History eNews from Emerging America - April 12, 2017

Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 14 for APRIL 12, 2017

NEWS

• Registration is now open for all Emerging America summer programs.
• April 18 - 8:30am - 1pm - Malden - Mass Board of Ed will discuss Civic Literacy and Engagement. http://www.doe.mass.edu/boe/boedate.html
• Lots of new events this week!!! We do not repeat every event each week. To find past eNews with many more events and resources, browse http://EmergingAmerica.org/blog.

Also this week in our blog: “WordSift - Literacy Support Tool”. Much MORE than just word clouds.

• Have you joined the Mass Council for the Social Studies? - Top quality professional development, regular information, and a vital voice for the Social Studies at the State House. http://www.masscouncil.org/

SUMMER EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info

Engage with teacher-leaders and scholar on race in America.  

• July 5 - August 5 - ONLINE - “Black Community and Agency: Fighting the Color Line (1877-1940)”. With outstanding instructors: Kelley Brown and Amilcar Shabazz! Available for 3 grad credits in History. REGISTER.
• July 17-21 + 2-hours in fall, date TBD. “Teaching Civics, Civic Action, and American Ideals through Early 20th Century Black Struggles for Equality” - Easthampton High School. Hands-on course–also with Kelley Brown, Amilcar Shabazz, and Rich Cairn! Explore vital stories and context for civic action and explore strategies to teach Civics. Available for 3 grad credits in History. REGISTER.

Accessing Inquiry for ALL Learners: How can I meet state requirements (15 hours each) for Professional Development on teaching Social Studies to students with disabilities? English Learners?

• July 11-12 - “Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources” - Cambridge, Mass. Available for 1 grad credit in History. REGISTER. Email rcairn@collaborative.org to reserve a space.
• August 1-2 - “Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources” - Greenfield Community College. Audrey Morse and Rich Cairn. Available for 1 grad credit in History. REGISTER.

“Accessing Inquiry” courses meet Mass license renewal requirements for 15-hours PD on students with disabilities or 15-hours PD on English Learners. Link to renewal regulations. Optional 1 Westfield State University grad credit in History available. FREE Leadership Training for Special Education Teachers & Administrators

• Strengthen collaboration with Special Education by passing the word about the FREE Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI). Funded by DESE. CES seeks 60 applicants for 2017-18. www.collaborative.org/setli

RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Library of Congress Teacher Blog

• World War I Recruiting Songs. Post.

OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES - Statewide & on the Web

• April 13-14 - UMass Amherst - Puerto Rico: Savage Neoliberalism, Colonialism, and Financial Depression - Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies http://www.umass.edu/clacls/
• April 18 - 8:30am-1:00pm - Mass Board of Ed to discuss civic engagement. http://www.doe.mass.edu/boe/boedate.html
• Massachusetts Historical Society - Boston - https://www.masshist.org/calendar  
  • April 20 - 9am - 4pm - Boston to the Rescue! Irish Famine Relief
  • April 29 - 9am - 2:15pm - Civil Rights in America
• April 23-29 - National Volunteer Week - Find volunteer opportunities in your community.
• May 2 - The Four Shorelines of Coastal Cartography - Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library - http://www.leventhalmap.org/professional_development  
• May 2 - 7-8pm - NCSS Webinar - Teaching about Syria and the Risse of ISIS - http://www.socialstudies.org/workshops
• 5pm - Small World: Toys, Dolls, and Games in New England: 1620-1920 - Historic Deerfield Dublin Seminar
• May 9 - 6-8:30pm - Hebrew College, Newton - Meet former Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford - Support Primary Source
• Webinars - Five College Center for East Asian Studies - all at 7pm:
  • May 3 - Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story
  • May 10 - Midnight in Broad Daylight, with author Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
  • May 18 - Peace Education through Sadako’s Cranes

• May 8 - EMK Institute, Boston - 8a - 3:30pm - Civic Engagement Conference - Mass Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education Institute https://www.emkinstitute.org/
• Service-Learning Planning & Implementation - DESE & Kids as Planners - FREE PD:
  • May 9-10 - Devens - STEM Focus
  • May 23-24 - Leominster
• May 13 - Maps in the Classroom at the Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library http://www.leventhalmap.org/professional_development

• June 24 - 9am-4:15pm - Small World: Toys, Dolls, and Games in New England: 1620-1920 - Historic Deerfield Dublin Seminar

• July 15 - 9am-4pm - Before the 2’ x 4’: New England Framing Options to the Mid-19th Century - Historic Deerfield

OTHER RESOUCES

• The Supreme Court - California History and Social Science Project - http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/blog/supremecourt
• Ties That Bind: US and Asia - collaborative digital mapping project with HistoryPin. https://www.historypin.org/en/FCCEAS-TiesThatBind/

Summer Workshops

• National Council for the Social Studies http://www.socialstudies.org/workshops
  • July 17-19 - C3 - Are you ready to Inquiry?
  • July 24-26 - Constructivist Media Decoding
• Newseum - Washington DC - July 12-14 - Free - https://newseumed.org/news/apply-now-2017-newseum-summer-teacher-institute/
• Massachusetts Historical Society - https://www.masshist.org/calendar  
  • July 19-20 - The American Revolution in Art & Artifacts
  • July 25-27 - America in WWI
  • August 2-4 - Teaching LGBTQ History
  • August 9-11 - Food in American History

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