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Posted by: Danna Bell
Did you know that there are fourteen blogs published by various divisions of the Library of Congress? These blogs are full of useful information and can direct you to primary sources or other information that you can make use of in your classroom.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
As we do at the start of each calendar year, we also take a look back at the previous year and highlight posts that received the most comments from readers and the most mentions in social media outlets. We hope this look back refreshes your memory or leads you to ideas and primary sources that you can use with your students.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
I had been looking for ways to integrate research skills for a fifth grade class that is currently studying space and motion. The new Library of Congress "Understanding the Cosmos" eBook gave a great selection of primary sources that could help support that topic.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
This year's NCTE conference: Story as the Landscape of Knowing will take place November 20-23 in our hometown, Washington, DC. You will find us at Booth numbers 236 and 238 in the exhibit hall Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Teachers Page from the Library of Congress offers ideas and resources for English educators. We have rounded up a few of our favorites.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, News and Events, Poetry and Literature, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
This year's NCSS Conference will take place November 21-23 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. You will find us in booth number 821 on Friday, November 21st from 9am-5pm and Saturday, November 22nd from 8:30am to 5pm .
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Cheryl Davis is a technology specialist and coordinates professional development for teachers in the Acalanes Union High School District. She is also a TPS Teacher-Mentor.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Like many readers of the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog, we have identified strategies related to the Common Core’s instructional “shift” toward integrating more informational texts into literacy programs. Today’s summer blog round-up pulls together five posts packed with ideas for using informational texts from the Library’s collections.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
On September 17 we take a moment to celebrate the signing of the United States Constitution. This year also take a moment to celebrate the man who is considered the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
In addition to the materials found on the Teachers Page, there are many other resources on the Library of Congress website that teachers can use to find primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Tools