Looking Back: Outstanding Blog Posts from Former Teacher in Residence Tom Bober
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here are a few of Tom Bober's Multimedia Moments:
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
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Audio-Visual Resources for Educators
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore some of the collections of audio and video resources available on the Library of Congress website and explore ideas on how you can use them in the classroom.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Primary Source Highlights
Presidential Elections: Library of Congress Primary Sources Bring Campaign Season to Life
Posted by: Danna Bell
Every four years, voters go to the polls to elect the next president of the United States. We find ourselves listening to campaign advertisements, news reports on the candidates and their activities and watching debates between the candidates. Bring the campaign to life with primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas
Six Copyright Concepts Your K-12 Students Should Know
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the impact of copyright on your daily lives.
Posted in: Copyright, Government and Law
Celebrating George Washington and the Other Presidents of the United States with Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
As we noted in a blog post several years ago, the third Monday in February is designated Washington’s Birthday by law, though many people call it Presidents’ Day and celebrate all of the U.S. presidents. We wanted to take an opportunity to highlight resources you might use with your students to honor George Washington and …
Posted in: Presidents
The Library of Congress and Native American Heritage Month
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore blog posts teaching about Native American history and culture using primary sources.
Posted in: Native American History
Primary Sources in Science Classrooms: Concussions, a Century of Controversy, and Football
Posted by: Danna Bell
Science and health teachers can tackle brain science using current and historical primary sources about football.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Five Questions with Technology Specialist and Professional Development Coordinator, Cheryl Davis
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
Five Question with Elementary Teacher Neme Alperstein
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
These resources offer an enormous variety of choices and unleash students' imaginations as to how they want to tell the story. We start with the available analysis tool and teacher’s guides and work from those to expand our projects.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Teaching Strategies