EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 15 for April 29, 2020
NEWS
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Library of Congress released mobile app to search and browse its collections - https://www.loc.gov/apps/
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Teaching Tolerance - District Responses to Coronavirus: Examples to Follow - The report suggests ways schools can strengthen support for students and families.
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iCivics - Massachusetts Workbook - digital version
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Mass DESE released excellent new Civics Projects: Quick Reference Guide! - http://www.doe.mass.edu/
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Immigrant Learning Center blog:Immigrants Make Our Economy More Resilient
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The CivXNow Coalition is leading a sign-on letter to Congress urging support for $40 million in emergency funding for civic education in the next Relief Act.
Civic Action: Campaign for Civil Rights for People with Disabilities
Screen cap from Crip Camp, 1972 New York City street protest, from the excellent new documentary film on Netflix. 2020. https://cripcamp.com/
Learn more about the campaign to pass the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act at the Google Arts and Culture online exhibit: Ed Roberts, the Disability Rights Movement and the ADA.
EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.
Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.
HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES
PDPs / OR optional grad credit available from Westfield State University.
- America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond - Instructor: Kelley Brown. Scholars Peter Carroll and Sebastiaan Faber. PDPs or 1 graduate credit. Register.
- June 30 to July 28 - ONLINE
- Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources - Instructors: Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Meets state PD requirement, with attention to teachers of History and Social Science and the Humanities. PDPs or 1 graduate credit. Register.
- July 6-31 – ONLINE
NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
- TPS Teachers Network - Teachers with interest in working with primary sources are welcome to join this network.
Featured this week - YOU MUST LOGIN FIRST FOR THESE LINKS TO WORK:
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Primary Sources and Teaching Online - Webinar Series Recordings - Western Region - Library of Congress TPS Consortium
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History Detectives: Activities for the Elementary Classroom
Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/
- Office Hours for April 21st and 23rd: Primary Source for Science Classrooms and Crowdsourcing the Library of Congress
- Earth Day at Fifty: April 22
- Now Online: More Presidential Papers Collections to Spark New Student Research Opportunities
OTHER EVENTS
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TPS Western Region - 4-5PM (Webinar) - Every Tues, Wed. Thurs., through at least May 14 - Primary Sources and Teaching Online - Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/340464136
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April 30 - 3:30pm (Webinar) - Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment - Information and Registration
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May 6 - 11:10AM (Webinar) - Ford's Theatre: Virtual Investigation with Detective McDevitt - Information and Registration
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May 14 - 7-8pm (Webinar) - Facing History and Ourselves: Choosing to Participate: Civic Engagement in a Digital Age - Information and Registration
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May 13 - 7-8pm (Webinar) - Religion in China: Daoism - Registration
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May 21 - 7-8pm (Webinar) - China's Fourth Teaching: Islam - Registration
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June 3 - 7-8pm (Webinar) - Religion in China: Buddhism - Registration
SUMMER
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2020 National Council for the Social Studies Summer Seminar (Online) - Registration and Information
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Session 1 - Monday, July 20 - 12-3PM
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Session 2 - Tuesday, July 21 - 12-3PM
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Online Summer courses from Mars Hill University.
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Engaging Strategies - an introduction to teaching with primary sources for all age groups and content areas
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Civil Rights Act - Teaching about the time period through primary source documents for middle school and high school teachers.
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RESOURCES
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NBC NEWS LEARN - 1620: Beyond Thanksgiving
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iCivics - New Game: Game Odyssey
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Teaching Tolerance - Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
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Revolution 250 - 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. Starting with the Boston Massacre. Primary sources, accessible narration, and more!
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History UnErased - Case Study: OUT with HIV/AIDS Interactive Student Guide - Primary Source Cases develop students' understanding of how social, cultural, and economic influences shape the federal government's response to the spread of infectious disease.
OTHER NEW RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE
See Resources for Education During a Pandemic for complete list.
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Leading Groups Online - A guide to leading online courses, meetings, trainings, and events during the coronavirus pandemic. Includes downloadable templates for visuals to lead class discussions and activities.
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TPS Eastern Region - 400 Lesson Plans, Units, PD Plans, Activities, Book Backdrops.
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Perspectives on History: The Great Pandemic
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NCSS and World History Digital Education: History and Geography of a Pandemic - COVID-19
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