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History's Mysteries K-5 is exciting young history detectives

Published on Fri, 12/18/2020

Magnifying glass with black handle shows words "History's Mysteries" in the lens

December 18, 2020 Update: Newly added to the Kindergarten unit: Mystery #4, HOW DOES A TRADITION BECOME A HOLIDAY? about Juneteenth. 

                                         

"What has excited my kids most is the chance to be detectives. They look forward to the days of the week when they get to hunt for clues."

-2nd Grade Teacher

November 16, 2020

New Primary Source Sets and Picture Books Feature Disability History

Published on Fri, 10/02/2020

Colorful book cover shows a drawing of a girl, blonde hair falling over a sky blue sweatband on her forehead, pulling herself forward with her arms on a grey stone step, only her head, shoulders and arms visible. Blurred crowds are visible on both sides of her. Above her are the words "All the Way to the Top".

Pairing Picture Books with Primary Sources: Primary Source Sets from Missouri School Librarian Tom Bober Feature Disability History

Bober’s new Primary Source Podcast compliments his KnowledgeQuest blog posts on picture books and primary sources

People familiar with the work of Emerging America will know that our Accessing Inquiry project and clearinghouse of resources offers one of the best available archives of accessible lesson plans that address topics related to people with disabilities across American history.

Wendy Harris guest post: What exactly is a disability?

Published on Tue, 09/22/2020

1916 film frame of older man with both hands signing. He wears a high collar, necktie, and coat-jacket, his hair is short and parted in the middle.
In celebration of our new course on teaching disability history in the K-12 classroom, we invited Wendy Harris, a teacher at a school for the Deaf with expertise in teaching DeafBlind students, to share her thoughts about disability with us. The topic of Deafness as a disability gives the opportunity to begin with an exploration of the conception of DISABILITY itself, and the question of what abilities and attributes should be regarded as a disadvantage or an equally valid and valuable difference in experience of the world. This is where Wendy Harris's reflections begin. 
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History's Mysteries K-5 Curriculum now available!

Published on Fri, 07/17/2020

History's Mysteries unit illustration showing 5 lessons: What do Historians Do? What are Push and Pull Factors? Why Do People Move? What is a Refugee? and What was the Great Migration?

History's Mysteries K-5 Curriculum 

The kids loved this! They were very interested in the slideshow the entire time. The narration made it seem like a movie. They asked a lot of thoughtful questions and had lots of good discussions. I liked that we had the flexibility to make it last as long or as short as they could handle. - First Grade Teacher

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It’s not just about simplifying the English. It’s also about helping to recognize claims of cause and effect.

Published on Sun, 01/05/2020

Two high school girls at a shared desk with papers in front of them. Captions show it is a screen shot of a video on teaching English Learners.

We are preparing to teach an upcoming section of our course, Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources, and reflecting on what specialists in English language acquisition tell us about making history and social studies accessible. 

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