EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 17 for May 13, 2020
NEWS
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Library of Congress Webinars - Wednesdays - 2-3pm Eastern Time. Register with Library of Congress. Join Emerging America on June 3!
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U.S. students again score poorly on the international NAEP History-Civics-Geography exam. - National Assessment of Educational Progress Report
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DESE awards Grade 5-7 History & Social Science curriculum development grant to Primary Source
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The Massachusetts History Alliance seeks Board of Directors members - Information and Self-Nomination Form
NEW RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE
See Resources for Education During a Pandemic for a complete list.
- United Nations Association daily lessons and student materials for 2-4 week units of study on current global issues: unagbmodules.org.
- KQED - Four Core Priorities for Trauma-Informed Distance Learning
Emerging America Summer Courses Online:
Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
Meet Massachusetts teacher license renewal requirements for 15-hours of professional development on teaching students with disabilities. Link to renewal regulations.
EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.
Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.
HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES
PDPs / OR optional grad credit available from Westfield State University.
- Reflecting on Using Primary Sources to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners. Webinar. Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Free. Register with Library of Congress.
- June 3, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern Time
- America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil war to Nuremberg and Beyond. Instructors: Peter Carroll, Stanford Univ.; Sebastiaan Faber, Oberlin College; Rich Cairn, Emerging America; Kelley Brown, Easthampton High School. $40. PDPs or (with extra fee) 1 graduate credit. Register.
- June 30 to July 28 - ONLINE COURSE
- 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. $80. PDPs or (with extra fee). 1 graduate credit. Register. Meets Mass teacher relicense requirement: Link to regulations.
- July 6-31 - ONLINE COURSE
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.
- How We Adapted During the Great Depression
Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/
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Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic Newsletter
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Join Us for Online Office Hours! This Week Veterans History and Dealing with Manuscript Collections
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Ideal for Distance Learning: Primary Source-Based Interactives and Apps Developed for Especially for Students
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Barber Shops, Primary Sources, and Our Need to Connect
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We Love Lucy…Roadside Architecture and Pachyderm Primary Source Analysis
OTHER EVENTS
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National Council for History Education - Thursdays - 10-10:30am (Webinar) - Conversations About History For Everyone (and coffee!) - with Yale Historian, Joanne Freeman - Link
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May 17 - 5pm (Webinar) - The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives: Live Online Gala - Information
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May 19 - 1-4pm (Webinar) - The Immigrant Learning Center: Strength in Numbers: Uniting Immigration with Other Social Causes - Information and Registration
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May 19 - 6-7pm (Webinar) - Kennedy Library Forum: Coronavirus and the 2020 Elections - Information and Registration
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*May 20 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote. Janice Ruth, Manuscript Division & Elizabeth Novara, historian. Register with Library of Congress.
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May 20 - 4pm (Webinar) - Holyoke Public Library: Blacksod Immigration to Holyoke, with Sara Campbell - Information and Registration
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*May 27 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Analyzing Primary Sources. Register with Library of Congress.
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May 27 - 7pm (Webinar) - The Right Question Technique: The Question Formulation Technique for Research - Information and Registration
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May 27 - 6-7pm (Webinar) - Kennedy Library Forum: The Electoral College - Information and Registration
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June 1 - 6-7pm (Webinar) - Kennedy Library Forum: US Foreign Policy and China - Information and Registration
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*June 10 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Finding Resources on LoC.gov. Register with Library of Congress.
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*June 17 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Pairing Primary Sources and Picture Books. Register with Library of Congress.
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*June 24 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Analyzing Complex Images. Register with Library of Congress.
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*July 1 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Turning Inquiry into Action: How to Engage Young Learners with KidCitizen. Register with Library of Congress.
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*July 8 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Selecting Primary Sources. Register with Library of Congress.
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*July 15 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Learning to Teach All Over Again: Teachers’ Reflections on Using Primary Source Analysis to Engage English Learners in Critical Democratic Discussions. Andrea Kolb, Center for Schools and Communities. Register with Library of Congress.
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*July 22 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Analyzing Multiple Perspectives. Register with Library of Congress.
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*July 29 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words. Register with Library of Congress.
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*August 5 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Information Literacy and Primary Sources. Register with Library of Congress.
SUMMER
- Reimagining Migration - Online Seminar: Teaching in Uncertain Times - July 13-16 - Information and Registration
RESOURCES
- Teaching Tolerance: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- National Council for the Social Studies -
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