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African American Resources within the Digital Collections
Trying to find resources on African American history in American Memory and other parts of the website? This web guide will lead you to resources in Today in History, America’s Library and other sections of the website that focus on the achievements of African Americans.
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Events
Come see us at the Wisconsin State Reading Association Conference
If you are attending WSRA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from February 4-6, 2010 Gail Petri will present two sessions: Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Online Primary Sources (Friday, February 5th from 9:45 – 10:45) and Library of Congress Teaching With Primary Sources Professional Development System (Friday, February 5th from 11:00 – 12:00).
Creating the US Teacher Institute
Interested in learning strategies to teach about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights using Library of Congress primary sources? Register to attend the one day Library of Congress Creating the US Teacher Institute. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition, “Creating the United States” as its foundation. Learn how to make this era in our country’s history come alive for student using images, manuscripts, letters, photographs, maps, and poetry.
Exploring the Early Americas Teacher Institute
Interested in learning strategies to teach about European Explorers in the Americas? Want to know more about the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)? Explore the cartographic knowledge of the world in the sixteenth century. You will be able to do all of this and more by using Library of Congress primary sources. Register to attend the Library of Congress Exploring the Early Americas Teacher Institute. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in
their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition "Exploring the Early Americas" as its foundation. Learn how to make this era in history come alive for student using images, manuscripts, letters, three-dimensional objects, and maps.
Past Events
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