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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Gershwin Prize celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding. The prize commemorates George and Ira Gershwin, the legendary American songwriting team whose manuscript collections reside in the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
On Tuesday, November 4, at 7 PM ET, Library education experts will expand on strategies and resources introduced in "Exploring the Legacy of Leadership Through Primary Sources: The Women's Suffrage Movement" from National History Day's 2014-15 Theme Book.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the October 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our "Sources and Strategies" article focused on the presidential election of 1864.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Constitution, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
November highlights include the exploring the origins of Veterans Day, the establishment of four Standard Time Zones for the continental U.S., and the opening of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
One way for teachers to engage students with poetry is to connect poems and poets to historical events. Students gain a deeper appreciation of poets and their work when they can see snippets of the writer's life in the work.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Poetry and Literature, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Because the Library of Congress is The Largest Library in the World, just for fun, I did a search on "world's largest" in the library's online catalog.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn more about the Veterans History Project (VHP) from the Library of Congress and the many ways it can be used in the classroom.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
What do scientists do? This simple prompt was central in one activity during the inaugural week-long Seminar for Science Educators held at the Library this summer.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Anne Savage
Did you know that the Library of Congress has three primary source sets that were designed with the early elementary grades in mind?
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools, Young Learners