************************************************************** K12NewsLetters - From Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** From: learningpage@xxxxxxx To: <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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! <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com VENDORS REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING Find PREMIUM & FEATURED MERCHANT LISTING ALSO http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>