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League of Women Voters of Massachusetts "Teen Voting Rights Challenge" student video contest asks: "Should 16-year-olds have the right to vote?" Current Mass. H.S. students give their opinion in a 30-second video. Due April 30. Prizes: $500, $250, & $100. Questions to lwvma@lwvma.org or call 857-452-1715.
Pioneer Valley Historical Network invites historical institutions to particip…
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MORE RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE - links below.
WEBINAR - April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST - Accessing Civic Engagement with Students with Disabilities.
POSTPONED - Massachusetts Civic Literacy Conference scheduled for May 5 - postponed to early fall.
Teaching Tolerance - Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus
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National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Resources for Navigating COVID-19 - link below
NCHE Virtual Conference - March 20-21. Join presentations from top scholars, educator-led workshops, exhibits, and keynote sessions, including historians Jill Lepore, Adam Hochschild, and Elliott West. Online events will put the current pandemic in historical context. Register through NCHE website!…
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Civic Engagement Projects by ALL: How Will Your District Support Students with Disabilities?
Complete a short survey of interest, and share questions and resources.
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Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference - 3/14 - UMass Amherst. Register ASAP. INFO. Donate to youth scholarships: collaborative.org/transforminged-giving.
DESE seeks teachers for voluntary, computer-based question tryout in May/June 2020 for new MCAS History and Social Science test in grade 8 civics. Sign up by March 13.
iCivics Celebration of Civics - May 21 - spotl…
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 4 for February 5, 2020
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The 2020 Census launched in frozen Alaska this month. The occasion offers many ways to engage student interest and historical thinking.
Article I of the U.S. Constitution ordered a census every ten years, principally to establish the number of U.S. Congressional Representatives (and so the electoral college vote) for each state. From the start, this process incorpo…
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 3 for January 29, 2020
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 2 for January 15, 2020
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 1 for January 8, 2020
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NEW! Accessing Inquiry workshop sessions open for registration! More dates below.
Jan. 28 & April 9 - Sharon - teaching Students with Disabilities
March 27 & April 15 - Hudson - teaching English Learners
July 6-31 - ONLINE - teaching Students with Disabilities
NEW WORKSHOP!