History eNews from Emerging America - May 12, 2021

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 8, Issue 11 for May 12, 2021

IN THIS ISSUE

• News
• Events @ Emerging America 
• New at the Library of Congress
• Professional Development Events
• Other Resources

NEWS

• Share a story of teacher heroes. Nominate teachers and other key leaders for the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies annual awards! Due June 11. Info. 
• Comment by May 19 on U.S. Department of Education notice re History and Civics Education. Comment. 
• Civics Secures Democracy Act. (HR 1814). Federal history and civics education bill. CivXNow. 
• JOIN the National Council for Social Studies and your state affiliate. 
• Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies - advocacy, professional development, and weekly eblast/ 
• JOIN the Disability History Association - newsletter, podcasts, commentary, college syllabi, and "All of Us" blog. 
• Next issue of History eNews is May 26. Submit items to rcairn@collaborative.org by May 23. 

How to Teach the Great Political Divide

America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond

July-August, 2021 - Online

Info & Registration

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“November 28, 2020 - St. Paul, Minn. -- A man with an ANTIFA patch on the back of his vest arrives to [sic] a Proud Boys, Trump, Stop The Steal rally.” Photo by Chad Davis. Wikimedia Commons. 

Investigate the long history of extremist ideologies with scholars Peter N. Carroll (Stanford) and Sebastiaan Faber (Oberlin). Work with a community of thoughtful educators to examine strategies for teaching controversial and divisive topics in history and civics.

EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.

Mark your calendars for these Emerging America courses and workshops. Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.

HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES

PDPs / OR optional grad credit available from Westfield State University.  

• 2021 Dublin Seminar: Living with Disabilities in New England, 1630 - 1930 - ONLINE

  • Scholars from across the U.S.
  • Teachers can earn CEUs or 1 grad credit through Emerging America. 
  • June 25, 3pm to June 26, 4:30pm 
  • June 29, 4pm - teacher workshop
  • Mark your calendars. Info.

• NEW: America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond

  • Led by Peter Carroll, Stanford University; Sebastiaan Faber, Oberlin College; and Rich Cairn, Emerging America. 
  • Earn 22.5 PDPs (MA), 15 hours (other states), or 1 grad credit in History from Westfield State University. 
  • July 5 to August 5. Includes four live webinars. Info & Registration. 

• Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources:

  • NEW: Access FREE K-12 Curriculum on History of People with Disabilities. 
  • All states' teachers welcome! Focus on Massachusetts and Maryland state standards and resources. 
  • Led by Rich Cairn and Alison Noyes, Emerging America, with Lia Atanat, Maryland Humanities. 
  • Earn 22.5 PDPs (MA), 15 hours (other states), or optional 1 grad credit in History from Westfield State University. 
  • July 9 - August 8. One live webinar: July 14. Info & Registration.  

• NEW! History's Mysteries Summer Institute: Develop a Mystery for Your Own Classroom (fully online)

  • Earn 67.5 PDPs (MA) or 45 PD hours (national) by completing the institute and submitting reflective input after you implement learning in the fall. Led by program creators, Laurie Risler and Kelley Brown. Info about the free History’s Mysteries: Historical Inquiry for Elementary Classrooms. Info & Registration. 
  • July 12-16; sign up for morning or afternoon sessions. 
  • Follow-up session for all in December. 

EMERGING AMERICA WEBINARS & CONFERENCES

See complete list of short webinars, poster presentations, and more. 

• May 17, 7pm Eastern - Emerging America hosts Twitter #sschat on History & Civics & Inquiry for ALL
• May 25, 4pm Eastern - History’s Mysteries - Mass Civics for All spring webinars- Civics in the Elementary Grades. Info. 

See recordings and materials from our Spring Inclusion in Civic Learning Series: 

• Inclusion in Civics & History - Easterseals #TeachDisabilityHistory campaign. 
• Thinkport Inquiry Kits – Teaching Tools from Maryland Humanities and Maryland Public Television
• Right Question Institute – Strategies to Engage All Students in Asking Their Own Questions

Contact Rich Cairn rcairn@collaborative.org to schedule Accessing Inquiry and other professional development workshops remotely in your school district or region in 2021.

NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

• Teaching with Primary Sources Journal - inaugural issue features articles on Using Social Media to Analyze Primary Sources, Microcredentials in Civics Education, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, and Using Primary Sources to Facilitate Civic Engagement.  
• Library of Congress Magazine: May-June Issue on Mapping Our World. 
• Veterans History Project Spotlights Military Mothers with May Panel Discussion. 

TPS Teachers Network - Teachers with interest in working with primary sources are welcome to join this network. Featured this week - (log in to see DISCUSSIONS):

• ANNOUNCEMENT: New Granting Opportunities Available: Expanding the TPS Reach
• DISCUSSION: How are you teaching about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders? 
• DISCUSSION: Knitting class Lafayette House, knitting class of wounded 
• DISCUSSION: Interactive Freedom Riders Map
• DISCUSSION: Book Women of the WPA

You may link directly to these resources. 

• ALBUM: Exploring Social Perceptions Using Maps
• ALBUM: Images of Libraries
• ALBUM: Civil War Resources
• ALBUM: Hands, Hands and More Hands

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

• Listen to 50 Newly Streaming Recordings - Poetry and Literature
• Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic, May Edition
• Appreciating “all the great teachers on earth who work so hard to give young people a world that is a better, richer, and more civilized place”
• Library Announces Grant Opportunity to Enhance Teaching with Primary Sources
• Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Primary Sources
• Civil War Aeronauts: Exploring 19th Century Technology Innovation with Photographs, Manuscripts and Newspapers

EVENTS (online unless otherwise noted)

•  May 13, 10am - noon & May 14, 6-8pm Eastern Time - Walking Tours - Exploring Northampton: The Northampton State Hospital and its Grounds. Info. 
• May 15, 1:00-3:30pm Eastern Time - Day of Remembrance: Commemoration of the 345th Anniversary of the Massacre at Peskeompskut, Massachusetts. Nolumbeka Project. Info. 
• May 18, & 25, 7:30-8pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Learn to Use the KidCitizen Editor - Info. 
• May 19, 6:00-7:30pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight. JFK Library. Info. 
• May 19, 4-5pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Researching Historic Maps - Massachusetts Libraries. Info. 
• May 20, 7pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Reading the Hadley Deed of 1660: A Primary Source Excursion on an “Indian deed” with Dr. Alice Nash, UMass Amherst. Historic Northampton. Info. 
• May 20, 7-8pm Eastern Time - Webinar - The Quest for Equality: Progress or Retreat? - Margaret Marshall, Jane Mendillo, & Danielle Allen. Concord Museum & Mass Humanities. Info. 
• May 27, 4:00-4:30pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Teaching Spark! Closing the School Year - add to your toolkit with Facing History. Info. 
• June 5, noon to 7pm Eastern Time - virtual demos - Tech & Social Studies Live! Social Studies Innovation Network. Info. 
• June 9, 6:00-7:30pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White. Webinar. JFK Library. Info. 
• June 15, 7pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Commemorating the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with Dr. Karlos K. Hill. Facing History. Info. 

SUMMER WORKSHOPS 

• June 21-23 - Grading for Equity Institute. Info. 
• June 28, 11am - 5pm Eastern Time - Summer Pop-UP! PD: Government, genocide, inequality, technology, Read-Inquiry-Write, Bayard Rustin, and more! National Council for the Social Studies. Info. 
• June 29-30. TPS Eastern Region Conference. Info.
• Stanford History Education Group. Info.
• Facing History and Ourselves. Info.

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RESOURCES

• Hard Classroom Conversations about Anti-Asian Racism. Edutopia. 
• National Medal of Honor Museum. Honoring Private Kaho’ohanohana and other Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans. 
• Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces. National Museum of American India. Smithsonia. 
• Teach and Learn about Voting Rights - Learning for Justice. 
• 2021 Law Day - through May: “Rule of Law Now.” Northwestern (Massachusetts) District Attorney’s Office. 
• The Core of our Rebuild: Equitable Teaching and Learning - One World Education
• Champions of Change - Lesson Plan on African American song and political struggle. Citizen-U.
• National Council for History Education - Virtual Learning Center online courses. 

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