The Teachers Page: Classroom Materials
This installment of the American Memory Guide explores the Learning Page's classroom materials, highlighting features of particular interest to teachers.
Cover of 1864 sheet music entitled "For Bales! An O'er True Tale." From the Library of Congress' Performing Arts Encyclopedia. ("For Bales!" [sheet music]. New Orleans: A.E. Blackmar, 1864. . More about the photograph)
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- Today in History: In this first installment to the American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide discover the in and outs of making calendar connections to primary source materials using the Today in History feature.
- Professional development: How can I learn more?: The final installment of the American Memory Guide explores professional development opportunities available through the American Memory Learning Page.
- The Craft Revival and economic change: In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will interpret photographs and artifacts as representations of western North Carolina’s economy at the turn of the century. They will also analyze historical census data and produce a visual web that will represent the changing nature of the economy of western North Carolina.
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- Learn more about American Memory, American history, Library of Congress, and North Carolina.
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Teachers know that the best content is created by teachers, for teachers. Like the community cookbook with all its tried and true recipes, the Classroom Materials provides a place for sharing everything from teaching ideas to recommended reading.
Thematic finding aids
The “Themed Resources’ section provides thematic finding aids featuring content useful to teachers of history, civics, science, and English. Simply click on the title of the theme or topic to find a list of select online resources, relevant lesson plans, links to Collection Connections, and a list of the best search terms for that topic. For example, the Exploration and Explorers topic offers select lesson plans for grades 3 through 12; lists recommended picture books, young adult novels, and non-fiction books; and features links to the best of the Library of Congress’ online resources for teachers and students about exploration. One notable element of this collection is the American Treasures online exhibit Exploring the Carolinas, which documents John White’s travels to the Carolina coast in the 1580s.
Primary source sets
In addition to these selected resources, primary source sets have been compiled for the following topics:
- Hispanic Exploration in American
- Japanese Internment
- Jim Crow in America
- Thanksgiving
- Dust Bowl Migration
- Women’s Suffrage
- Civil War Music
- Assimilation Through Education
- The Constitution
Primary source sets save time, providing a variety of relevant media including documents, images, and recorded sound all on one page. Teacher’s guides to the primary source sets are thorough, providing context for the materials as well as teaching suggestions and additional resources. Each item in the primary source set can be printed or downloaded with one click, making offline classroom use simple. There are even links on the page to the analysis tools developed for working with various primary source formats including maps, poetry, and music.
Teacher Updates
The front page of the Teachers Page section also includes a link to teacher email updates. Four newsletters are emailed annually to announce new professional development and opportunities, as well as new content of interest to educators. An RSS Feed is also available.
