HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 12 for April 1, 2016
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April 4-6, Sturbridge - Northeast Regional Conference for the Social Studies - It’s not too late! Check out the excellent program: http://www.masscouncil.org/ Library of Congress TPS workshop April 4 on Multimedia Primary Sources.
FREE – Library of Congress TPS @ the Collaborative
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Monday, April 11 - 8:30-3:30 - Endicott College, Beverly - Teaching Inquiry with Primary Sources - K-6. Register through CES.
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Tuesday, April 12 - 3:30-6:30pm - Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Enriching STEM Learning through Primary Sources. History of Science and Technology. http://www.wpi.edu/academics/
stem/STEM-through-primary- sources.htm
Register for the following:
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Springfield - April 9, May 9, & June 13 - America’s Warriors in the Modern Era: World War II to Iraq. Vietnam scholar Chris Appy. Build lessons. Free history grad credit.
Speak to veterans.
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* Northampton - Starts May 2 - Nurturing Student Inquiry and Student Voice Through Informational Texts – Rich Cairn
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* Boston - May 7 & 14 - Landscape of Revolution - Boston Public Library Leventhal Map Center. Register directly with Leventhal. John Hannigan on African American soldiers. Develop lesson for your classroom!
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† Boston - June 6-7 - Immigration Issues in Perspective: Building Curriculum with Primary Sources.
Register here or as noted. † = 1 Grad credit History. * = 1 Gen Ed grad credit. Fees to register credit.
RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - http://LoC.Gov/teachers
Library of Congress Teacher Blog
OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES
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American Antiquarian Society Speaker Series: April 14 @ 7pm, Re-envisioning Black “Book History” by Eric Gardner, Speakers later in spring include T.H. Breen & Nathaniel Philbrick
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April 6 - When the Road Came Through, free presentation by Barry Ceitz, 7pm Coolidge Museum
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April 12, 5:30pm EST - Webinar - Teaching Tolerance - Selecting Texts for Diverse Learners.
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April 14 - Mass Service Day 10am-12pm, Mass State House, RSVP Here
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April 19, 5:30pm EST - Webinar - Teaching Tolerance - Teaching about Extreme Prejudice.
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April 21 - Poetry as History: The American Sense of Place, reading and talk by Peter Carroll, 11am West Wing Gallery, Karen Sprague Center for Cultural Arts, AIC Springfield
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April 24 - 2pm Line of Forts: 18th Century Defensive Line - Yale’s Michael Coe. Old Deerfield.
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April 24th - 2:00pm. Meet Lucy Stone: Unsung Heroine of 19th Century - Abolitionist, feminist. Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
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