Teaching with Maps in the Classroom
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about a recent webinar on using maps in the classroom and get links to resources you might use with students.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Category: Geography and Maps
Tracing General Sherman’s March to the Sea
Posted by: Danna Bell
In this blog post from the Geography and Maps Division blog, World's Revealed, see how a variety of primary sources can be used to enhance the study of a specific event in history.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Geography and Maps
Innovations with Sanborn Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about using Sanborn maps with your students and the tools the Geography and Maps Division have created to make it easier to find maps for your community.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Reflections from the Library: Interesting Finds to Introduce Content
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how a map helps jumpstart a discussion of migratory patterns of African Americans during the early and middle sections of the 20th century.
Posted in: African American History, Geography and Maps, Teaching Strategies
Reflections from the Library: Interesting Finds to Collaborate
Posted by: Danna Bell
Consider how educators use sources to introduce a topic or theme and how primary sources can encourage critical thinking across a variety of subjects.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Strategies
The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A New Primary Source Set from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn about our new Louisiana Purchase primary source set.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815), Women's History
Using Sanborn maps? The first in our series of STEM-related webinars is for you!
Posted by: Danna Bell
Come to the first of our series of STEM-Related webinars featuring Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow Jacqueline Katz, Learn about the Sanborn Maps Navigator and how to use it with your students.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, News and Events