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Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the claim, evidence, and reasoning (CER) framework used by STEM teachers and see how it can be used in primary source analysis.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Former Teacher in Residence and current Catbird Seat contributor Rebecca Newland provides suggestions on how to incorporate material from the National Book Festival into your classroom.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use primary sources to help students hone the skills needed to analyze and evaluate both historical primary sources and information they see on social media and other outlets.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use Chronicling America to explore how people covered the arrival of cicadas in the past.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how to engage students visiting exhibitions using close looking and reading items from the collections.
Posted in: African American History, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use your students prior experiences with exhibits to help them effectively engage with Rosa Parks online exhibition.
Posted in: African American History, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use the big idea or theme of an exhibition to help students understand and connect personally with the primary sources used.
Posted in: African American History, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how to use the Library of Congress Primary Source Sets in remote learning environments.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for a webinar that will introduce educators to the Question Formulation Technique.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Strategies