NEWS
- With the Federal Government open again, register now for the Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry. Earn stipend of $1,200. Meet new Mass History standards. Apply by March 1. Program and application info.
- See below to register for a new session of the Emerging America World Geography and History course in Hudson, Mass! This session will fill right away.
- Feb. 12 is Civics Trust Fund Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House, organized by the Mass Civic Learning Coalition. Register.
TPS Teachers Network and the Appeal of Albums
https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/album/45474-keep-your-teeth-clean-animating-posters
Wish or work? Those who really want a thing always work till they get it. Pluck makes luck / / Hal Depuy, 1929
Click Link to See Animation: https://vimeo.com/306716157, animation of https://www.loc.gov/item/2010650613?
EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA – Info & Registration.
Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.
HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES
Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources. Instructors Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Meets 15-hour Massachusetts requirement for high quality professional development on teaching students with disabilities and diverse learners. Grad credit available. Register.
- Feb. 27 and March 6 – Northampton.
- March 27 to May 7 – FULLY ONLINE!
NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! World Geography and History: Designing Grades 6-7. Dive into the new standards. Grad Credit available. Register.
- March 5 and April 4 – Hudson.
Teaching Grades K-5 Civic Engagement and Social Studies. Instructor Laurie Risler. Grad credit available. Register.
- April 23 and May 21 – Northampton.
New: America Transformed: Teaching Westward Expansion Using Primary Sources. Instructors Michelle LeBlanc, Rich Cairn, and historian Heather Cox RIchardson
- April 3 & April 10, 2019, 9am-3pm – Boston Public Library, Leventhal Map Center. Register with Leventhal.
Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for Teachers; applicants selected receive $1,200 stipend for travel and living expenses. Apply by March 1. Information and Registration
- July 7-12 – Springfield, Sturbridge, Greenfield, Northampton, and Holyoke.
- July 21-26 – – Springfield, Sturbridge, Greenfield, Northampton, and Holyoke.
NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
- TPS Teachers Network – Teachers with experience working with primary sources are welcome to join this network.
- Featured this week – YOU MUST LOGIN FIRST FOR THESE LINKS TO WORK:
- Feature Discussions:
Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/
- Primary Sources for Musical Learning: Exploring R. Nathaniel Dett in Vocal Ensembles
- The League of Nations: Conflicting Opinions in Editorial Cartoons
OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS – Across Massachusetts and the U.S.
- February 4 – 6:30pm – Discovering New England Stone Walls with Kevin Gardner (Storrs Library, Longmeadow, MA)
- February 11 – 5:30-5:30PM (registration)/5:50-7pm – Facing History and Ourselves: Community Conversations – Good Trouble in Hard Times (Boston Public Library) – Information and RSVP
- February 12 – UMass Amherst: “The Cooking Gene: Tracing My African American History Through Food” – Information and Registration
- March 18-19 – Framingham State University – Northeast Regional Confererence for the Social Studies – E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One. Speakers, resources, workshops, and a job fair. – Information and Registration Form
Summer 2019 Events:
- Social Movements and Reform in Industrializing America: The Lowell Experience examines industrialization and reform, investigating historic resources of Lowell National Historical Park (MA), and visiting Old Sturbridge Village and Walden Pond – Information and Application
- June 23-28
- July 14-19
- July 7-12 – Ford’s Theater – Teaching the Civil War: Civil War Washington (Fee for national participants includes airfare and housing in Washington, D.C.) – Information and Application
- NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for Teachers – Living and Writing Deliberately: The Concord Landscapes and Legacy of Henry Thoreau – Concord, MA – Information and Registration
- July 14-19
- July 21-26
- July 21-26 – Ford’s Theater – Teaching Reconstruction: The Seat of War and Peace (Fee for national participants includes airfare and housing in Washington, D.C.) – Information and Application
- Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for Teachers. $1,200 stipend. Apply by March 1. Information and Application
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- July 7-12 – Springfield, Sturbridge, Greenfield, Northampton, and Holyoke.
- July 21-26 – Springfield, Sturbridge, Greenfield, Northampton, and Holyoke.
Other Resources:
- Periodic Presidents – Which Presidents were Vice Presidents?
- Constitutional Rights Foundation – Free lessons using Civil Conversations and Role-Play Strategies
Emerging America Blog Post: TPS Teachers Network and the Appeal of Albums
Each week, History eNews posts links to current highlights in the TPS (Teaching with Primary Sources) Teachers Network. While the ideas and discussion are well worth logging in for, the sharing-friendly Albums tool may be the feature that transforms how you create and share collections of materials—with your classroom, with colleagues, even with Facebook and any social media where you share links with others. Read the blog post.
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