Poetry and Literature, Primary Source Highlights
2023 Literacy Awards Winners and Honorees Gathered at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the Literacy Awards, the winners and best practice honorees as well as the event taking place at the upcoming NCTE meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
What Atlases Can Reveal about the Great Migration
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how maps can help students understand more about the Great Migration.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Remembering Armistice Day with a Speech from Woodrow Wilson
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the speech President Wilson gave on November 10, 1923, and its connection to Armistice Day and United States foreign relations.
Posted in: Holidays, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Presidents
Exploring the Great Migration with Primary Sources in Different Formats
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can you use different primary sources in different formats to help students learn more about the Great Migration?
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)