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Primary Sources: Demonstrating the Power of the Community

Published on Mon, 12/16/2024

Teaching About the Disabled People’s Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence

By CherylAnne Amendola

"Whose Independence?" 5th grade lesson features reflections of the U.S. Declaration, including the 1989 Disabled People's Bill of Rights & Declaration of Independence - Cheryl Anne Amendola - National Middle Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2023. Link to slides from the lesson plan

Reform to Equal Rights - Disability History Curriculum

The Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum includes 250 primary sources in 23 lessons in seven units. Inclusive lessons feature Universal Design for Learning strategies and exemplary assessments. Lesson content facilitates integration into many regular K-12 topics. Skill and language development addresses C-3 History and Social Science frameworks as well as Educating for American Democracy Roadmap themes. Developed with Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant with additional support from Mass Humanities. 

Emerging America's Inclusive History News - December 2024

Published on Mon, 12/02/2024

Inclusive History News

In this Issue:

  • News of the Field
  • Disability History News & Resources
  • Events @ Emerging America 
  • Other Professional Development Events
  • Teaching Resources 
  • New at the Library of Congress 

 

December Featured Blog Post: The Movement to Teach Disability History Comes Together - includes The Need Remains: 2024 Teacher Survey Results

 

The Movement to Teach Disability History Comes Together

Published on Mon, 12/02/2024

Efforts to Advance Teaching of Disability History Converge

Through the years, I have attend many uplifting annual conferences of the National Council for the Social Studies. Yet the November 22-24, 2024 conference set a new high for new energy and focus on teaching disability history. Interest in workshops and posters on disability history attracted strong participation.

Disability History at the National Council for the Social Studies - Boston

Published on Sun, 11/03/2024

Explore Disability History at the NCSS Conference

Scheduled workshops on disability history: 

The team from the #TeachDisabilityHistory Easterseals and Emerging America – Desi Forte, Rich Cairn, and young adult disability activists – will co-present a workshop: How to integrate voices of people with disabilities into the curriculum. They will demonstrate activities and curriculum for sharing disability history with broad audiences. Friday, November 22 - 3:00-3:55pm - Rm 308, Hynes Convention Center. 

 

Emerging America's Inclusive History News - November 2024

Published on Fri, 11/01/2024

Inclusive History News

In this Issue:

November Featured Blog Posts:

  • News of the Field
  • Disability History News & Resources
  • Events @ Emerging America 
  • Other Professional Development Events
  • Teaching Resources 
  • New at the Library of Congress 

 

Do you and your students know about the erased history of Jim Crow and Civil Rights Outside the South?

Published on Mon, 10/07/2024

By Alice Levine

Many teachers share books and videos with their students about Civil Rights, especially near MLK’s birthday in January and during Black History Month in February or as part of units of study in ELA or Social Studies.

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