HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 23 for September 2, 2016
NEWS
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UMass course–Teaching in the Age of Mass Incarceration–is so popular that UMass arranged a second section right after the first one: 6:15-7:45pm.
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ESE signs contract with Measured Progress to develop MCAS-2.0. Recap: Work on social studies frameworks pushed back to early 2017. Panelists have been chosen.
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Emerging America is dropping the $100 deposit requirement. Instead, to ensure registrant commitment to courses, we will charge modest fees ($25-$85).
HISTORY-SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES @ Emerging America
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Sept 6 deadline to apply for 2016-2017 History Institute - Teaching in the Age of Mass Incarceration, sponsored by UMass Amherst Dept. of History & CES Emerging America. Apply by Sept. 6. Space limited. Teacher Institute. (See next item.)
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Sept. 9 begins yearlong Feinberg Family Lecture Series: The U.S. in the Age of Mass Incarceration. Sponsored by UMass Amherst Department of History. Feinberg series. No registration required for the speaker series. Do sign in!
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Oct. 29 - Northampton - First to Fight: American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) - With breakouts in Spanish and English. $25. Register!
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Oct. 25 & Nov. 10 - 8:30am-4:00pm; Dec. 20 4-6pm. Northampton - Access Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources. Will meet 15-hour requirement for license renewal re quality instruction of Special Education students. Taught by Laurie Risler. $65. Available for 1 grad credit Westfield State (extra fee). Website to register.
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Springfield Armory - Dates TBD. Workshop on storytelling, writing, and experiential education. In partnership with Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Western Mass Writing Project, Veterans Education Project.
RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - http://LoC.Gov/teachers
Library of Congress Teacher Blog-
Welcome Back to Teaching - Varied resources for teachers! Post.
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Bringing Audubon to the Classroom. Post.
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10 Tips to Enliven Use of Primary Sources in the Classroom. Post.
OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES
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Sept. 17 Constitution Day - Resources from U.S. Dept. of Education.
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Sept. 17 Historic Northampton - “Leather and Wool” Talk by John Clapp on early industrial development.
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Oct. 15, 8am-5pm - Holyoke Community College. Transforming Education for Social Justice: Creating Equity, Strengthening Community, Engaging Identity Conference.
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Teaching Tolerance - Fall Webinars on issues of race and gender in the classroom.
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Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Marlborough - Mass Council for the Social Studies - Fall Conference.
Amazing Organizations and Resources!
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Fall programs at the Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library. Shakespeare and more!
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Free Lesson: “ISIS and American Foreign Policy” from Bill of Rights Institute.
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Primary Source latest on Global Education: Summer newsletter, webinar & workshop schedule.
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Teaching Tolerance - “Speak Up for Civility” resources on election.
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Ford’s Theater (Washington) teaching modules on student real research with primary sources.
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Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives journal The Volunteer. See workshop in Northampton (above).
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