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Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Feb 15 2024
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
A group picture in the Oval Office. President Obama, wearing a suit, is holding a large picture frame in front of a group of four other people. To his right stands Lois Curtis, an African American woman with short curly hair wearing a blazer, gestures at the picture frame that holds her artwork.
Date: Jan 25 2024
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Post by Rich Cairn and Ross Newton

 

"Court cases are great for teaching history because they often deal with concrete details from everyday life."

- Ross Newton, High School History teacher, HEC Academy. 

 

Teaching with Court Cases 

Many teachers teach students to read and analyze famous court cases such as Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v.…

Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Jan 18 2024
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Stronger together shows men and women of different races side-by-side, hands forward, holding an array of giant flowers. Above them, a flock of birds flies in front of the sun.
Date: Jan 10 2024
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Check Out New Resources and Tools at EmergingAmerica.org 

Emerging America recently added useful functions to our website. At the suggestion of friends at the #TeachDisabilityHistory campaign, we added an FAQ page to the Reform to Equal Rights curriculum. And we added more lessons as well as search tools to the Teaching Resources page. Finally, we created a Learning Standards page to shape inc…

Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Dec 21 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
A teacher and a high school student work together on an ipad. Both are white.
Date: Dec 11 2023
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A Comprehensive Approach to Full Inclusion

Effective implementation for all learners, especially the 7.5 million Special Education students in the United States, requires careful consideration of accessibility. In particular, educators must pay attention to critical accessibility principles:

Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Nov 16 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 10, Issue 9 for November 16, 2023

 

Index photos and titles of lessons are pictured as they appear on a computer screen.
Date: Nov 7 2023
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The English Learner Collaborations project has added new lesson plan examples to the Emerging America website that demonstrate the use of scaffolds and supports for English Learners. 

Emerging America logo against vista of sky, river, distant mountains.
Date: Oct 19 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
An older Black man, balding with a white beard. He wears a medal on his dress coat. He poses seated, with one hand aside his cheek and the other on his thigh. He looks past the camera.
Date: Oct 17 2023
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Explore the compelling stories of Civil War nurses and disabled veterans. How did their experiences change America? 

 

Visit the new online exhibit: How Civil War Veterans Transformed Disability.

 

Through pictures, documents, maps, and their own words in letters, speeches, and books, explore the rich experiences of disabled veterans and examine the massive system of…

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