Category Archives: Partner Organizations
It’s Almost Constitution Day!
Here are a few resources that you can use to talk about the Constitution with your students on Constitution Day or any time. Continue reading
Posted in Partner Organizations, Student Visits, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
Tagged app, boeing_learning_center, Civics, civics_renewal_network, congress, constitution, constitution_day, docsteach, docsteach_landing_page, ebook, First_Congress, ipad, iTunesU, learning_lab, legislative_records
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WWI App Coming Soon, with Help from Educators
Teachers provided invaluable feedback for a new WWI app, set for release early this fall. Continue reading
Posted in Online Tools, Partner Organizations
Tagged app, Film, historypin, ipad, library_of_congress, mobile_app, national_archives_kansas_city, photographs, smithsonian, WWI
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WWI App User-Design Workshop for Educators in Kansas City
We invite educators to participate in a free World War I app user-design workshop on Saturday, June 25, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, MO. Continue reading
Posted in Partner Organizations, Professional Development, Programs
Tagged app, historypin, ipad, mobile_app, national_archives_kansas_city, WWI
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Summer Professional Development Opportunities
Join us for summer PD! Continue reading
Reorganizing the Executive Branch: Distance Learning with the Hoover Library
We offer two free interactive videoconferencing programs on Digital Learning Day, Feb. 17: “Reorganizing the Executive Branch: Hoover and the Federal Government.” Continue reading
Presidential Powers Distance Learning Programs
A series of interactive videoconferencing programs for grades 5-12 will explore how different presidents in different eras have interpreted and exercised presidential powers. Continue reading
Join us at NCSS!
Our sessions cover the Bill of Rights, the amendment process, civics, and teaching NHD and C3 with primary sources. Continue reading
Posted in National History Day, Online Tools, Partner Organizations, Professional Development, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
Tagged amendment, billofrights225, bill_of_rights, c3, chinese_americans, chinese_exclusion, Civics, civics_renewal_network, conference, constitutional_amendments, hoover_library, immigration, national_archives_dc, national_archives_kansas_city, national_archives_new_york_city, national_history_day, ncss, nhd, PD, primary_sources, professional_development
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New Chinese Exclusion Act Book and Course!
Students can explore the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the personal stories of those it touched, through these new learning tools. Continue reading
Upcoming Events for Educators at the National Archives at New York City
The National Archives at New York City’s Learning Center is hosting two educational events next week for New York City area educators. On Thursday, October 15th starting at 4:00 pm, the National Archives is hosting an Educator’s Open House. Teachers … Continue reading
Using Primary Sources to Show Friendship Between Nations
Core ideas behind museum-based activities can be adapted for learning about diplomacy in the classroom too. Continue reading
