LEARN> The Learning Page Newsletter, March 2004

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Sent: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 15:33:52 -0500
Subject: The Learning Page Newsletter, March 2004
 
Hard as it is to believe, we are on the "downside" of the 2003-2004 school 
year. In just a few months, it will be time to say goodbye to this year's 
students.  As the school year races along, remember to visit The Learning Page 
and other Library of Congress Web sites to see how the Library can enhance your 
teaching.

NEW OR TOPICAL RESOURCES FOR YOU...

THE COMMUNITY CENTER

Visit any community center that fits your curricular timetable to find Library 
of Congress resources to augment your teaching.

Featured in March: "Her Story"
What contributions  have women made to the shaping of our country and our 
culture?  Join us in the March Community Center to explore "Her Story" through 
primary sources from The Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_herstory.php

Featured in April: Exploration and Explorers
Featured in May: War and Peace
Featured in June - August: Americans at Play

CHAT WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS...
View transcripts from past Learning Page Chat sessions:
http://learning.loc.gov/learn/community/chat/chattranscripts.html

Chats are held on the Tapped In Web site. Join us as a registered user or a 
guest (no charge for registration).
http://tappedin.org

March 18, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. ET  Topic: Her Story
April 15, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. EDT  Topic: Exploration and Explorers
May 21, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. EDT  Topic:  War and Peace
June 17, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. EDT  Topic:  Americans at Play
(no chat in July or August)


FEATURES,  ACTIVITIES, and COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES

Don't forget ... you and your students can "Make history with the Library of 
Congress!" through these collaborative activities...

Contribute to The Great American Potluck
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/ckbk/

Put YOUR hometown on the map in The Branding of America activity
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/

Enjoy the new content published in these features and activities ...

Immigration Feature Presentation - the Chinese, Mexican, African and Japanese 
sections are now live!
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/


What in the World Is That?
Your students can explore inventions and innovations through this new Learning 
Page activity.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/science/


COLLECTION CONNECTIONS

If you want to learn more about an American Memory collection, visit the 
Collection Connections. They provide a summary of resources and titles of 
related collections, and many include a Read More About It, and teaching 
strategies for developing critical thinking skills.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/


MORE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ...  Around and Beyond the Library

This collection of  treasures for teachers and learners, created by the staff 
of  the Library of Congress, continues to grow.  Discover more wonderful 
projects away from the Library, too!
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/ed_portal/index.html

Examples...
Do you need a map and/or background information about the crisis in Haiti? 
Visit "Places in the News"
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/plnews.html

Are you looking for more resources for Women's History Month?
Visit "Journeys and Crossings" and learn about, Rosie the Riveter: Real Women 
Workers in World War II
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/rosie.html

Don't miss "I Hear America Singing." a portal to the music and performing arts 
collections of the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/ihashome.html

Have you used CyberLC?  Take a look at the Lectures, Events, Conferences and 
Interviews available to you!
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/


THE LOC WISE GUIDE

The Wise Guide provides a sampling of resources from all of the Library's Web 
sites through an engaging, magazine format. Currently featured: Edmund S. 
Valtman, "A Cartoonist Who Came in from the Cold; Books Are Us (the Center for 
the Book); Real-Life Rosie the Riveters; He Bought a Dismal Swamp (George 
Washington)
http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/


ARE YOU PLANNING TO VISIT WASHINGTON DC THIS SPRING OR SUMMER?

Visit Churchill and the Great Republic Exhibition - open until June 26
The Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.
Online preview: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/

Read  Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun Papers at Library of Congress, 
available March 4, 2004.
The Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room, Madison Building, Washington, 
D.C.
For more information: http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/

Coming soon: An Exhibition for the 50th Anniversary of Brown vs. the Board of 
Education - opening May 13
The Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.
(no online preview available at this time)

Brown v. Board Town Hall: May, 2004

Library of Congress LIVE: Performances for Students at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building,  
Washington, D.C.
Celtic Roots: March 4, 2004, 10:00 A.M.
Children of Struggle: June 3, 2004, 10:00 A.M.


AUTHORS, WHERE ARE YOU?

Let us publish YOUR ideas in "The Source," an online newsletter written by and 
for educators. We welcome your Teaching Idea, Feature or Tech Tip articles!
http://learning.loc.gov/learn/community/am_newsletter/


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Have you used the educators workshops from the Library of Congress? They are 
cost free and ready for YOU!
In-House Workshops: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/index.html
Video-Conference Workshops: 
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/video/index.html
Self-Serve Workshops: 
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/ssindex.html

Educators, here is a promising opportunity for summer professional growth...
"Crafting Freedom: Thomas Day and Elizabeth Keckly, Black Artisans and 
Entrepreneurs in the Making of America."
This series of four 5-day, expenses-paid professional development workshops in 
African American history are a part of the Landmarks of American History 
program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Applications are 
due by March 15, 2004.
http://www.thomasday.net/workshops_presentations.html

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

Join us at NECC!
Library of Congress Staff will be offering a day-long workshop and exhibiting. 
Stop by our booth and let us share the resources of the Library's Web sites.
New Orleans, LA; June 20 - 23, 2004
National Educational Computing Conference (NECC):
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2004/


Look for more news from The Learning Page in the next newsletter!

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