Date: Jan 30 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 4 for February 1, 2017
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Scholastic Teachers Magazine article on Windows on History local history project from Abbott Elementary in Florida, Mass. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/grades-4-5-rest-history
Massachusetts ELA Frameworks get more detailed about teaching literacy and Social Studies. Provide input to Feb. 17.
Date: Jan 23 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 3 for January 25, 2017
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State Social Studies Standards Survey closes Feb. 6! http://sgiz.mobi/s3/72d816ab2822
New teacher-developed primary source set on Teddy Roosevelt. http://emergingamerica.orgnew-primary-source-set-theodore-roosevelt/
WINTER-SPRING EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info
Princess at a Puerto Rican festival in Lowell, Massachusett…
Date: Jan 18 2017
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Offered by Emerging America, as part of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program, Immigration Issues in Perspective for Diverse Learners is a fully online course focused on exploring immigration experiences through America’s history. Educators will access thousands of compelling photos, drawings, films, maps, documents, and recordings of music and oral histories. Participants…
Date: Jan 18 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 3 for January 18, 2017
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New teacher-developed primary source set on Teddy Roosevelt.
Date: Jan 4 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 1 for January 4, 2017
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Mass Board of Ed budget priorities include support for History-Social studies and for recommendations of Civic Engagement and Learning Task Force. No details yet.
Date: Jan 3 2017
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[caption id="attachment_10031" align="alignright" width="241"] Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788[/caption]
The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) is pleased to announce a new primary source set on Slavery and Anti-Slavery!…
Date: Dec 26 2016
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[caption id="attachment_10003" align="alignright" width="207"] The Northampton Association of Education and Industry Constitution[/caption]
The following lesson plan, produced during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, in the summer of 2015, asks students to exp…
Date: Dec 22 2016
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SUBJECT: History eNews from Emerging America - DECEMBER 21, 2016
Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 37 for December 21, 2016
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We lowered the fee for our spring online course on Immigration to $25 because it’s fully online.
CES seeks ELA and/or History teachers for Department of Youth Services in NE and SE. Jobs. Contact jobs@collaborative.org with questions.
No History eNews w…
Date: Dec 18 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9985" align="alignright" width="300"] African Americans collecting bones of soldiers killed in the battle in Cold Harbor, Virginia.[/caption]
The following collection was created to provide teachers with primary source materials focused on the African American experience during the Civil War. The African American perspective and involvement in the Civil War is visible both…
Date: Dec 12 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9973" align="alignright" width="212"] Theodore Roosevelt wearing ornate allegorical crown of Panama Canal, "the greatest achievement for trade in modern times."[/caption]
Theodore Roosevelt is an iconic figure in American history. Long before he became President of the United States, Roosevelt was studying, researching, and writing books about history. Roosevelt would late…