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History eNews from Emerging America - July 29, 2020

Published on Wed, 07/29/2020

Emerging America logo across a landscape of sky, distant mountains, and winding river.

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 23 for July 29, 2020

NEWS

 

Fall Online Grad Course 

Black Communities and Agency:

Fighting Jim Crow and Institutional Racism (1877-1940)

How can teachers engage their students with study of civic life, agency and community? By studying the history of post-Reconstruction American institutions and the struggles for Black equality and justice—even the simple right to live one’s life. PDPs or 3 grad credits. Led by Kelley Brown, with scholar Amilcar Shabbazz, UMass Amherst Department of Afro American Studies. DetailsRegister by September 14. 

Detail, 1917 protest
Silent protest parade in New York [City] against the East St. Louis riots, 1917. Library of Congress. [Enlarged detail.] https://www.loc.gov/item/95517074/ 

 

EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.

Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.

 

HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES

PDPs / OR optional grad credit available from Westfield State University.  

  • Black Communities and Agency: Fighting Jim Crow and Institutional Racism (1877-1940)
    • This timely 12-week, fully online course will examine Black communities’ resistance–legal, intellectual, educational, social–to Jim Crow and the other forms of oppression during a bleak period in race relations in America. PDPs or 3 grad credits. Led by Kelley Brown, with scholar Amilcar Shabbazz, UMass Amherst Department of Afro-American Studies. Details 
      • September 29 to December 13. Register by September 14. 
  • Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources
    • Successful course taught across the U.S. Meets 15 hour Mass license requirement for PD on teaching ELs. PDPs or 1 grad credit. Led by Rich Cairn and Alison Noyes, Emerging America. Details.
      • October 19 to December 5. Register by October 5.
  • From Reform to Equal Rights: Teaching Disability History in the K-12 Classroom
    • This exciting new course will trace the emergence of Disability Rights over two centuries, addressing multiple new content standards in Massachusetts and other states. PDPs or 1 grad credit. Led by Rich Cairn, Emerging America and scholar, Graham Warder. Details.
      • October 27 to December 7. Register by October 13

 

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:

National Book Festival PresentsRace in America: Joy Harjo & Tracy K. Smith

Webinar Recordings from Teaching with Primary Sources, including - Reflecting on Using Primary Sources to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners

Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/

  • Using American Archive of Public Broadcasting Resources to Engage Students in the Past and Present
  • Helping Students to Ask the Right Questions
  • Online Educational Events: Using the Library of Congress Digital Music Collections, July 21, and Analyzing Multiple Perspectives, July 22
  • Five Questions with Barbara Bavis, Bibliographic and Research Instruction Librarian at the Law Library of Congress
  • Free Puzzles through Chronicling America: Maze Edition
  • Online Educational Events: Junior Fellows Share their Final Projects, July 28 and Rosa Parks in Her Own Words, July 29

 

EVENTS

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RESOURCES

Also see Resources for Education During a Pandemic

 


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Karen Albano

former History eNews Editor, Emerging America
Karen Albano worked with Emerging America from 2015-2020, contributing to many facets of the program including developing curriculum, improving the accessibility of the website to educators, overseeing social media outreach, and editing the History eNews.