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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Einstein Teacher Fellow Peter DeCraene explores how newspapers use imagery and analogies to help readers understand large numbers and make them more accessible.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn more about the World War II Rumor collection in this post by Michael Apfeldorf.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
How can exploring what happened on a unique date such as 2/22/1922 help build student research skills? Lee Ann Potter has some ideas.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about Barbara Pope and her fight to insure that African American passengers on interstate trains did not have to move to Jim Crow cars.
Posted in: African American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore strategies to address difficult topics by applying information literacy approaches to historical primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Teachers are encouraged to remind students that they are eyewitnesses to history and to encourage them to create primary sources that capture their experiences,
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore the Lindgren Brothers’ maps and consider how maps are more than a representation of geographical facts.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's signature project, Living Nations, Living Words and her work to share the poems and voices of Native Americans.
Posted in: Native American History, News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn more about the Library of Congress virtual workshops for students.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools