UMass Amherst - CES History Institute - Register by Dec. 15 K-12 Teachers can earn 10 PDPs and $50 gift card for attending any two Feinberg Lectures plus two sessions at CES in Northampton, January 22 and February 26 – 4:30-7:00pm. Additional sessions to be scheduled!: We are asking permission to add the following to the series: Tues., Dec. 9, 4:00pm – Center for the Yiddish Book: “So how do you like America?”: How a Generation of Immigrants Transformed the Nation’s Culture. Discussion for middle & high school teachers – Josh Lambert, academic director at the Center, and visiting professor of English at UMass Amherst. Pre-registration required. And/or document that you watched videos on the UMass Amherst History Department YouTube channel.) The gender and immigration conference in January is Thursday, Feb. 26 and Friday, Feb. 27, NOT Friday and Saturday. There is a scheduled Feinberg Lecture April 6. How to Apply for National Endowment for the Humanities and other Top Level PD Nationally - Register for free session to learn about these amazing opportunities in the U.S. and overseas. TAKE AWAY: Notes of a draft of application. Dec. 3 - 4:00-5:00pm at CES in Northampton. NEH, Library of Congress, and other free national professional development programs.

Seeking Examples of DDMs CES and a team of teachers is drafting state exemplar District Determined Measures (DDMs) for Geography-7th Grade. We will also develop a packet of exemplar DDMs for U.S. and World History–and possibly other subjects. Please help us by emailing YOUR examples in any subject of the Social Studies to rcairn@collaborative.org. (Indicate if I may share what you send.) Examples do not have to be perfect! We will learn from the variety. – Thanks!! Challenging yet practical blog post: Is it ever OK to tamper with the past? Altering primary sources to make them accessible. - Ken Wiebe History eNews now appears in the EmergingAmerica.org blog which gives a searchable archive. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TPS-CES - EVENTS UMass Amherst - CES History Institute - Feinberg Lecture Series • Lecture: “The New Asylum Seekers,” Professor María Cristina García (Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies, Cornell University), Friday, November 14, 1pm, UMass Campus Center, Room 804. Register for PDPs K-12 Teachers can earn 10 PDPs and $50 gift card for attending any two Feinberg lectures plus two sessions at CES in Northampton, January 22 and February 26 – 4:30-7:00pm. NOTE: It is still not too late to register. To make up sessions, you will be able to document that you watched videos on the UMass Amherst History Department YouTube channel. Link to them through Feinberg Lectures webpage. How to apply for NEH Institutes - Register for free session to learn how to apply for amazing, free professional development programs across the U.S. and overseas. Dec. 3 - 4:00-5:00pm at CES in Northampton. NEH, Library of Congress, and other free national professional development programs.

Starting with this model lesson for Kindergarten, EmergingAmerica.org launches a new feature. Periodically, we will post exemplary inquiry-based lessons using primary sources from the Library of Congress. Contact us with feedback or your own drafts or suggestions for lesson ideas." - Rich Cairn, Director, Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program of the Collaborative for Educational Services

What Do Trains Do? Kindergarten Lesson Plan

Kwame Webster, Collaborative for Educational Services

The 2014 History Institute, which is a collaboration between the UMass Department of History and the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. The History Institute brings scholars to K-12 teachers to discuss the historical significance of current events.

The 2014 History Institute, which is a collaboration between the UMass Department of History and the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. The History Institute brings scholars to K-12 teachers to discuss the historical significance of current events.

Download the Press Release .pdf on the Spring 2014 History Institute:

• Chris Appy speaks on Who We Are: The Vietnam War and the End of American Exceptionalism
• David Glassberg speaks on Learning from American Environmental History

UMass Professors and K-12 Teachers Collaborate to Connect Past and Present, Bringing Contemporary Events into Local Classrooms

Most people assume that history is over. After all, it’s the past.

The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS) featured a profile on the work of Emerging America with TPS in Massachusetts.

April 14, 2013: Blogger Anthony Cody cites Rich Cairn's article in the TPS Journal to give credence to his suggestion that students examine a controversial report on education in the District of Columbia under Michelle Rhee. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2013/04/common_core_non-fiction_readin.html?cmp=ENL-EU-VIEWS2

The Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 2012, TPS Journal issue on the Common Core and primary sources features a lead article, "Primary Sources: At the Heart of the Common Core State Standards," by Emerging America Director, Rich Cairn. More.

Easthampton High School history teacher Kelley Brown and Fourth and Fifth grade Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School teacher Laurie Risler were honored by the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts for their dedication to the profession of teaching and their outstanding efforts in servicing their schools and communities.