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Bricks and Mortar Vocabulary for History lessons

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 “As of last year, I started working with ELL students and have become far more cognizant of vocabulary.  I’ve always taken for granted that students know certain vocabulary words, but now I find myself going over many words and to my surprise, it’s not just ELL kids who benefit from it!” -Kevin, Spring 2019 Online […]

Teachers Making Lessons Accessible

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“I’ve found that if I pick the right primary sources…[I can make the lesson more accessible]. For example, I just gave some students an evacuation poster (after Order 9066 [–forcing Japanese relocation to camps]) that was selected for its minimal text which was heavy on vocabulary they would know or be able to figure out […]

New Accessible Lesson: Social Security – What is the Federal Responsibility to Care for Vulnerable People?

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The passage of the Social Security Act is a watershed event in the changing role of the US government. It is history with personal relevance to the many students whose home supports are affected by the US Social Security system, including some students with disabilities. Emerging America has been collecting lesson plans that address Disability […]

History Education Resources: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Primary Sources videos for teachers

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On the EmergingAmerica.org website, we are gathering resources that teachers can use to expand their repertoire of strategies for supporting all learners.  The Minnesota Historical Society has published a series of brief educational videos for new and experienced teachers. Each 10 minute segment introduces the concepts of culturally relevant pedagogy and the ways that using […]

New Primary Source Set! Eugenics: Preoccupation with Genetic Fitness and Threats of Difference & Disability

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The Eugenics movement in the early 20th century United States, a pseudo-scientific amalgamation of social Darwinist philosophy and animal breeding management, gained widespread approval across the country and influenced many internationally, most notably in the the Nazi racial policies of the era leading up to World War II. This primary source set includes newspaper articles, […]

TPS Teachers Network and the Appeal of Albums

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Each week, History eNews posts links to current highlights in the TPS (Teaching with Primary Sources) Teachers Network. While the ideas and discussion are well worth logging in for, the sharing-friendly Albums tool may transform how you create and share sets of primary sources–with your classroom, with colleagues, even with Facebook and any social media […]

New Accessible Lesson: Ancient Rome’s Veterans with Disabilities: Roman Accounts and U.S. Veteran Comparisons

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Teachers have been striving to make their curriculum more fully reflect the history of all members of a community, to tell the stories not only of kings and generals, but of the young and the old, women and men, and those with both extraordinary and ordinary abilities and challenges. The lesson added to our resource […]

10 Lesson Plans that Address New Mass. History Standards on People with Disabilities

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Engaging ALL students in history and social studies education means not only using inclusive practices, but not overlooking the impact of historical changes and events on people with disabilities, and the impact people with disabilities have had on history. Ten Fifteen lessons on History of People with Disabilities that address the new Massachusetts standards for History […]

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