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History eNews from Emerging America - October 2, 2019

Published on Wed, 10/02/2019

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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 6, Issue 32 for October 2, 2019

NEWS

  • Library of Congress announces new virtual tour, "Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote". Contains exhibit items, events, and resources. Information.
  • October 10 - 3:30-5:00pm - Western Mass Social Studies Leaders PLC. Register
  • October 17 - 11:30am-1:30pm - Central Mass Fall Social Studies Curriculum Leaders Meeting - contact jdifrancesca@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us.  

 

New Blog Post: Visual Literacy: 

Making Lessons Accessible and Inclusive (see below).

 

EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.

Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.

 

HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES

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

  • Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources - Instructors Rich Cairn and Alison Noyes. Meets state PD requirement, with attention to teachers of History and Social Science and the Humanities. PDPs or 1 graduate credit.
    • November 6 & 13 - South Hadley, Massachusetts
    • February 4 to March 16 - Fully ONLINE
  • Integrating Civic Engagement Projects Across the Curriculum - Instructor: Rich Cairn - Develop project plans under 2018 civic engagement legislation and History and Social Science standards. PDPs or 1 graduate credit.
    • January 21 & February 25, Northampton 
  • Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources - Instructor: Rich Cairn. Meets state PD requirement, with attention to teachers of History and Social Science and the Humanities. PDPs or 1 graduate credit.
    • March 3 & March 24 - CES, Northampton 

 

NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

 

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

  • Comparing Primary Sources Depicting Border Spaces
  • Encouraging Student Understanding of Negotiation and the Value of Notetaking during the 1787 Constitutional Convention 

 

OTHER EVENTS: 

 

RESOURCES:

 

NEW EMERGING AMERICA BLOG POST: 

Visual Primary Sources

Guest blog post from Minnesota teacher Wendy Harris:

You want to get your students to work with primary sources, but you have students who struggle with reading English text. Maybe they have a learning disability, English is not their most comfortable language, or any number of other reasons. Sound familiar? 

Read the full post here.

 

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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.