(January 4, 1995 – present) Who: Civics and History Courses Why!?! How can educators and students tap into this valuable resource!? The Congressional Record App offers an exciting opportunity for educators and students to review the daily proceedings of Congress. Potential lesson plans ideas include: Take topic you are currently studying in class and have […]

HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 15 for May 17, 2016 News: New report on bullying from National Academies of Science. http://goo.gl/GoG42D Register today! Mass DESE free Literacy & Civic Learning conf. May 23 – Boston. Spanish Civil War contact. A relative of  Abraham Lincoln Brigade soldiers offered to work with WMass teachers to help enrich […]

HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 14 for May 11, 2016 REGISTER & INFO for FREE Emerging America Summer 2016 Library of Congress TPS @ the Collaborative † Immigration Issues in Perspective: Building Curriculum with Primary Sources – Focus on diverse learners. Rich Cairn, Instructor. 1 grad credit or 22.5 PDPs. Sections: June 6-7 with Scott […]

The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) is pleased to announce a new primary source set on the the Cold War Era! The following set makes available a wide range of primary source resources from the Library of Congress on […]

  Register now for eight workshops available from the Emerging America program. Workshops offered include: Windows on History: Research & Build a Local History Website in Your Class: Holyoke Emerging America: Immigration issues in Perspective for Diverse Students: Online Equal Protection and the Constitution: Teaching Modern Struggles for Justice w/ Struggling Learners: Online Equality Before […]

Developed as a result of participating in the History in Motion program, a collaboration between Emerging America and the Library of Congress, the following primary source set contains materials focused on the American Industrial Revolution throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. During the American Industrial Revolution the lives of individual citizens, as well as the […]

HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 13 for May 2, 2016 THIS ISSUE IS PACKED–READ TO END! News Save the Date: May 23 – FREE. Conference on Civic Engagement & Learning – Mass. ESE & E.M. Kennedy Institute for U.S. Senate, Boston. Details online & at bottom below. Emerging America Summer Registration for 8 Free Courses […]

The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative, in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS), is pleased to announce a new primary source set on Economic Growth between 1800 and 1860 including the Industrial, Market and Transportation Revolutions! The following primary source set and resources were compiled to […]

The following lesson on the industrial growth of Springfield, Massachusetts during the 19th century was created during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, in the summer of 2015. Utilizing both primary and secondary source materials students will […]

Produced during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, in the summer of 2015, the following 4 day lesson plan weaves together both local and medieval history to provide a truly unique learning experience for students. The lesson […]