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Posted by: Colleen Smith
Teachers could use the Civil Rights History Project to mark the MLK Jr. holiday. The digital collection offers teachers and students access to stories, experiences, and perspectives from individuals who were active in the civil rights movement.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Holidays
Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
There is still time to apply for one of the Library’s FREE Teaching with Primary Sources Workshops, where participants will learn about and practice strategies for using primary sources with K-12 students. Applications are due January 23, 2026 and require a letter of recommendation.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
A new primary source set from the Library of Congress features 18 primary sources that teachers can use to explore the American Revolution and the early years of the new nation.
Posted in: News and Events, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Colleen Smith
The Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program honors nonprofit organizations that have made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in the United States or abroad.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
This post features a variety of primary source analysis activities using the Library of Congress's Winter Free to Use and Reuse set.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Analyzing an excerpt of a newspaper article from the late 19th century provides an opportunity for students to think about the uncertainty inherent in paleontology, a discipline that often relies on incomplete specimens and bone fragments to construct understandings of extinct species.
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Posted by: Colleen Smith
The history of the coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-canth) can be an intriguing entry point into science concepts like evolution, extinction, and the nature of science.
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Posted by: Colleen Smith
An instructional sequence of "stacking" three related primary sources prompts student curiosity and can promote further investigation into the processes of fossilization and the ways in which scientists study fossils.
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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Library's education team - and subject matter experts from many divisions of the Library - will be at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference in Washington, D.C., on December 5-6. Visit us in Booth #241!
Posted in: News and Events