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Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: May 19 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 10, Issue 5 for May 19, 2023 In this Issue Events @ Emerging America  News New at the Library of Congress Professional Development Events Other Resources [if applicable] Blog post preview: Whose stories?
silhouetted hands make a T "time out" symbol above the words, "We need to hear and discuss offensive words that appear in primary sources."
Date: Apr 27 2023
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Every unit of the Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum includes an introduction to the topic of disability, including strategies to address disrespectful vocabulary. 

There are many words about disability that are offensive in today's usage but that are unavoidable in primary sources–even current sources. (Think for example of the term, "dumb," which once meant n…

Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Apr 20 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Kelley Brown and Laurie Risler stand between posters 'Reimagining Civic Education for American Democracy' and 'Private i History Detectives'
Date: Apr 12 2023
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When the Founding generation talked about the pursuit of happiness they had specific ideas in mind– a tranquility or contentment–the ability to look back on one’s life and feel satisfied with one’s decisions and behavior. To that generation, living a virtuous life was key to human happiness.

Kelley Brown, The Pursuit of Happiness: 

The upcoming Emergin…

Katharina Matro, a high school social studies teacher who grew up in Germany, explains how consistent and open education about the Holocaust has shaped her own commitment to democracy and her love of country.  American Historical Association..
Date: Apr 8 2023
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High quality social studies education is an essential tool to maintain and advance American democracy. American history teachers follow rigorous professional standards because they understand this enormous responsibility. The organizations and principles below aim to support teacher in the challenging environment that many of them face across the United States today. 

A powerful and ri…

Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Mar 16 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
A photograph of President George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. He is seated at a table outside, there is a fountain in the background. Four other people surround the table, three men and one woman, two men are using wheelchairs. Justin Dart sits to the president's left, wearing his trademark cowboy hat, a suit, and a button that supports the ADA on his lapel.
Date: Mar 15 2023
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Reform to Equal Rights is the first ever K-12 Disability History Curriculum. The curriculum supports history and civics teachers in all settings. Lessons can stand on their own. Or teachers can integrate selections from the 200+ primary sources, and/or accessible activities, into what they already teach on topics such as impacts of wars, immigration, social movements, and changing roles of governm…
Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Feb 16 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
A photograph of the interior of an industrial shop. A man with dwarfism on a stool at a sits at a work station. His sleeves are rolled up on his button down shirt and he uses a band saw to cut out metal parts to be used in airplane motors.
Date: Feb 8 2023
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 "Why Didn't Anyone Teach Me This?"  Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum is now open!

 

 

Doodle on the theme of collaborative inquiry contributing to Deeper Learning (shown as water in a fish-bowl)
Date: Jan 23 2023
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Professional Learning Community (PLC) Update for the project English Learner Collaborations: Extending the Reach of Primary Sources

Guest post by Jacqueline LaFrance

January, 2023 

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