HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 8 for March 1, 2016
(Lots here this week. Scroll all the way to the bottom!)
FREE Library of Congress TPS @ the Collaborative - Register.
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† Plymouth - March 15 & April 27 Sparking Inquiry in Geography & World History.
Great and rare offering for World History and Geography teachers. Access primary sources from the world’s largest library–the Library of Congress–and from the World Digital Library’s items from 193 national libraries.
Put the resources to work with a lesson you can use!
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Boston - April 2 - First to Fight: American Volunteers against Fascism in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) - Clash of ideologies at the start of WWII - Peter Carroll and Carlos Ramos
This workshop brings top scholars from Stanford and Wellesley to work with teachers regarding this powerful moment in World and U.S. History. “This workshop delivers even more than I imagined. You did not over-promise!” - 2015 participant - Newton. Work with inspired and inspiring teacher-leaders. Take away lesson & resources you will use!
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Amherst-Holyoke-Northampton - March 15, April 26, & May 10, 4-7pm - The 1960s in Historical Perspective: Social Justice & Equality in Local Context
Get hands-on with source materials with senior archivist-scholars at three top local archives.
In partnership with UMass Amherst, we asked three world-class archives what they would like to show off and share with teachers.
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Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College - Women’s movement
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UMass Special Collections and University Archives - Communes
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Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke - Vega Collection–Puerto Rican Activism
Register here or as noted. † = Grad credit History. * = General ed grad credit.
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Sturbridge - April 4-6 Northeast Regional Conference for the Social Studies. (Register with NERC). TPS workshop on multimedia primary sources. (Fee to MCSS.)
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* Boston - May 7 & 14 - Landscape of Revolution - Boston Public Library Leventhal Map Center. Register directly with Leventhal. John Hannigan on African American soldiers. Develop lesson for your classroom!
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† Arlington - June 6-7 - Immigration Issues in Perspective: Building Curriculum with Primary Sources. Register with CES.
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* Northampton - Mar 16 - Teaching Reading & Writing about Informational Texts – Sandy Roth - Deadline extended to March 9.
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† Springfield - April 9, May 9, and June 13 - America’s Warriors in the Modern Era: World War II to Iraq. Vietnam War scholar Chris Appy, U.S. Veterans. Build lessons.
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* Northampton - Starts Apr 13 - Helping Struggling Readers Understand Complex Informational Texts – Ken Pransky
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* Northampton - Starts May 02 - Nurturing Student Inquiry and Student Voice Through Informational Texts – Rich Cairn
RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS- http://LoC.Gov/teachers
New at the Library!-
Jazz Singers exhibition online at Library of Congress.
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Rosa Parks papers digitized and online at Library of Congress.
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Historical & Geographic Thinking. Spr. 2016 - Library of Congress TPS Journal.
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March 2 - "Lives in the Freedom Struggle: Stories from the Civil Rights History Project" - Webinar: Register.
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April 26 - 4:00pm. Congress.gov & the Library of Congress - Free Webinar. Learn to use this powerful online resource to study Congress today and in history. Register.
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Student Poetry on “My Democracy” - Students write poetry and submit by 03/14 to La Familia, project of Juan Filipe Herrera, U.S. Poet Laureate. Info & submissions.
Mass Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education News:
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Vote today! (My 18-year-old daughter votes for the first time!)
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Mass ESE revision panel - History & Social Science Frameworks – also advise on state test. Send resume & brief statement of interest by 03/18: dbuchanan@doe.mass.edu and acribbs@doe.mass.edu.
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ESE “MCAS 2.0” review 2011 ELA/literacy & math frameworks. Link to survey.
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ESE draft digital literacy and computer science standards. Link to draft & feedback form.
OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES
March 2: Ancient China - March 9: China in Movies - March 21: Okinawa Post-WWII - April 19: MacArthur & WWII - Webinars - Five College Center for East Asian Studies.
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March 3: East Asia in Cold War - March 10: 1960s - March 17: 1950s - March 24: Religious Freedom - March 29: Cold War and more Webinars - National Humanities Center.
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March 15 - Declaring Independence-Then & Now, with Danielle Allen & Mary Babson Fuhrer, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, 6-9pm, $30 (incl. lite dinner). Register.
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March 17-18 - Service-Learning Planning and Implementation workshop. Leominster. Mass DESE. KIDS as Planners.
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March 17 - 1-3pm - S. Shore Soc. St. Supervisors Bill.Hocking@mansfieldschools.
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March 24 - Mass State House - Boston - Mass Social Studies Advocacy Day
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April 2, 9:00am-12:30pm - Bridgewater State U.. Mass GeoFair. Brochure PDF.
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April 6 Arts Literacy Conference, Hilton Garden Inn, Devens, MA, 8:30am-3:30pm Register by March 25th
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April 11 - Nanjing Atrocities 1937 - Online Workshop - Facing History and Ourselves.
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April 28 - Seeing the Civil War, with Joshua Brown, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA, 6pm-9pm, $30 registration fee (includes light dinner)
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August 1-6 - Summer 2016 Institute “The First Amendment: Principles and Practice” - Suffolk Univ., Boston. MCSS & Mass Center for Civic Education. Fees apply. www.masscouncil.org
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Summer Institutes - National Council for Teaching About Asia - Seattle, Boulder, Indiana.
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Spanish Civil War - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives - New lessons on human rights.
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