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History eNews from Emerging America - October 14, 2016

Published on Tue, 10/11/2016

Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 29 for October 13, 2016

NEWS

FALL EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA  - Registration

So what is fascism? How do I talk about it?  
  • First to Fight: American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) FREE. Oct. 29 - Northampton - Breakouts in Spanish and in English. Led by Kelley Brown, Easthampton HS. Peter Carroll, Stanford Univ., & Sebastiaan Faber, Oberlin College.
  How do I engage students in community projects?
  • Authentic Historical Writing: Inspiring Students with Experiential Learning & Primary Sources. FREE. Oct. 20, Nov. 3, & Dec. 8. 4:00-7:15pm. With: Western Mass Writing Project, Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Veterans Education Project.
How can I earn required 15 hours of PD for Special Education?
  • Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources. Oct. 25 & Nov. 10 - 8:00am-4:00pm; Dec. 20 - 4-6pm. Northampton - Meet 15-hour requirement for license renewal re SPED. Taught by veteran classroom teacher, Laurie Risler, Westfield State University & CES. $65. Lunch/dinner & materials provided. Option for 1 grad credit Westfield State - extra fee of $125.
How can I support education for Social Justice?
  • Feinberg Family Lecture Series: The U.S. in the Age of Mass Incarceration. Sponsored by UMass Amherst Dept. of History. No registration required. Do sign in!
 
  • Oct. 13, 4pm - UMass - U.S. Neoslavery: A History of the Prison Industrial Present - Dennis Childs, University of California, San Diego.
  • Oct. 17, 4:30pm - UMass - Chained in Silence: A History of Black Women and Convict Labor - Talitha LeFlouria, Univ. of Virginia.  
 

RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  • Oct. 25-26 - Online Conference - Library of Congress - 15 1-hr sessions. Highlights:
    • Oct. 25 - 4pm - Tonya Bolden on New Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    • Oct. 25 - 5pm - What’s New at the Library of Congress?
    • Oct. 25 - 6pm - SHEG - Beyond the Bubble: Historical Thinking Assessments
    • Oct. 25 - 7pm - How Did Slaves Gain Their Freedom During the Civil War?
    • Oct. 26 - 4pm - Kindergarten Historians
    • Oct. 26 - 5pm - Project Zero - Artful Thinking
    • Oct. 26 - 6 pm - Eagle Eye Citizen: Interactive Engagement with Civics and Primary Sources
    • Oct. 26 - 7pm - David Hackett Fischer: Questions are the Engines of Intellect

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TEACHER BLOG

  • Presidential Elections – historical resources. Post.
  • “The Technicolor Adventures of Catalina Neon” Online project of U.S. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera. Post.

OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES - Statewide & on the Web

    • Oct. 14 - 4-6:30pm - Smith College Art Gallery Open House for Educators.
    • Oct. 13 - 7pm - American Antiquarian Society “An Inside Story of African American Imprisonment before Emancipation” - Caleb Smith.
    • Mass Historical Society
      • Oct. 22 - 9am-3:30pm $10 - “Survival Guide to the Dreaded History Project” 10 PDPs.
      • Nov. 3 - 6:30pm (reception 5:30) - “Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?”
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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.