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Posted by: Colleen Smith
On July 1, the Library of Congress will host the fifth of six webinars featuring the 2025 Literacy Awards Program winners and honorees. This webinar will feature Successful Practices Honorees whose work exemplifies Honoring Storytelling and Building Literacy Skills.
Posted in: News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted by: Colleen Smith
For teachers looking for resources to celebrate and honor Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, consider exploring a range of primary sources available through the Library's digital collections.
Posted in: Asian American History, Uncategorized
Posted by: Colleen Smith
In the March/April 2026 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article explored how a letter and report from a housing developer could be used to examine segregation through an economic lens.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Uncategorized
Posted by: Colleen Smith
A closer look at two primary source sets from Teaching with the Library: Women's Suffrage and Women in Science and Technology. The post includes highlights from the sets and suggestions for using the items with students.
Posted in: Uncategorized, Women's History
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Learn about a new resource from the Library that uses musical primary sources and creates rich opportunities for students to learn about different cultures and traditions.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Fine and Performing Arts, Uncategorized
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Meet Lora Taylor, a 2025-2026 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress.
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Posted by: Colleen Smith
Analyzing an excerpt of a newspaper article from the late 19th century provides an opportunity for students to think about the uncertainty inherent in paleontology, a discipline that often relies on incomplete specimens and bone fragments to construct understandings of extinct species.
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Posted by: Colleen Smith
The history of the coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-canth) can be an intriguing entry point into science concepts like evolution, extinction, and the nature of science.
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Posted by: Colleen Smith
An instructional sequence of "stacking" three related primary sources prompts student curiosity and can promote further investigation into the processes of fossilization and the ways in which scientists study fossils.
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