AUTHOR: Michael Apfeldorf

Michael Apfeldorf is an Educational Resource Specialist at the Library of Congress, where he develops classroom materials and delivers professional development experiences to support teachers as they use the Library’s digitized primary sources with their students. Before coming to the Library, Michael taught English literature and writing, and worked for various non-profit education organizations serving multiple K-12 disciplines.

Most Recent Posts

• Apply by January 23: Free Teaching with Primary Sources Workshops at the Library of Congress January 13th, 2026
• Winter Reflections with Primary Sources December 18th, 2025
• Apply Now! Summer 2026 Professional Development at the Library of Congress December 2nd, 2025
• Resources for Rural and Small Libraries September 18th, 2025
• Photographs and Persuasive Campaigns September 4th, 2025
• The Many Emotions of Purchasing a Liberty Bond: Understanding Persuasive Posters June 17th, 2025
• Women’s Suffrage: Analyzing Conditional Arguments in Historical Primary Sources May 8th, 2025
• Mass Persuasion Campaigns: A New Primary Source Set for Educators April 24th, 2025
• Beulah Henry Finds Invention Inspiration in Everyday Items: Primary Sources in Three-Dimensional Science Learning April 22nd, 2025