History eNews from Emerging America - April 19, 2017

Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 14 for APRIL 19, 2017

NEWS

• Hope you’re having a great Spring Break!
• A quick eNews this week.

Teachers discuss strategies to address “presentism” (projecting our worldview into the past) with Stanford’s Peter Carroll in recent Emerging America course on World Fascism.

SUMMER EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info

Engage with teacher-leaders and scholar on race in America.  

• July 5 - August 5 - ONLINE - “Black Community and Agency: Fighting the Color Line (1877-1940)”. With outstanding instructors: Kelley Brown and Amilcar Shabazz! Available for 3 grad credits in History. REGISTER.
• July 17-21 + 2-hours in fall, date TBD. “Teaching Civics, Civic Action, and American Ideals through Early 20th Century Black Struggles for Equality” - Easthampton High School. Hands-on course–also with Kelley Brown, Amilcar Shabazz, and Rich Cairn! Explore vital stories and context for civic action and explore strategies to teach Civics. Available for 3 grad credits in History. REGISTER.

Accessing Inquiry for ALL Learners: How can I meet state requirements (15 hours each) for Professional Development on teaching Social Studies to students with disabilities? English Learners?

• July 11-12 - “Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources” - Cambridge, Mass. Available for 1 grad credit in History. REGISTER. Email rcairn@collaborative.org to reserve a space.
• August 1-2 - “Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources” - Greenfield Community College. Audrey Morse and Rich Cairn. Available for 1 grad credit in History. REGISTER.

“Accessing Inquiry” courses meet Mass license renewal requirements for 15-hours PD on students with disabilities or 15-hours PD on English Learners. Link to renewal regulations. Optional 1 Westfield State University grad credit in History available. FREE Leadership Training for Special Education Teachers & Administrators

• Strengthen collaboration with Special Education by passing the word about the FREE Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI). Funded by DESE. CES seeks 60 applicants for 2017-18. www.collaborative.org/setli

RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES - Statewide & on the Web

• April 26 - 6:30pm - Holyoke High School - The People That Shape Us - Youth ensemble on growing up in foster care. Tickets.
• April 28 - 7-9pm - Wistariahurst, Holyoke - Reading in Celebration of Latina Writers
• May 5 -7-9pm - Holyoke Heritage State Park - Jobs with Justice: Voices of Working People’s History https://actionnetwork.org/events/voices-of-working-peoples-history
• George Washington’s First 100 Days - Digital Timeline - Mt. Vernon - http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/

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