Date: Aug 23 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9695" align="alignright" width="300"] Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. circa 1860.[/caption]
Prepare your students for their trip to Washington D.C.! Millions of travelers tour Washington D.C. each year, including thousands of students and their chaperones looking to take in some of the finest cultural institutions, monuments, and government buildings our nation has to…
Date: Aug 11 2016
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HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 22 for August 11, 2016
Sept 6 is deadline to apply for 2016-2017 History Institute - Teaching in the Age of Mass Incarceration, sponsored by UMass Amherst Dept. of History & CES Emerging America. Apply by Sept. 6. Space limited. Teacher Institute. (See next item.)
Date: Aug 5 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9639" align="alignright" width="300"] The History Institute is the UMass History Department's signature offering for teachings. Since 1994, this annual institute has offered local educators a valuable opportunity to explore historical themes in depth, to make meaningful connections with historians at UMass and beyond, and to stay abreast of current scholarship in the field.…
Date: Aug 5 2016
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HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 21 for August 2, 2016
News:Mass Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education will postpone the start of history & social science standards revision to Jan. 2017 to learn from the review of ELA and math standards.
A U.S. Dept. of Education July 13 letter suggests ways to use Federal funds to support “Humanities,” i…