Our new gallery packs provide hands-on learning activities for each of our permanent museum exhibits.
Meet Our New Document Analysis Worksheets!
Our new worksheets have a new look and reinforce a standard progression while guiding students through the document analysis process.
Upcoming PD Webinar: Bringing Native American Voices into Your Classroom
Join us April 6th to learn about bringing Native American viewpoints and primary sources into your lessons.
New “Remembering WWI” App Release!
Remembering WWI is an iPad and Android app for exploring, collaborating, and engaging with an extensive collection of WWI photographs and moving images.
Primarily Teaching Summer Workshop for Educators
This summer, join us for one of our Primarily Teaching workshops for educators on using historical documents in the classroom. We'll conduct research with original documents in the holdings of the National Archives and Presidential Libraries. Discover some of those incredible teachable documents that help educators and students unlock the past. You will explore a specific … Continue reading Primarily Teaching Summer Workshop for Educators
Upcoming PD Webinar: Teaching the Constitution with Political Cartoons
Join us for a free webinar on March 16th at 7 p.m. EDT to learn about teaching the Constitution with political cartoons.
Primary Source Highlights on DocsTeach
We're constantly updating DocsTeach.org — the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives. Here are some recent highlights. Newly Added Primary Sources Hollywood Ten - We recently added court documents related to the screenwriters, producers, and directors who jeopardized their careers by taking a stand against the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Several … Continue reading Primary Source Highlights on DocsTeach
Teaching from the Archives
Introducing undergraduate students to the importance of archival research and materials by encouraging them to become citizen transcribers for the National Archives as part of their coursework
An Invitation to Test a New WWI App
We're looking for teachers who actively teach World War I in the classroom to test our new app.
New Webinar on Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
Join us for “Records of Change: Teaching the Civil Rights Movement with Primary Sources from the National Archives” on February 8 at 4:30 pm ET. Register for this free webinar now. Bring the Civil Rights Movement into your classroom with primary sources from the National Archives. During this interactive webinar, examine the Federal Government’s role … Continue reading New Webinar on Teaching the Civil Rights Movement