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…
Date: Dec 12 2016
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 36 for December 14, 2016
NEWSWhy is Emerging America charging a fee? To ensure that all who sign up show up and complete course work. (Deposits were a complex headache for all.) Modest fees also allow us to continue to support focused learning with beverages, snacks, and meals on site.
Date: Dec 5 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9959" align="alignright" width="175"] This issue of the Yiddish socialist daily, the Forward, endorsed Roosevelt for reelection as “Labor’s Choice” on the cover of its November 1, 1936, rotogravure section.
Date: Dec 5 2016
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 35 for December 7, 2016
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“Accessing Inquiry” courses for History-Social Studies-Humanities teachers (below) meet Mass license renewal requirements for 15-hours PD on students with disabilities or 15-hours PD on English Learners.
Date: Nov 29 2016
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SUBJECT: History eNews from Emerging America - NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 34 for November 28, 2016
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Surveys still open!
State survey on developing new Mass History and Social Studies Frameworks. Panel convenes January 19. Draft of new ELA standards to be released 11/29.
Add to state survey on Civic Engagement and Learning recommendations.
Students can…
Date: Nov 27 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9933" align="alignright" width="300"] Front page of the New York’ newspaper The Sun. Features pictures of the Vesper Club gangmen with bylines touting their complete rehabilitation into society.[/caption]
Students are often intrigued by individuals who question authority and seek change. The following three sub-sets of sources support the case that reformers who desired ch…
Date: Nov 20 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9925" align="alignright" width="300"] Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Logan Square, Philadelphia, June 1864[/caption]
Created with an emphasis on Disability History, the following lesson plan from Emerging America explores primary source images and documents related to Civil War wounded. Students will learn about the great numbe…
Date: Nov 16 2016
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 33 for November 16, 2016
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THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GIVE INPUT ON VITAL NEW STATE POLICIES:
State survey on the new Mass History and Social Studies Frameworks. Panel convenes in January. For more info on the standards process.
Also state survey on Civil Engagement and Learning recommendations.
Date: Nov 13 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9910" align="alignright" width="237"] Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag, the unofficial banner of the Confederate States of America.[/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 the Civil War and Reco…
Date: Oct 24 2016
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 31 for October 26, 2016
NEWSU.S. Secretary of Education John King calls for more Civic Education.