Introducing Jen Reidel, the 2019-20 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence
Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
Category: Interviews with Experts
Introducing Amara Alexander, 2019-20 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress.
Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Amara Alexander, the 2019-2020 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress.
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Five Questions with Christine Pruzin, Reference Specialist, Researcher and Reference Services
Posted by: Danna Bell
One thing that remains constant for Kris Pruzin is a dedication to public service and providing the best experiences for users of the Library.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Women's History
Five Questions with Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints
Posted by: Danna Bell
It is thrilling to see all of the ways researchers can approach artists' prints--as visual poetry; as primary documents that uniquely reflect history, culture, and society; for pure appreciation of beauty, technical mastery, or eloquence; and in ways yet to be discovered.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Interviews with Experts
Five Questions with Megan Harris, Senior Reference Specialist, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Danna Bell
As the Senior Reference Specialist for the Veterans History Project (VHP), I work to make our collections accessible to on-site users as well as those who visit us in the American Folklife Center reading room.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Veterans and Military History
Five Questions with Christopher Hartten, Archivist in the Music Division
Posted by: Danna Bell
As an archivist in the Music Division, I am fortunate to put my hands on historical documents every day for the purpose of eventually putting them into yours, either by showcasing them in person, sharing them through interactive digital exhibits, or indirectly highlighting them by facilitating the scholarship of other patrons.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Interviews with Experts
Five Questions with Arlene Balkansky, Reference Specialist, Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
Posted by: Danna Bell
Arlene Balkansky loves working with the full range of people visiting Newspaper and Current Periodical reading room, whether on-site or remotely: the teenager working on a National History Day project, the family interested in comic books, the university student, the teacher participating in the Library’s Summer Teacher Institute, the genealogist, the professor, the filmmaker, the author, and more.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Veterans and Military History
Five Questions with Melody Riggs, 2018 Summer Teacher Institute Participant
Posted by: Danna Bell
What's one thing that stands out about your Institute experience? The quality of the professional development. In fifteen years in public education, I have sat through a lot of professional development. I left the institute with activities and ideas I could implement from day one.
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Five Questions with Gretel von Bargen, 2018 Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute Participant
Posted by: Danna Bell
I wanted to spend a week at the Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute learning why and how to incorporate primary sources into my biology classroom instruction. I attended the Institute last summer and my high expectations were surpassed! Spending a week learning about the use of primary sources with teachers of all grades from around our nation was invigorating, academically stimulating, and quite fun!
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