In times of darkness, teachers always rise up. But now, this time comes on top of a pandemic and as teachers are exhausted and empty. The topics are big – social justice, institutional racism, and nonviolent and violent protest. The events of the past days have made these issues impossible to ignore, in much the same way that the limits of online learning have thrust systemic educational inequity to the forefront. Now more the ever, teachers again are called to be the ones who can transform … [Read more...]
Library of Congress Spring 2015 Educator Webinars
January 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Library of Congress is hosting a series of free one-hour webinars focusing on using the Library’s digitized collections to meet curriculum content and skills standards. The webinars will generally be held every on Thursdays at 4:00 ET but look below for exact dates and registration information. More complete descriptions of the spring 2015 webinars and registration information can be found in the professional development area on the Teachers section of the Library website or by … [Read more...]
Library of Congress 2014 Educator Webinars
September 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Library of Congress will be hosting a series of free webinars for K-12 educators during the 2014-15 school year. The one-hour webinars will focus on using the Library’s digitized collections to meet curriculum content and skills standards. The webinars will generally be held every other Tuesday at 7:00 ET (you can sign in 10 minutes before the session begins) and are available to the first 99 participants except where noted. Recordings of each session will be made and posted for review at … [Read more...]
Primary Source Learning: Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
February 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There is a lot of talk about copyright today. If you'd like some resources to help explain the development of copyright law and how it works, head over to the Library of Congress online Teachers section or just click the links below. Fair Use & Copyright Library of Congress YouTube Channel Copyright Exposed video (Adobe Flash player required) Copyright timeline Brief History of Copyright in the United States U.S. Copyright Office TEACHing from a Distance and Copyright … [Read more...]
Primary Source Learning: Uncovering Primary Source Treasures
October 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Teaching with Library of Congress blog highlights a collection of videos featuring Library curators briefly describing treasured items and their historical importance and provides some ideas for using the treasure videos with students. You can access the collection of Hidden Treasure videos at the Library of Congress or from the Hidden Treasures playlist on the Library of Congress YouTube channel. For more treasures, don't miss the Library's online exhibition, American Treasures of the … [Read more...]
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