History eNews from Emerging America - July 1, 2016

Published on Fri, 07/01/2016

HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 19 for July 1, 2016

News:

Over 150 K–12 educators and higher education faculty applied to participate in the History and Social Science standards revision process. ESE is narrowing the panel to 40 and planning five meetings starting in October. A public survey will be online Aug. 1. The panel will revise standards and propose options for the state history and social science assessment.
Paul Tough shares compelling evidence about How Kids Learn Resilience. A different kind of good teaching. Atlantic Monthly.
Mass adopted new voluntary standards for digital literacy and computer science.

Summer has arrived! Can you make one of these exciting courses?

Hands-on materials. Create and take lessons you will use!

EASTERN MASS

† Sparking Inquiry in Geography & World History. July 18-19 8:30am-3:30pm. Shrewsbury HS. Karen Albano & Rich Cairn, Instructors. 1 grad credit or 22.5 PDPs.

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WESTERN MASS

† SUMMER INSTITUTE: Equality Before the Law: The U.S. Constitution & Struggles for Justice. July 11-15. 8:30am-4:00pm. With Yale scholar Akhil Reed Amar, Kelley Brown, & Laurie Risler. 3 grad credits/67.5 PDPs.

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† Nurturing Student Inquiry and Student Voice through Informational Texts. July 25-26, 8:30am-4:00pm; + 1.5 hrs Fall date TBD.. Rich Cairn. Holyoke. 1 grad credit or 22.5 PDPs.
Teaching History through Fiction and Informational Texts. July 29, 8:30am-4:00pm; + online work for 10 PDPs. Sandy Roth.

† = Available for optional grad credit in History from Westfield State University.

May-April Issue of the Library of Congress Magazine (LCM) Available Online. Issue focuses on evolving role of public libraries in America. http://www.loc.gov/lcm/
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The Library released a collection of materials created by, about, and for the LGBT community.

Boston Public Library Leventhal Map Center:
- July 18-22 - Mapping Boston’s Role in the American Revolution
- August 1-3 - Migration, Immigration and Refugees
- August 4-5 - Whaling in 19th Century Massachusetts
July 25-30 - Western Mass Writing Project & Holocaust Education Network Institute. UMass Amherst. Free. Field trips, interactive.
Aug. 1-6 - 1st Amendment. Mass Council for Soc. St. Institute w. Suffolk Univ. (Fee.) Grad credit now available.
Sept. 8. 12:15pm. The Art of Illustrated Maps. John Roman. Springfield Museums.
Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Marlborough - Mass Council for the Social Studies - Fall Conference. Call for proposals. Submit a proposal to present a workshop! Proposals due by June 30.

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