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History eNews from Emerging America - July 19, 2017

Published on Tue, 07/18/2017

Civic Leadership Institute 2017 - A partnership of the Western Mass Writing Project and the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program at the Collaborative for Educational Services.
Civic Leadership Institute 2017 - A partnership of the Western Mass Writing Project and the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program at the Collaborative for Educational Services.

Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 26 for July 19, 2017

NEWS

  • Application available for free September 30, 2017 CES-TPS Training-of-Trainers (9:00-4:00 - Arlington). Trainees will receive stipends to conduct primary source-based professional development in their districts. Contact rcairn@collaborative.org for details and packet. Applications due September 15.

 EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info

How can I support diverse learners?

  • 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.
  • October 19 & Nov. 16 - Hudson High School - “Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources” - 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.

NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  • TPS Teachers Network - Teachers with experience working with primary sources are welcome to join this network. Create a password and profile, then explore resources, discuss issues, and enjoy!

          Featured this week:

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

  • Five Questions with Gary Johnson, Library of Congress Reference Librarian - Newspapers and Periodicals.
  • American Colony in Jerusalem at the Turn of the 20th Century.
  • Reconstructing a Civil War Battle from a Poet’s Letter Home.

OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS - Across Massachusetts and the U.S.

  • Now through August 4. Chicopee. Exhibit: “They Risked Their Lives-Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust.” Polish Center of Discovery & Learning.  http://polishcenter.net/
  • July 25-28, 9am - 3pm - Smith College Institute of Art - Summer Teacher Institute. “How do we know what we know about people of the past?” Featuring work with current exhibit on ancient Rome. $60-$85. Enroll via museduc@smith.edu or 413 585-2773.
  • July 31, 6:30pm - Westhampton Public Library - “Furnishing the Frontier: Mayhem, Memory & Museums in Old Deerfield” talk by Phil Zea.
  • August 7-11, Philadelphia - “Comics + Graphic Novels as Primary Sources.” Fees. http://tps.uarts.edu/courses Other courses offered.
  • Nov. 2-5 - Boston. National Humanities Conference. http://www.statehumanities.org/2017-national-humanities-conference/

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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.