I’m so pleased to be presenting at #NCTE25 on teaching ELA with primary sources using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT). What a powerful combo! 4:15 today in Room 503!

The Library of Congress TPS Consortium amplifies the power of #teaching with #primarysources. Find out some of the ways how in the November 2025 edition of the TPS Consortium Update! mailchi.mp/.../tps-cons...

The other half of my double life! Roger Hayden Johnson and I will be at the opening Sept. 26, 4-6pm, so if you happen to be in Santa Fe, come say hello! rogerhaydenjohnson.com

Grab some great #primarysource teaching ideas from the TPS Midwest during this free virtual course. I walked away so much smarter! Did I mention that it's free? teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/development @librarycongress.bsky.social #sschat #socialstudies

Today I discovered a feature in The National Jukebox where you can search on a date and find music that was recorded on a birthday, an anniversary, or whatever date interests you (or your students). www.loc.gov/collections/... #MusicEd #sschat

It only takes a Primary Source Minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. Apply the Library’s Observe Reflect Question analysis tool to a political cartoon--School Begins. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

Here's a gem of an article from 1963 about the official release of a recording from the "Washington March." Check out the list of Civil Rights activists on the recording - and use it as the start of an inquiry lesson. www.loc.gov/resource/sn8... #sschat #CivilRights #MarchOnWashington #PrimarySource

Have you signed up for the TPS Consortium Update? mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... It only comes once a month, and it's filled with PD opportunities and news & fun stuff from the Teaching with Primary Sources program at the Library of Congress. Great for teachers & librarians!

Have you ever tried teaching with the front page of a historic newspaper? TPS Consortium partner @dlaufenberg.bsky.social explains her "Just One Day" strategy in this Primary Source Minute video. Simple, effective, fun! #sschat www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Twz...

It only takes a "Primary Source Minute" to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. “Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize events. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

Tired of the using the same old photos to teach about the Great Depression? Try this one from the Library of Congress! I recommend using the QFT strategy from @rightquestioninst.bsky.social to elicit student questions as an introduction to the topic. www.loc.gov/item/2014680...

So many opportunities for PD credits, quick reads, unique primary sources, & simply being a little more in-the-know about the Library of Congress and its Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program! Take a look at our July TPS Consortium Update! mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn...

If students want to discuss Alligator Alcatraz, why not add to their understanding through primary sources, starting with his outstanding document set created by Emerging America through a TPS Library of Congress grant. emergingamerica.org/teaching-res... #sschat

It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour... #sschat

It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...

Here's an intriguing primary source photo from the Mississippi River Flood of 1927. Great for zoom-in student observation. "Aerial view of Indian mounds in the Mississippi valley where refugees and cattle flocked until rescued by the American Red Cross." www.loc.gov/item/2002699... #sschat

Need PD credits this summer? Check out these free & fabulous opportunities & learn how to teach with primary sources from the Library of Congress to boot! @jschaul.bsky.social‬ puts together a newsletter each month just for you. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #sschat #primarysources

The Library of Congress and its Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium Partners are continually adding new resources. Find out about the latest as well as amazing opportunities and professional development in the June 2025 TPS Consortium Update. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #Teaching #PrimarySources

I think this is my favorite photo of the Statue of Liberty. www.loc.gov/item/97502750/ Perfect for a primary source zoom-in analysis activity. It arrived in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885 - 140 years ago. Read about it from newspapers of the day: guides.loc.gov/chronicling-... #sschat

On a recent overseas flight, I first watched One Life (Anthony Hopkins), followed by I'm Still Here (Fernanda Torres) about Brazil's 1970s dictatorship. Both were excellent, but I was chilled by their many connections to today. So one day after returning, I participated in the No King protests.

Celebrate knowledge and scholarship or hold a $45,000,000 military parade? www.loc.gov/item/2011632...

I'm so excited to announce this "Primary Source Minute" from the people I'm honored to work with in the TPS program at the Library of Congress, the TPS Consortium, and TPS at Metropolitan State University of Denver! Please let us know what you think about our first ever episode. #sschat

Who doesn't love @inquirygroup.bsky.social resources? And now they have K-5 lessons! Burr Hamilton Duel. Overland Trails. Fugitive Slave Act. And more! Get the goodies at: inquirygroup.org/rlh-k5-ead #sschat #socialstudies #historicalthinking #primarysources @essdack.bsky.social

I caught myself laughing out loud today when the construction workers outside my Santiago de Compostela apartment were all speaking Spanish. Ah, the value of international travel!

I've signed up for two weeks of intensive Spanish classes (4 hrs per day) in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, starting next week. I'm curious to hear what my classmates will have to say about U.S. politics. I think I already know.

AI and Copyright - the report that's the real reason behind the firing of the director of the U.S. Copyright office. Musk. AI. $$$. www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...

Classic books for children at the Library of Congress are so inappropriate! Just look at what they’ve digitized! read.gov/books/

Am I allowed to share a gift link here? Excellent piece from The Washington Post on the firing of the Librarian of Congress. Please call your representative! I did, and even if one call won't overcome his cowardice, maybe 10,000 calls will. wapo.st/4k84YqK

It’s the Library of CONGRESS, not of Trump or the executive branch of government. It is America’s library. Our library. Call and keep calling until this wrong has been righted. Be loud!

Our School, Our Fight is a documentary film about non-violent protests by students to keep their Fulton County, GA, school open during the Civil Rights era. Excellent teaching tool for #sschat far beyond GA (plus it's filled with primary sources and oral history). www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDq3...

What are you doing for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, #sschat teachers? The American Archive of Public Broadcasting has all sorts of collections and documentaries for you! blog.americanarchive.org/2024/05/10/t...

"Cold War Primary Sources and Teaching Resources" is an awesome resource set compiled by a member of the TPS Teachers Network (www.tpsteachersnetwork.org). Share with colleagues, please! #sschat #coldwar #historyteaching tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group...

French classes do Earth Day? Here's a beautiful graphic novel about John Muir in French! View the illustrations & read the French - now also available in English as John Muir: To the Heart of Solitude. More John Muir primary sources on tpsteachersnetwork.org. editions-sarbacane.com/bd/au-coeur-...

"No slaves or priests." This newspaper clipping comes from an African American newspaper published in Colorado Springs in 1900, but it's actually about Guam. If you teach about U.S. Territories, are you curious, too? #sschat www.loc.gov/resource/sn8...

Here's a fun primary source to share with your music teacher colleagues. Speaking of that, we have a brand new group in the TPS Teachers Network called Teaching with Music, and this image is the beginning of a primary source analysis. Join at tpsteachersnetwork.org! #sschat #instrumentalmusic

Help students understand tariffs & filibusters through Library of Congress primary sources! Head to the TPS Teachers Network at tpsteachersnetwork.org to find teaching ideas from real educators. Join, then lurk or participate (your choice), in this unique, friendly, protected space! #sschat

Do you know an undergraduate/graduate student or a recent graduate with an interest in teaching with primary sources? Please tell them about the incredible TPS internship opportunities at the Library of Congress! It's a career maker! Apps due May 2. #sschat #tlchat www.loc.gov/item/interns...

Lee Ann Potter, Director of the Professional Learning & Outreach Initiatives Office at Library of Congress, is inspiring TPS Consortium members in St. Louis. With #primarysources from St. Louis, of course!

How long does AI find a government website’s “disappeared” content such as two of the four U.S. marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima? My father is no longer alive as a witness. #sschat #historyed

Excited to head to #NCHE in St. Louis tomorrow! I’d prefer not to have these gale force winds and heavy snow tonight, however.

When veterans are erased from government website content because of their race or gender, we will need books, libraries, and brave writers more than ever. #sschat #libraries

My primary source find at Library of Congress today is a research guide to French Children's books. La Bibliothèque des Enfants was a set of miniature books for children learning French in 1800 (scroll to bottom). guides.loc.gov/french-liter... #primarysources #childrenslit #frenchteachers #ELA

My pick of primary sources this week. McQuillen, you say? Enjoy reading the notes! Where is Spitzbergen? What does this man have to do with flutes? Plus, did you know the Library of Congress has a huge collection of actual flutes? #primarysources #sschat #musicchat

Amazing PD opportunity for methods professors to learn how to integrate inquiry with primary sources in teacher preparation courses through the Library of Congress TPS program! Psst, pass it on! #sschat #teachingmethods www.waynesburg.edu/community/tp...

A tried and true strategy that works great with Ss new to primary sources or complex images that may be challenging to take in all at once!

Wow! Phenomenal work from @dlaufenberg.bsky.social ! #inquirylearning #sschat #ELA #essentialquestions #primarysources

For Women's History Month! The American Archive of Public Broadcasting has interviews & programs to celebrate and commemorate the vital role of American women in history, culture, and society. Here's a blog post by Meghan Sorensen to get you started! #sschat blog.americanarchive.org/2024/03/06/t...

Honored to do my semi-annual TPS Teachers Network talk to Library of Congress TPS interns tomorrow. Know a student or recent grad who might be interested in a life-changing experience? Astonishing breadth of remote & onsite internships! www.loc.gov/internships-... #sschat #archives #libraries

Sometimes working on primary sources skills is parallel to the content learning we’re doing. The whole school is learning about Pullman Porters (and their unionization a century ago). This week, some Ss are practicing reading cursive/script with this letter from a man asking for a job as a porter.

My favorite Library of Congress primary source today - Beekeeping instruction for injured soldiers. www.loc.gov/item/2016869... #sschat #WorldWarI