History eNews from Emerging America - March 25

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 10 for March 25, 2020

NEWS

• _{MOVED ONLINE - April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST - Accessing Civic Engagement with Students with Disabilities. Register.} 
• _{POSTPONED - Massachusetts Civic Literacy Conference scheduled for May 5 - postponed to early fall.} 
• _{Teaching Tolerance - Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus}
• _{MORE RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE - below.} 

How will students with disabilities in your community fully participate in Civic Engagement Projects? 

Webinar April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST. Register.

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EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.

Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.

HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES

PDPs / OR optional grad credit available from Westfield State University for 15-hour courses. 

• Accessing Civic Engagement with Students with Disabilities. Launching the discussion. Introducing resources, strategies, and tools. Facilitators: Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Register. 
  • April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST - ONLINE
• Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources - Instructors: Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Meets state PD requirement, with attention to teachers of History and Social Science and the Humanities. PDPs or 1 graduate credit. Register. 
  • July 6-31 - ONLINE

NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

TPS Teachers Network - Teachers with interest in working with primary sources are welcome to join this network. 

Featured this week - YOU MUST LOGIN FIRST FOR THESE LINKS TO WORK:

• Check out many great resources posted in the TPS Teaching Online with Primary Sources group: 
  • Various sources for online lessons using primary sources
  • Quick and Easy Online Teaching Tool Guide
  • List of Web Meeting and Webinar Tools
  • Comparison to the Home Front 
  • Connecting government responses to a health crises in 1894 to the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • The sad story of Typhoid Mary - who did not isolate
  • Leverage KidCitizen Episodes for Distance Learning
  • Believe in the Power of Your Own Story: Connect Your Story to America’s Story
  • Using the Question Formulation Technique Online with Google Docs
  • Insider Post - Primary Source Teachers Wear the Crown

Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/

• Expanding Historical Narratives about Rosa Parks Using Primary Sources

• Pandemic and Civic Virtue: The American Red Cross and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918

OTHER EVENTS: 

• March 25 - 6-7pm. Coronavirus: Maintaining Healthy Schools and Preparing for Online Learning. Facing History webinar expert panel. Info & Register. 
• March 26, 2020 4-5pm Coronavirus: Teaching Complex Current Events and Supporting Student Well-Being. Panel of Facing History, PBS NewsHour Extra, and the AFT. Info & Register. 
• March 25 - 10 AM - History of New York - Weekly Webinars: Grade 2 History and Geography - Information about weekly Zoom sessions
• March 26 - 7pm - Primary Source - Opening Minds. Inspiring Change. Annual Spring Benefit - Information and Registration

RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE:

• Teaching Tolerance: Teaching Through Coronavirus: What Educators Need Right Now
• Facing History and Ourselves: 
  • Taking School Online With a Student-Centered Approach
  • Support for Teachers during the Covid-19 Outbreak 
  • Digital Teachers Lounge
• iCivics - A love letter to educators and parents during school closures. 
• Preparing to Take School Online: 10 Tips to make it work. 
• Flip grid app. Free. Promotes active student participation during online learning. 
• inquiRED - Together When Apart: Tips for Distance Learning
• MCN Guide to Virtual Museum Resources - [A vast list!’ - RC]
• Mikva Challenge - Online Civic Engagement Resources. 
• Re-imagining Migration - Many online resources! 
  • Learn at Home Resources for migration. 
  • Addressing anti-Chinese bigotry related to Corvid-19. 
• Constitutional Rights Foundation - Civic Action Projects Student Discussions. 
• National History Day YouTube Channel - Webinars related to teaching virtually 
• New York Historical Society Online
• Bill of Rights Institute - Over 3,000 Digitally Accessible Lessons and Activities 
• Social Studies School Service - Currently being offered free 
• Ford’s Theater - Online Resources 
• #HistoriansGuideto2020 - Collection of resources on the 2020 national election. Curated by Washington Post, includes student-view. 
• #sschat - Regular teacher-lead professional development in Twitter.

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RESOURCES:

• Massachusetts Student Government Day - http://www.doe.mass.edu/scholarships/sgd/

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