Using Sheet Music to Bring History to Life
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)
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Congress.gov July 2021 Release: the Addition of 30,000 Bills and Resolutions from 1799-1873
Posted by: Danna Bell
Do you use a Century of Lawmaking with your students? This blog post provides information on changes to the website and where you can find these resources in the future.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, News and Events
Visualizing “Our Common Purpose”
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the Our Common Purpose series of lectures from the Kluge center, the teacher workshops that took place after each lecture and the creator of the poster that accompanied the series.
Posted in: Government and Law
Before Brown v. Board of Education, There was Tape v. Hurley
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about Tape vs Hurley one of the first school desegregation cases ever decided in a court of law.
Posted in: Asian American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law
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
African American Studies Research Guides Offer a Gateway to Primary and Secondary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore our research guide on African American studies and find materials you might use in the classroom.
Posted in: African American History
Teaching Civic Ideals with Primary Sources: Due Process of Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence. In 1958, President Eisenhower designated May 1 as Law Day to recognize the influence of the rule of law within our government and society. Use primary sources to facilitate a conversation with students about legal concepts like justice and due process.
Posted in: Government and Law
Teaching Civic Ideals through Court Case Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Get suggestions on how to use court cases to teach civic principles, historic moments and the structure of the court system.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Exploring Census-Taking Processes Through the Years with Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Now in 2020, over 100 years after this photograph was taken, the United States is once again preparing to undertake its decennial census, mandated by the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of determining how many seats in Congress go to each state.
Posted in: Government and Law, Science Technology and Math