I attended the Library of Congress workshop on Tuesday, November 10th. Due to the fact that it was the evening before a holiday, only three of us attended the class-and one of the teachers in attendance was my planning partner, Kate Ferro. Lucky for us, we enjoyed the workshop and Kathleen's ability to show us around the LOC site.
One lesson that we WILL do in the future is an activity with the contents of Abraham Lincoln's pockets (on the evening of his assassination). This activity could be used for introducting primary sources, a stepping stone for inquiry based learning, or a "getting to know you" activity.
In addition, I believe that the Library's video lesson on primary sources (for teachers) would be perfect to show my students. While I could give the same info-there is something to be said about "showing" the students the material in video format.
Overall it was an informative session, one that made me think about what I am teaching and how I am teaching it!
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