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Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
A blog post discussing how analyzing primary sources from the Progressive Era can provide students with a useful way to reflect on how societal challenges have been depicted, debated and addressed.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Lesson Ideas, Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf
The blog describes a new primary source set from the Library of Congress, which offers students the opportunity to examine various aspects of Progressive Era reforms.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), News and Events, Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
March, Women’s History Month, is a perfect time for students to explore Library of Congress collections for information about women in their own local and family history, as well as about women who achieved national recognition. For inspiration, browse a recently digitized resource for finding female ancestors in Minnesota. While the item itself makes interesting reading, it might also serve as a model for students to identify and learn about women in their own communities.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Selected blog posts from the Library of Congress that may be of interest to educators; topics range from the scholarly to the playful.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Colleen Smith
A new primary source set from the Library of Congress features 18 primary sources that teachers can use to bring forward the nature of science while also addressing science content standards about paleontology, the fossil record, and geologic time.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Colleen Smith
A new primary source set from the Library of Congress features 18 items that help students identify, connect to, and expand on aspects of what makes communities function and thrive.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Young Learners
Posted by: Colleen Smith
A reflection from a Library staff member about how observing, reflecting, and asking questions of a source can lead to valuable discoveries and build new understandings.
Posted in: Constitution, Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore some of the Library's many blogs and the resources available for classroom use.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Chronicling America is one of many digital collection gems that the Library has to offer teachers and students. The collection gives users access to selected digitized national newspapers published through 1963. Newspapers, as a type of primary source, help students imagine what it might have been like to live in a particular time or place: consuming media of different historical eras can help to slow down the big events of history and see how they were experienced in real time.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights