History eNews from Emerging America - February 19, 2015

Published on Thu, 02/19/2015

NEWS

My office phone number changed to: (413) 588-5936. See new National Core Arts standards. http://nationalartsstandards.org/.

Excellent FREE PD – Deadlines Approach! Take a break from the brutal winter for top quality FREE professional development.

First to Fight – Ideologically motivated American Volunteers fight for a foreign nation: Not Syria today, but Republican Spain (1936-1939) – Rare offering by top scholars on a vital and relevant topic.
- March 14 - Newton South High School - First to Fight: American Volunteers Against Fascism in the Spanish Civil War - Examine brilliant, powerful posters. Study archival photos. Parse letters from American volunteers on the front lines. Peter Carroll, Stanford University, & Sebastiaan Faber, Oberlin College. Register by Feb. 28. Limited space!
NEW: History in Motion: Developing Primary Source Sets of Images, Sound Files, Maps, Oral Histories, and Film. Suffolk University’s Bob Allison will focus on key moments in Boston’s role in American history. Access multi-media primary sources on major topics.
- Mon. March 16; Sat. May 2; & 1 2-hr follow-up TBD. Complete project and earn $400 stipend. Also earn 22.5 PDPs or 1 grad credit from Framingham State University. Preference to Boston teachers. Register. Only 16 slots.
WORKSHOP FULL! - March 21 & 28 - Landscape of Revolution - Boston Public Library & CES
March 2 Deadline for Summer 2015 NEH Landmarks Workshops: Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry. $1,200 stipend. 3 grad credits. Register.

Library of Congress Summer 2015 Teacher Institutes (in Washington DC) http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/teacherinstitute/

Open Institutes Open to K-12 teachers and school librarians across the content areas. Institute Session 1: June 22-26; Session 2: July 6-10; Session 3: July 27-31
Civil Rights Institute Open to K-12 teachers and school librarians with teaching responsibilities related to the Institute focus. Civil Rights Institute: August 3-7
Science Institute Recommended for K-12 educators who teach science or collaborate with science teachers. Science Institute: July 20-24
Online modules on using primary sources. New web page.
Teaching Selma: Civil Rights and Primary Sources: Teacher Blog.
Feb. 23, 7:30pm - WGBY Broadcast - “DuBois in Our Time” DuBois papers at UMass Amherst.

Stipended & FREE Summer Programs - Applications due March 2.
- Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, Emerging America (NEH Landmarks Workshop)- July 26-31 OR August 2-7. $1,200 stipend.
- The Transcontinental Railroad: Transforming California and the Nation (An NEH Landmarks Workshop) June 28-July 3 or July 12-17, 2015 For details, visit http://railroad.historyproject.ucdavis.edu/
- School Desegregation in Virginia. July. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. http://thelongroadfrombrownneh.weebly.com/
- The News Media and the Making of America, 1730-1865. (NEH Landmarks Workshop) July 27-August 8. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester. http://americanantiquarian.org/neh-2015-summer-seminar
Spring Lecture Series on Textiles and Fashion in Early America - Feb. 22 & March 22. - Historic Deerfield. Info.
Spring History Education Lecture Series - Westfield State University. $25/session. http://www.westfield.ma.edu/center ma.edu/center
1995 Oklahoma City Bombing National Memorial & Museum. Online lessons and resources. Info.
History of the Hampshire & Hampden Canal. March 7, 2:00pm. Historic Northampton. Info.
Women Ordnance Workers: From the Factory to the Frontlines. Springfield Armory National Historic Site. March 7, 2:00pm. Info.

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