English Dutch French German Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish

Search

Emerging America's Inclusive History News - February 2025

Published on Sat, 02/01/2025

Eugenists would improve human stock by blotting out blood taints. Menaces to society. Images show adults with developmental disabilities and claims their "mental" ages range from 6 to 8. Text from the news article argues for examining couples prior to marriage and sterilizing those deemed "unfit".
Image from eugenics lesson plan

Inclusive History News

In this Issue:

  • News of the Field
  • Disability History News & Resources
  • Events @ Emerging America 
  • Other Events
  • Teaching Resources 
  • New at the Library of Congress 

 

February Featured Blog Post - Eugenics: Teaching Agency and the Roots of Genocide - including lesson from Reform to Equal Rights

 

News of the Field

 

Disability History News & Resources

 

Events @ Emerging America

Info on Emerging America professional development events: upcoming presentations, past recordings and more.  

  • Monthly - 3:30-5:00pm Eastern - online CES Social Studies PLC - Register

    • Facilitated by veteran teacher-leader Peter Vamosy. Optional PDPs. 
  • February 18 - Civic Engagement in Any Subject: Integrating Local History Across the Curriculum - Northampton, Massachusetts - Stipends - Details & Registration

    • Led by veteran civic engagement teacher, Catherine Glennon, Mohawk Trail Regional High School. 
    • Full day February 18 at CES in Northampton, Massachusetts - with 2-hour virtual follow-up in April, date TBD. Lunch provided. 
    • Registration is $135 – though completing teachers will receive $300 stipends and be eligible for $300 for projects with students. Supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program. 

Earn $300 stipend + $300 in project funds. Optional 1 graduate credit from Westfield State University. (With extra registration fee.) 

 

 

Other Events

"Logo of NCHE Conference - March 20-22, 2025 - "All History Is Local" with photo of St. Louis Arch."
Join Emerging America at NCHE

 

Teaching Resources

 

New at the Library of Congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Emerging America's Inclusive History News

Committed to Access and Inclusion of All Learners in Civics, History and Social Studies 

Created in response to teacher requests in 2013, the History eNews emailed monthly short descriptions and links of quality history and social studies events and resources. Since September, 2024 items appear in an Emerging America blog page from the first of each month, with a monthly Constant Contact email notice to our 2,300+ subscribers. Sign up free at the bottom of the page. 

We welcome your news & events! 

 

 

Image Credits

Rich Cairn

Civics and Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction Specialist, Collaborative for Educational Services
Rich Cairn founded Emerging America in 2006, which features the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program at the Collaborative for Educational Services, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History program, "Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry." The Accessing Inquiry clearinghouse, supported by the Library of Congress TPS program promotes full inclusion of students with disabilities and English Learners in civics and social studies education.