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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Primary sources have tremendous power to complicate seemingly straightforward stories, and are an essential part of every National History Day project.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
While researching an article for the January 2016 issue of NSTA's The Science Teacher Magazine, I ran across a blueprint of R. Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome Home. I was reminded that analyzing drawings and photographs of historic structures can launch an investigation of real-world engineering practices.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Anne Savage
Five 2015 Summer Teacher Institute participants reflect on what happened when they brought primary sources and analysis strategies into their own classrooms.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Various national awards celebrate authors in January, and January can also be a great time to learn more about hundreds of writers and their work by exploring videos of author talks from past National Book Festivals offered by the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Poetry and Literature, Young Learners
Posted by: Danna Bell
Jefferson's search for a tool to measure distances he traveled in a horse-drawn carriage was just one of his many efforts to quantify and logically describe the natural world. He also wrote a report on weights and measures, kept copious weather records, and created a chart detailing the fruits and vegetables sold at a vegetable market throughout the year. A closer look at Jefferson’s notes about odometers presents a range of possibilities for engaging students in mathematical reasoning and problem solving.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for this one-hour webinar, January 21st at 4pm EST to explore how primary sources can play a key role in learning research skills.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Most of us know Thomas Jefferson as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Fourteen years later, on July 4, 1790, Jefferson followed up with another revolutionary document, a report on weights and measures.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
On Monday, January 4th, the Library of Congress announced Gene Luen Yang as the 2016-17 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The position raises national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education, and the development and betterment of the lives of young people.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
We bring New Years wishes from the Philadelphia Mummers Parade.
Posted in: News and Events