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Innovations with Sanborn Maps

June 20, 2023

Learn more about using Sanborn maps with your students and the tools the Geography and Maps Division have created to make it easier to find maps for your community.

Posted in: Geography and Maps

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Teaching Scientific Literacy: The Case of Medicinal Teas

May 2, 2023

Posted by: Danna Bell

Explore how folk medicine can be used to help teach science concepts.

Posted in: African American History, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math

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Teaching Scientific Literacy: The Case of the Monogamous Eyes

March 7, 2023

Posted by: Danna Bell

What is the difference between science and pseudoscience? Learn more from today's blog post on physiognomy.

Posted in: Science Technology and Math

Teachers participating an a map analysis exercise

Apply Now! Summer 2023 Professional Development at the Library of Congress

November 16, 2022

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Apply now to join us onsite at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. for a 3-day free professional development workshop where you’ll learn and practice strategies for using primary sources with K-12 students. Three sessions will be offered this summer: July 5-7 July 12-14 July 17-19 Apply for a workshop! Note: These onsite events …

Posted in: News and Events

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Five Questions with Jacqueline Katz, the 2022-2023 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress.

September 27, 2022

Posted by: Danna Bell

Meet Jacqueline Katz, our 2022-2023 Albert Einstein Teaching Fellow and learn how she has used primary sources in her teaching.

Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events

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In Conversation: LC Labs staff and Einstein Educator Fellow discuss library data, STEM education, and Primary Source Analysis

July 26, 2022

Posted by: Danna Bell

Eileen J. Manchester of LC Labs and Peter DeCraene, the 2020-2022 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress reflect on how messy, yet rewarding, it is to think of library collections as data in a classroom educational setting.

Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Science Technology and Math, Teaching Tools