immigration – Education Updates

Using Primary Sources to Teach About Americans and the Holocaust, Part II

April 30, 2019August 19, 2019 by Center for Legislative Archives, posted in Distance Learning, Document Spotlights, Exhibits, Partner Organizations, Professional Development, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans, Uncategorized

The documents presented here are used in a classroom activity for high school students and develops the skill of “Historical Issues-Analysis & Decision-Making.”

Picture This – With DocsTeach!

September 19, 2017 by Stephanie, posted in Partner Organizations, Programs, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

A “Girl Power” workshop connects participants with historical photos of girls from the records of the National Archives, stimulating creative thinking and writing.

Summer Programs Around the National Archives

June 16, 2017 by Stephanie, posted in Partner Organizations, Professional Development, Programs, Research

We have a fun summer planned for both families and educators at our National Archives and Presidential Library locations around the country! July Fourth Come to the home of the Declaration of Independence to join us as we celebrate our nation's birthday! If you can't come in person to Washington, DC, join through YouTube and … Continue reading Summer Programs Around the National Archives

Primarily Teaching Summer Workshop for Educators

March 12, 2017June 16, 2017 by Stephanie, posted in National History Day, Professional Development

This summer, join us for one of our Primarily Teaching workshops for educators on using historical documents in the classroom.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

Eyewitness Accounts of Anti-Jewish Persecution in Russia in the Early 20th Century: The Cowen Report

January 12, 2017 by Stephanie, posted in Document Spotlights

A newly digitized immigration file can help students learn about persecution against Jewish people in Russia in the early 1900s, and how it caused a spike in Jewish immigration to the United States.

Habeas Corpus and a Marriage Photo: Immigration Case Files

December 29, 2015January 5, 2016 by Stephanie, posted in Document Spotlights, Professional Development

Of the nearly 100 documents digitized during our annual teaching institute in Washington, DC, two really stand for learning about Chinese immigration.

Memorable Primary Sources: Teacher-Digitized Documents

December 11, 2015 by Stephanie, posted in Document Spotlights, Professional Development

Our former intern describes his favorite documents from the hundreds digitized and added to DocsTeach during our Primarily Teaching workshops earlier this year.

The French Gift of Lady Liberty

November 17, 2015November 16, 2015 by Holly, posted in Document Spotlights

Today we shine a spotlight on a document that gave the United States one of its most famous monuments: the deed of gift for “Liberty Enlightening the World.”