EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 21 for June 24, 2020
NEWS
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Announcing conversations on the Mass History Commons - Massachusetts History Alliance.
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Library of Congress post The Birth of Juneteenth; Voices of the Enslaved
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History's Mysteries is featured in TPS Teachers Network Spotlight on Teaching During the Pandemic. (Join the free network and log in before following link.)
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The next History eNews will be July 15. Submissions due by July 11 to rcairn@collaborative.org.
Teaching History K - 5
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"Primary sources can enrich a topic and create a learning environment that a child, no matter his/her level of learning, can participate in successfully."
- Maureen Andersen and Susan Langman, 3rd Grade Teachers of History's Mysteries
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https://www.loc.gov/item/
Children's march for survival, March 25, Washington, D.C. (1972). National Welfare Rights Organization. Learn more about History's Mysteries curriculum.
Further documentation from the Low Country Digital Library. https://lcdl.library.
EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.
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HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES
PDPs / OR optional grad credit available from Westfield State University.
- Teaching the History’s Mysteries K-5 Curriculum. New free K-5 curriculum available online.
- Info & Register for orientation and professional development led by program creators, Laurie Risler & Kelley Brown. $50. Earn 10 PDPs by teaching a unit in fall and participating in Nov. 12 reflection webinar.
- July 16 & 23 - ONLINE
- Info & Register for orientation and professional development led by program creators, Laurie Risler & Kelley Brown. $50. Earn 10 PDPs by teaching a unit in fall and participating in Nov. 12 reflection webinar.
- Teaching Civic Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions in Today's Classroom: A Teacher Leadership Institute - Emerging America is collaborating again with the Western Mass Writing Project to offer this excellent program! Earn 4 graduate credits from UMass Amherst.
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- Meets online July 6-17 and bi-weekly September to December.
- Info & Register. Karen Pleasant and Simon Leutz are co-leading the institute with a writing specialist from WMWP.
NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/
- Using Primary Source Sets in Remote Learning Environments
- The Birth of Juneteenth; Voices of the Enslaved
Check out many great resources posted in the TPS Teaching Online with Primary Sources group.
- TPS Teachers Network spotlight on teaching during the pandemic
- The Drummer - Nunivak
- Women's Suffrage and Building the Movement Exhibition
- "Hear You, Hear Me" Series from Library of Congress Features Conversations on Race in America
- Cultural Institutions at Times of Social Unrest
- Magic Lantern Lecture
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EVENTS
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June 26 - 2-3pm (Webinar) - Mass History Alliance: Conversations on the Commons: Launch of the Mass History Commons - Information and Registration
- Library of Congress: "Hear You, Hear Me" Virtual Programs Feature Conversations on Race in America -Info
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June 19, 4-5pm, "Race in America: Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson"
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July 9, 7-8pm, "Race in America: Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith"
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July 16, 7-8pm, "Race in America: Colson Whitehead"
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RESOURCES
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George Washington's Mount Vernon - Adding to a National Dialogue
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Online History School
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Library of Congress Magazine - Commemorates the End of World War II
OTHER NEW RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE
See Resources for Education During a Pandemic for complete list.
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