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Posted by: Danna Bell
Identifying and reflecting on multiple perspectives can help students develop a more rounded, nuanced understanding of history.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Looking for ideas on how to help students understand this important event? These Library of Congress blogs provide links to resources on the presidential inaugurations and the activities that surround it.
Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
As the nation prepares to inaugurate the 45th person to hold this high office, explore the Library's inauguration presentation for teachers to learn more about this historic event.
Posted in: Government and Law, News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
We know that 2011-2013 Teacher in Residence Earnestine Sweeting is bringing her skills to teachers in her school district as an Instructional Coach. She left behind a number of outstanding blog posts.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Young Learners
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here are a few of Tom Bober's Multimedia Moments:
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Welcome back to the classroom, and welcome back to Teaching with the Library of Congress! Are you looking for powerful ways to incorporate primary sources into your classroom activities? Here are a few blog posts that will supply some ideas you can use.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
When I talk to teachers, it's clear that one thing has not changed since I left the classroom: teachers are always looking for ideas to increase learning opportunities. Even better if those ideas are quick and easy to implement!
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Can you summarize the classic story The Cat in the Hat in one sentence? How about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone or A Wrinkle in Time? This is just one small part of what librarians in the Children’s and Young Adults’ Cataloging Program or CYAC (pronounced kahy-ak) at the Library of Congress have been doing for decades. This week, the CYAC Program celebrates their fifty-year anniversary at the Library.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, News and Events, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
July highlights include the Seneca Falls Convention and independence for Liberia.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools