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
News of the Field
- Deb Haaland of the Pueblo of Laguna, the first Indigenous Secretary of Interior in U.S history share her thoughts on Native American Heritage Month.
- America's Field Trip: What does America mean to you? - Grades 3-12 2025 essay contest - America 250.
- Citizen Nation: We the People high school civics education competition - Retro Report series on PBS.
Disability History News & Resources
- Brad Lomax: The forgotten Black Panther's revolutionary story - Short Documentary - Renegades - PBS.
- 1 in 6 voters has a disability. That voting bloc is growing as the population ages - NPR story
- April 10 - in person and virtual - Annual Symposium for Disability and Accessibility at Yale: ADA 35 – Disability Theory; Disability in Practice; Disability as Culture.
- July 8 - 1st AnnualTeach Disability History Conference - Keene State College - contact Graham Warder gwarder@
- What Could Go Right? A Century of Facial Repair - Emma Varvaloucas - Progress Network.
- Lobotomy: A Dangerous Fad’s Lingering Effects on Mental Illness Treatment - video & curriculum - Retro Report
Events @ Emerging America
Info on Emerging America professional development events: upcoming presentations, past recordings and more.
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Monthly - starting November 21 - 3:30-5:00pm Eastern - online CES Social Studies PLC - Register.
- Facilitated by veteran teacher-leader Peter Vamosy. Optional PDPs.
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Marathon bombing memorial. 2013. Photo by Liz West. Wikimedia Commons. November 22-24 - Boston - 2024 Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies - Watch our NCSS page for details.
- Emerging America and Easterseals Massachusetts: #TeachDisabilityHistory - How to integrate voices of people with disabilities into the curriculum.
- Emerging America and Mass Council for the Social Studies: Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners on the Document Based Question Essay.
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December 19, 5:00pm EST - Teaching Disability History Interest Group - sharing & discussion
- Teachers, researchers, historians and advocates meet virtually quarterly to share ideas, experiences, resources, and research at many levels and to build a community of practitioners nationwide. Email rcairn@collaborative.org for meeting info.
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February 18 - Civic Engagement in Any Subject: Integrating Local History Across the Curriculum - Northampton, Massachusetts - Stipends - Details & Registration
- Led by veteran civic engagement teacher, Catherine Glennon, Mohawk Trail Regional High School.
- Full day February 18 at CES in Northampton, Massachusetts - with 2-hour virtual follow-up in April, date TBD. Lunch provided.
- Registration is $135 – though completing teachers will receive $300 stipends and be eligible for $300 for projects with students. Supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program.
Other Professional Development Events
In-Person
- November 11-15 - Union, New Jersey - Human Rights Institute - including Kristalnacht Commemoration on the 13th - Kean University. Contact Dr. Adara Goldberg - agoldber@kean.edu.
- November 22-24 - Boston - National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference.
- January 18, 2025 - Orlando, Florida - SOURCES Annual Conference on teaching with primary sources - University of Central Florida.
- February 5 - May 7, 2025 - Wednesdays 4:00-6:30pm - UMass Amherst - Greece, Rome, and the Mediterranean: Exploring the Past for Social Transformation - 3 Grad Credits or Free PDPs + $200 Stipends to Participants!
- February 18 - Milton, Massachusetts - Boston to Guangzhou & Back: Perspectives & Legacy of the U.S.-China Trade, 1790-1850s - Massachusetts Historical Society.
- March 29 - Easthampton, Massachusetts - Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference: Bridging, Belonging & Civic Engagement - Collaborative for Educational Services.
Virtual
- November 20 - Honoring the Outcome: The Peaceful Transfer of Power for the Country and for Our Students - iCivics and NCSS.
Teaching Resources
- iCivics Election Headquarters.
- Bush v. Gore: How a Recount Dispute Affects Voting Today - Retro Report video.
- Project 562: Changing the way we see Native America by Matika Wilbur - virtual exhibit and curriculum.
- Facing Race: On 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving, the Wampanoag People want their story told.
- Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies - Salem State University.
New at the Library of Congress
- 13 new sources added to the Disability Awareness primary source set for National Disability Employment Awareness Month - Library of Congress intern, Avianna Miller.
- New Teaching with Primary Sources Grantees - 2024-2027
About Emerging America's Inclusive History News
Committed to Access and Inclusion of All Learners in Civics, History and Social Studies
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