I am posting the following on behalf of the Library of Congress staff.  Please pass the information on to your teachers.

Thank you.

Gail

Gail Hurley | Library Development Consultant, Division of Library Development | Gail.Hurley@ct.gov | Office: (860) 704-2222
http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld | 786 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457 | Fax: (860) 704-2228

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The Library of Congress and Teachers Unlocking the Power of Primary Sources

Sessions Include Legendary Photographer Carol Highsmith, Experts of Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

The Library of Congress will bring teachers and education experts from across the nation together in its first online conference for educators. This free two-day event, “The Library of Congress and Teachers: Unlocking the Power of Primary Sources,” will be held October 27-28 from 4-8pm ET, and will be open to K-12 educators from across all teaching disciplines.

Over the course of two days, there will be 15 one-hour sessions facilitated by Library specialists, instructional experts from the Library’s Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium, and other recognized K-12 leaders. Sessions will cover topics ranging from literacy and historical thinking to historic newspapers and the civil rights act, and will all focus on the effective use of primary source documents.

In addition, LC will be live tweeting during all 15 events on the 27^th and 28^th,  #LCTeachConf.

More information here:

http://go.usa.gov/3zd2G

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