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Posted by: Danna Bell
The maker movement seems to be a current topic, but it had some interesting ancestors during the 1700s and 1800s! While perusing the amazing digitized collections at the Library of Congress, I was fascinated to discover organizations in early America that reminded me of today's makers.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
At the start of World War I posters offered a powerful tool to reach and influence citizens of every social, educational, and racial background.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Teaching Strategies, Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Harness the excitement for a summer trip into a creative learning opportunity with the help of one of the first printed and illustrated travel books.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, World History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
General Tubman, suffragist, spy, nurse, Moses, and Aunt Harriet are just some of the titles that heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been given. Tubman, and her multiple roles and identities from her early life to her elderly years, was the focus of a recent Library of Congress/Young Readers Center program.
Posted in: African American History, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Analyzing secret messages from the past can also be a fun way for students to gain perspective into historical events while simultaneously practicing real-world mathematical and computational thinking skills.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies