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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In honor of the 102nd birthday of civil rights legend Rosa Parks, the Library's director of Educational Outreach, Lee Ann Potter, wrote the following post for the main Library of Congress blog about the many cards and letters students wrote for Ms. Parks over the years.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), News and Events, Women's History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Posters by Vera Bock for the Federal Art Project provide opportunities for student exploration.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Coming to Boston for NCTE or NCSS? We'll be at both conferences.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how a series of woodcuts may have helped in the ratification process of the Constitution.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
As we prepare for the Monday solar eclipse, learn how Thomas Jefferson and others studied the 1811 Constitution Day eclipse.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the role of membership and associations in the lives of noted citizens of the United States.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about our literacy award winners and the techniques they use in a series of webinars.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Lee Ann Potter, the director of the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives office at the Library of Congress. In the September 2022 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article shared a spring 1787 exchange between George Washington and Henry Knox …
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Have you used sheet music with your classes? It provides a different angle to study events in history.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860)