johnsonmaryj
@johnsonmaryj.bsky.social
Manager of the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Teachers Network for a Library of Congress grant since 2012 and a retired high school teacher & middle school librarian. Travel, art, languages, & reading fill my time, too.
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Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
"Deportation Tom Wants to Govern" - headline in The Voice Combined with La Voz Latina newspaper (AZ 1936). The political cartoon is perfect for students today trying to make sense of ICE, deportations, & historical precedents. Read more at www.loc.gov/resource/sn9... #TPSTeachersNetwork
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"Deportation Tom Wants to Govern" - headline in The Voice Combined with La Voz Latina newspaper (AZ 1936). The political cartoon is perfect for students today trying to make sense of ICE, deportations, & historical precedents. Read more at www.loc.gov/resource/sn9... #TPSTeachersNetwork
From the TPS Teachers Network. In 1919, 230 African Americans were killed by angry whites in the Delta region of Elaine, AR. Soldiers of 57th Infantry of 3rd Div from Camp Pike, Little Rock, were dispatched to Elaine. Ask students to compare Elaine to Minneapolis today. www.loc.gov/item/2020638...
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
From the TPS Teachers Network. In 1919, 230 African Americans were killed by angry whites in the Delta region of Elaine, AR. Soldiers of 57th Infantry of 3rd Div from Camp Pike, Little Rock, were dispatched to Elaine. Ask students to compare Elaine to Minneapolis today. www.loc.gov/item/2020638...
Which side of this 1916 cartoon shows how you will be celebrating tonight? A Happy New Year 1867—A Happy New Year 1917 www.loc.gov/pictures/ite... (From the Cartoon America exhibit at the Library of Congress - www.loc.gov/exhibits/car...)
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Which side of this 1916 cartoon shows how you will be celebrating tonight? A Happy New Year 1867—A Happy New Year 1917 www.loc.gov/pictures/ite... (From the Cartoon America exhibit at the Library of Congress - www.loc.gov/exhibits/car...)
I was merely looking for a Library of Congress image of a generic meeting when I ran across this political cartoon from 1899. The caption in the Notes section ends in "...the only good Democrats are dead ones." Whoa! What's the story behind this image? www.loc.gov/item/2012647... #sschat
A democratic indignation meeting / after a sketch by our special artist in Elysium ; Keppler.
1 print : chromolithograph. | Print shows the ghost of Thomas Jefferson speaking to a gathering of the ghosts of John Tyler, Lewis Cass, James K. Polk, Stephen A. Douglas, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Jack...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I was merely looking for a Library of Congress image of a generic meeting when I ran across this political cartoon from 1899. The caption in the Notes section ends in "...the only good Democrats are dead ones." Whoa! What's the story behind this image? www.loc.gov/item/2012647... #sschat
If you'd like to know more about PD & learning opportunities from the Library of Congress and the TPS Consortium, take a look at the December 2025 TPS Consortium Update. Free & fabulous for educators! us3.campaign-archive.com?u=906ac9e895...
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TPS Consortium Update December 2025
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December 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you'd like to know more about PD & learning opportunities from the Library of Congress and the TPS Consortium, take a look at the December 2025 TPS Consortium Update. Free & fabulous for educators! us3.campaign-archive.com?u=906ac9e895...
#primarysources
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Here's a political cartoon from 1803 showing a Russian holding up a small figure of Napoleon, preparing to eat him. Title: A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!
How could a teacher use this? Perhaps as an entry point for discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine? #sschat #libraryofcongress
How could a teacher use this? Perhaps as an entry point for discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine? #sschat #libraryofcongress
November 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here's a political cartoon from 1803 showing a Russian holding up a small figure of Napoleon, preparing to eat him. Title: A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!
How could a teacher use this? Perhaps as an entry point for discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine? #sschat #libraryofcongress
How could a teacher use this? Perhaps as an entry point for discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine? #sschat #libraryofcongress
I’m so pleased to be presenting at #NCTE25 on teaching ELA with primary sources using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT). What a powerful combo! 4:15 today in Room 503!
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’m so pleased to be presenting at #NCTE25 on teaching ELA with primary sources using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT). What a powerful combo! 4:15 today in Room 503!
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The Library of Congress TPS Consortium amplifies the power of #teaching with #primarysources. Find out some of the ways how in the November 2025 edition of the TPS Consortium Update! mailchi.mp/.../tps-cons...
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Library of Congress TPS Consortium amplifies the power of #teaching with #primarysources. Find out some of the ways how in the November 2025 edition of the TPS Consortium Update! mailchi.mp/.../tps-cons...
The other half of my double life! Roger Hayden Johnson and I will be at the opening Sept. 26, 4-6pm, so if you happen to be in Santa Fe, come say hello! rogerhaydenjohnson.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The other half of my double life! Roger Hayden Johnson and I will be at the opening Sept. 26, 4-6pm, so if you happen to be in Santa Fe, come say hello! rogerhaydenjohnson.com
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Grab some great #primarysource teaching ideas from the TPS Midwest during this free virtual course. I walked away so much smarter! Did I mention that it's free? teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/development @librarycongress.bsky.social #sschat #socialstudies
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Grab some great #primarysource teaching ideas from the TPS Midwest during this free virtual course. I walked away so much smarter! Did I mention that it's free? teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/development @librarycongress.bsky.social #sschat #socialstudies
Today I discovered a feature in The National Jukebox where you can search on a date and find music that was recorded on a birthday, an anniversary, or whatever date interests you (or your students). www.loc.gov/collections/... #MusicEd #sschat
Jukebox Day by Day | About this Collection | National Jukebox | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
See what was recorded on any given day of the year. Check your birthday, an anniversary, or any other month and day of interest.
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September 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today I discovered a feature in The National Jukebox where you can search on a date and find music that was recorded on a birthday, an anniversary, or whatever date interests you (or your students). www.loc.gov/collections/... #MusicEd #sschat
It only takes a Primary Source Minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. Apply the Library’s Observe Reflect Question analysis tool to a political cartoon--School Begins. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
Primary Source Minute - Primary Source Analysis Tool - TPS Consortium Created Materials
Learn how to use the Primary Source Analysis Tool from the Library of Congress to analyze a political cartoon.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It only takes a Primary Source Minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. Apply the Library’s Observe Reflect Question analysis tool to a political cartoon--School Begins. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
Here's a gem of an article from 1963 about the official release of a recording from the "Washington March." Check out the list of Civil Rights activists on the recording - and use it as the start of an inquiry lesson. www.loc.gov/resource/sn8... #sschat #CivilRights #MarchOnWashington #PrimarySource
Image 6 of St. Paul recorder (St. Paul, Minn.), October 31, 1963
St. Paul, Minn.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Here's a gem of an article from 1963 about the official release of a recording from the "Washington March." Check out the list of Civil Rights activists on the recording - and use it as the start of an inquiry lesson. www.loc.gov/resource/sn8... #sschat #CivilRights #MarchOnWashington #PrimarySource
Have you signed up for the TPS Consortium Update? mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... It only comes once a month, and it's filled with PD opportunities and news & fun stuff from the Teaching with Primary Sources program at the Library of Congress. Great for teachers & librarians!
Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium Update
Learn about teaching resources and professional development opportunities in this monthly curated collection of updates from the Library of Congress and the Teaching With Primary Sources (TPS) Consort...
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August 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Have you signed up for the TPS Consortium Update? mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... It only comes once a month, and it's filled with PD opportunities and news & fun stuff from the Teaching with Primary Sources program at the Library of Congress. Great for teachers & librarians!
Have you ever tried teaching with the front page of a historic newspaper? TPS Consortium partner @dlaufenberg.bsky.social explains her "Just One Day" strategy in this Primary Source Minute video. Simple, effective, fun! #sschat www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Twz...
Primary Source Minute - Just One Day - Historical Newspaper Activity
YouTube video by TPS Western Region at MSU Denver
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August 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Have you ever tried teaching with the front page of a historic newspaper? TPS Consortium partner @dlaufenberg.bsky.social explains her "Just One Day" strategy in this Primary Source Minute video. Simple, effective, fun! #sschat www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Twz...
It only takes a "Primary Source Minute" to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. “Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize events. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
Primary Source Minute – Just One Day - TPS Consortium Created Materials
TPS Consortium Members have offered professional development workshops and academic courses focused on using Library primary sources in several subject matter and skill areas, including STEM, civil ri...
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August 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It only takes a "Primary Source Minute" to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. “Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize events. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
Tired of the using the same old photos to teach about the Great Depression? Try this one from the Library of Congress! I recommend using the QFT strategy from @rightquestioninst.bsky.social to elicit student questions as an introduction to the topic. www.loc.gov/item/2014680...
August 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Tired of the using the same old photos to teach about the Great Depression? Try this one from the Library of Congress! I recommend using the QFT strategy from @rightquestioninst.bsky.social to elicit student questions as an introduction to the topic. www.loc.gov/item/2014680...
So many opportunities for PD credits, quick reads, unique primary sources, & simply being a little more in-the-know about the Library of Congress and its Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program! Take a look at our July TPS Consortium Update! mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn...
TPS Consortium Update July 2025
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July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So many opportunities for PD credits, quick reads, unique primary sources, & simply being a little more in-the-know about the Library of Congress and its Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program! Take a look at our July TPS Consortium Update! mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn...
If students want to discuss Alligator Alcatraz, why not add to their understanding through primary sources, starting with his outstanding document set created by Emerging America through a TPS Library of Congress grant. emergingamerica.org/teaching-res... #sschat
Incarceration | Emerging America
Incarceration in a variety of contexts and settings has been deeply ingrained in American society for centuries. The experience and processes of incarceration takes many forms including criminal deten...
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July 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If students want to discuss Alligator Alcatraz, why not add to their understanding through primary sources, starting with his outstanding document set created by Emerging America through a TPS Library of Congress grant. emergingamerica.org/teaching-res... #sschat
It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member.
When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
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When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
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#sschat
Primary Source Minute – Is it a Primary Source or Secondary Source?
YouTube video by TPS Western Region at MSU Denver
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July 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member.
When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
#sschat
When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
#sschat
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It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member.
When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
Primary Source Minute – Is it a Primary Source or Secondary Source?
YouTube video by TPS Western Region at MSU Denver
youtu.be
July 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It only takes a minute to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member.
When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
When is a source a primary source and how do we know anything about Sacajawea? youtu.be/vsuApPhFT3s
tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
Here's an intriguing primary source photo from the Mississippi River Flood of 1927. Great for zoom-in student observation. "Aerial view of Indian mounds in the Mississippi valley where refugees and cattle flocked until rescued by the American Red Cross." www.loc.gov/item/2002699... #sschat
[Mississippi River flood]
1 photographic print. | Aerial view of Indian mounds in the Mississippi valley where refugees and cattle flocked until rescued by the American Red Cross.
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July 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Here's an intriguing primary source photo from the Mississippi River Flood of 1927. Great for zoom-in student observation. "Aerial view of Indian mounds in the Mississippi valley where refugees and cattle flocked until rescued by the American Red Cross." www.loc.gov/item/2002699... #sschat
Need PD credits this summer? Check out these free & fabulous opportunities & learn how to teach with primary sources from the Library of Congress to boot! @jschaul.bsky.social puts together a newsletter each month just for you. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #sschat #primarysources
TPS Consortium Update June 2025
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June 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Need PD credits this summer? Check out these free & fabulous opportunities & learn how to teach with primary sources from the Library of Congress to boot! @jschaul.bsky.social puts together a newsletter each month just for you. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #sschat #primarysources
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The Library of Congress and its Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium Partners are continually adding new resources. Find out about the latest as well as amazing opportunities and professional development in the June 2025 TPS Consortium Update. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #Teaching #PrimarySources
June 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Library of Congress and its Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium Partners are continually adding new resources. Find out about the latest as well as amazing opportunities and professional development in the June 2025 TPS Consortium Update. mailchi.mp/tpsteachersn... #Teaching #PrimarySources