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History eNews from Emerging America - March 25

Published on Wed, 03/25/2020

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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 10 for March 25, 2020

 

NEWS

  • MOVED ONLINE - April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST - Accessing Civic Engagement with Students with Disabilities. Register
  • POSTPONED - Massachusetts Civic Literacy Conference scheduled for May 5 - postponed to early fall. 
  • Teaching Tolerance - Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus
  • MORE RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE - below. 

 

How will students with disabilities in your community fully participate in Civic Engagement Projects? 

Webinar April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST. Register.

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EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.

Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.

 

HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES

PDPs / OR optional grad credit available from Westfield State University for 15-hour courses. 

 

  • Accessing Civic Engagement with Students with Disabilities. Launching the discussion. Introducing resources, strategies, and tools. Facilitators: Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Register
    • April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST - ONLINE
  • Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources - Instructors: Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Meets state PD requirement, with attention to teachers of History and Social Science and the Humanities. PDPs or 1 graduate credit. Register
    • July 6-31 - ONLINE

 

NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

TPS Teachers Network - Teachers with interest in working with primary sources are welcome to join this network

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

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

 

OTHER EVENTS: 

  • March 25 - 6-7pm. Coronavirus: Maintaining Healthy Schools and Preparing for Online Learning. Facing History webinar expert panel. Info & Register
  • March 26, 2020 4-5pm Coronavirus: Teaching Complex Current Events and Supporting Student Well-Being. Panel of Facing History, PBS NewsHour Extra, and the AFT. Info & Register
  • March 25 - 10 AM - History of New York - Weekly Webinars: Grade 2 History and Geography - Information about weekly Zoom sessions
  • March 26 - 7pm - Primary Source - Opening Minds. Inspiring Change. Annual Spring Benefit - Information and Registration

 

RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE:

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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.