>> From the Library of
Congress in Washington DC.
The Library of Congress
has assembled a wealth
of resources for the K-12 educator.
Whether you're just getting
started using primary sources,
looking for lesson plans,
or checking out professional
development opportunities,
the Teachers Page has
resources you can use.
You can start by visiting
loc.gov/teachers.
First, visit our Teachers
Blog from the landing page.
Discover and discuss the
most effective techniques
for using Library of Congress
primary sources in the classroom.
The materials in Using Primary
Sources provide an answer
to the question, "What are primary
sources and what do I do with them?"
Here you will find an
overview of primary sources,
including how to and
why to use them.
You'll also get help in citing
Library of Congress resources
and find answers to some of
the most common questions
about copyright and fair use.
Perhaps the most popular materials
in this section are the many
ready-to-use primary source analysis
guides and the reproducible
analysis tool for you to use
with students in your classroom.
These guides help your students
investigate a wide variety
of primary sources, including
photographs, maps, cartoons,
manuscripts, music, and more.
Educators tell us they
are interested
in ready-to-use classroom materials.
Classroom materials can include
primary source sets, lesson plans,
presentations, activities and more.
Notice that you can
find classroom materials
that meet your state standards.
A primary source set is a set
of selected primary sources
on a specific topic, available
as easy-to-print PDFs.
This primary source set is called
"Japanese American Internment
During World War II".
Let's start by taking a look at the
information in the Teachers Guide.
Each Teacher Guide
is a downloadable PDF
that gives you background
information about the time period.
In addition to the Teachers
Guide, you'll find a link
to the reproducible primary
source analysis tool,
as well as guides for using it.
Each thumbnail leads to an
enlarged version of the image.
The title link will take you
to the bibliographic record
and the PDF version link is
where you can download a
printable version of the item.
The Library has nearly 100
lesson plans available for free
and without registration.
All of them were created
by classroom teachers
and school librarians and have
been tested in the classroom.
You can use lesson plans just as
they are or take pieces and parts
from the resources around themes.
Adjust the material to
your grade level as needed.
The Library's presentations
and activities can help you engage
students with primary sources.
Presentations take primary
sources and put them into context.
They look across the
Library's collections
to investigate curricular themes.
They include historical background,
helping to tell the
stories behind the theme.
Activities offer an interactive,
hands-on experience and focus
on a specific topic,
rather than broad themes.
They require teacher direction,
but invite students to participate.
The Library of Congress provides
primary source-based staff
development to teachers
across the country.
You'll find a series of
self-paced online modules
that each deliver an hour's worth
of professional development content
as well as provide a
certificate of completion.
In addition, you can download
and facilitate ready-to-present
professional development modules
in your school district.
You can also find other professional
development opportunities offered
at the Library, in the
community, and online.
We looked closely at just a few of
the features of the Teachers Page.
There are many more to explore,
including Collection Connections,
News and Events, and a FAQ that
can help you with basic questions
such as how to link
and bookmark or where
to start looking for
primary sources.
Additionally, the Teachers Page
has an active Twitter presence.
at Teaching LC The Teachers
page is a great free resource
for all teachers and librarians
across grade levels
and content areas.
If you know a teacher, please
share loc.gov/teachers today.
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