Asynchronous Workshops

teacher Kelley Brown screencasting to students

Welcome

Emerging America is introducing asynchronous programs that educators can complete on their own time. Briefer than the graduate credit-bearing courses offered on our Workshops page, these 4-week workshops are planned to be completed in 6 hours.

Strategies for Teaching Inquiry with English Learners through Primary Sources

English Learners 4-Week Workshop

Strategies for Teaching Inquiry with Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources

[link coming later]

Alison Noyes and Rich Cairn smile as they stand in front of Madison Building of the Library of Congress.

How can we help you?

Photo of inspectors at Ellis Island with thought bubbles added above some people.

What questions?

Teaching students to investigate their own questions...

What questions does the photo from Ellis Island raise? What further questions arise when the photo gains this context from the 1882 Immigration Act? "If on examination there shall be found among such passengers any convict, lunatic, idiot, or any person unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge, they shall report the same in writing to the collector of such port, and such persons shall not be permitted to land.”

How does the conversation deepen when students write thought bubbles for people in the photo?