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History eNews from Emerging America - December 20, 2017

Published on Thu, 12/28/2017

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 44 for December 20, 2017

NEWS

 

Cotton: Investigate Personal Stories of Workers

Evening recreation of the “Young Holy Ghosters” - Ages 15-25–all Portuguese. Fall River, Mass. (1916). https://www.loc.gov/item/ncl2004001986/PP/

Explore This Day in History for Dec. 20. Read accounts of workers from Lowell to South Carolina.

EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.

Contact rcairn@collaborative.org. Registration open!

  • January 27 - Technology in Education conference. Northampton. - Workshop on Library of Congress-sponsored online civics games. Register.

Grad credit in history available – all courses.

  • February 15 to March 29 with final follow up June 7 - ONLINE - Emerging America: Immigration Issues for Diverse Learners ($35)
    • Explore new approaches and a wealth of online resources for teaching this ever exciting and engaging topic. Engage diverse learners. Develop your own lesson featuring research and inquiry-based strategies on any period in U.S. History from 1800 to 2018. Grades 3-12. Registration.
  • March 23 & 24 - 8:45am - 3:45pm - Boston - America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond ($35). Registration open soon.
  • Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources. Meets Mass requirement for 15 hours of PD on teaching diverse learners.
    • April 24 & May 15 - 8am - 4pm - Northampton ($72.50) Registration. Hands-on workshop to learn and practice skills for teaching diverse learners.
    • March 13 & April 3 - 8:30am-4:00pm - Boston ($72.50) (FREE to Boston Public Schools teachers. BPS teachers contact rcairn@collaborative.org if you need instructions on registering.) Registration.
  • NOTE: Boston Public Library Leventhal Map Center - March course on Westward Expansion postponed to Fall.

NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  • TPS Teachers Network - Teachers with experience working with primary sources are welcome to join this network.

Featured this week - YOU MUST LOG-IN FIRST FOR THESE LINKS TO WORK:

Other Resources from the Library of Congress:

Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/

  • Using the Rosa Parks collection to foster inquiry. (2 parts).

OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS - Across Massachusetts and the U.S

Other Resources:

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Karen Albano

former History eNews Editor, Emerging America
Karen Albano worked with Emerging America from 2015-2020, contributing to many facets of the program including developing curriculum, improving the accessibility of the website to educators, overseeing social media outreach, and editing the History eNews.