The Pare Lorentz Film Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum offers multimedia resources to teachers, students and the general public to enhance understanding the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the life and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Searchable archive of politically significant audio materials.
Free downloadable study guide for the film Freedom Riders.
History taught well is mind blowing and life changing. History experienced instead of memorized changes our perspectives. History teaches us that while people 100 years ago wore different clothes and lacked iPhones they still shared our same basic human thoughts and passions. By giving students the opportunity to see and feel the world through the past hopefully they can plan for the future.
TwHistory is about helping students experience a slice of time
Become a member and you’ll get access to hundreds of Milestone Documents in U.S. History, African American History, and World History. But even better, you’ll get the inside scoop with expert analysis by our global network of historians and scholars.
In addition to Explanation and Analysis, you’ll get Author Biographies, Context, Impact, Timelines, Study Topics, Glossaries, and Sources for Further Study.
Study smarter.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation.
World History teachers face many challenges to incorporating primary sources in their teaching—the pressures of coverage in survey courses, the lack of available materials, and inadequate training in dealing with unfamiliar sources from a range of cultures. World History Sources responds to these challenges (as well as the new opportunities offered by the Internet) by creating a website to help world history teachers and students locate, analyze, and learn from online primary sources and to further their
The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources
program provides primary source-based staff development to teachers across the country. Complete an interactive self-directed module from the Library of Congress.
Each multimedia-rich module delivers approximately one hour of professional development and includes a certificate of completion.