EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 18 for May 20, 2020
NEWS
- Library of Congress Webinars - Wednesdays - 2-3pm Eastern Time. Register with Library of Congress. Join Emerging America on June 3!
- Teaching Tolerance: Affirming Black Lives Without Inducing Trauma
- Constitutional Rights Foundation - Civic Action Project and Empower the People
- No History eNews May 27. Next issue is June 3. Submit material by May 31.
NEW RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE
See Resources for Education During a Pandemic for complete list.
History’s Mysteries K-5 Curriculum
Emerging America will launch this teacher-friendly program for classroom and remote instruction in July.
The History’s Mysteries team (left to right): Rich Cairn, Kelley Brown, Alison Noyes, and Laurie Risler. Teachers Brown and Risler created this inquiry-based curriculum, featuring primary sources from Massachusetts collections and the Library of Congress. Piloted by 60 teachers in winter-spring, including remote instruction. Each unit builds around an investigation grounded in the 2018 Massachusetts History & Social Science Framework. See blog post for More information.
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 - Instructor: Kelley Brown. Scholars Peter Carroll and Sebastiaan Faber. PDPs or 1 graduate credit. Register.
- June 30 to July 28 - 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.
- National Council for the Social Studies seeks stipended reviewers for its new primary source-based curriculum.
Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/
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Free Webinar – Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote; May 20, 2-3 ET
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This week on Online Office Hours: Exploring the Library of Congress Through Primary Sources and Accessing Historical Children’s Books
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Using Primary Sources to Explore Civic Virtue During Times of Crisis
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Adventures in Space Aeronautics with Primary Sources
OTHER EVENTS
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon - Tuesdays - 12pm (Webinar) - Information
- May 17-August 30 - Webinar - Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience 2020 - Information and Registration
- *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.
- May 21 - 7-8pm (Webinar) - Five College for East Asian Studies: China’s Fourth Teaching - Islam - Registration
- *May 27 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Analyzing Primary Sources. Register with Library of Congress.
- June 3 - 7-8pm (Webinar) - Five College for East Asian Studies: Religion in China - Buddhism - Registration
- *June 10 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Finding Resources on LoC.gov. Register with Library of Congress.
- *June 17 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Pairing Primary Sources and Picture Books. Register with Library of Congress.
- *June 24 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Analyzing Complex Images. Register with Library of Congress.
- *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.
- *July 8 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Selecting Primary Sources. Register with Library of Congress.
- *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.
- *July 22 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Analyzing Multiple Perspectives. Register with Library of Congress.
- *July 29 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words. Register with Library of Congress.
- *August 5 - 2-3pm ET - Webinar - Library of Congress - Foundations: Information Literacy and Primary Sources. Register with Library of Congress.
SUMMER
- TPS-Mars Hill
RESOURCES
- Citizen U - Webinars
- Five College Center for East Asian Studies - Asia for Educators
- The Mongols in World HIstory
EmergingAmerica.org History eNews welcomes YOUR news & events.
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