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History eNews from Emerging America - October 19, 2016

Published on Sun, 10/16/2016

Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 30 for October 19, 2016

NEWS

  • Western Mass Social Studies PLC - Now requests online registration. Next meeting is Dec. 7 at 4:30 at a cafe or tavern in Northampton (TBA).
  • Register Oct. 26 MCSS Conf. in Marlborough. Psychology, History, & more!
  • Last chance to register for Fall Emerging America workshops. (Below).

FALL EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA  - Registration

When did the U.S. Govt. begin to take responsibility for people with disabilities? How can I integrate Disability History into my curriculum?
  • 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 experienced classroom teacher, Laurie Risler and by Emerging America’s Rich Cairn. $65. Lunch/dinner & materials provided. Option for 1 grad credit Westfield State - extra fee of $125.
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How did 1930s fascists take power? Why didn’t someone stop them?     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!
    • Nov. 1 - UMass - Concentration Camps, American Style: Japanese Americans & WWII. Franklin Odo, Amherst College.
RESOURCES @ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
  • Oct. 25-26 - Online Conference - Library of Congress - 15 1-hr sessions. Over two days, there will be 15 one-hour sessions facilitated by Library specialists, instructional experts from the Library’s Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium and other recognized K-12 leaders. Session topics range from assessments and literacy to historical newspapers and kindergarten historians. All sessions will focus on the effective use of Library of Congress primary-source documents.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TEACHER BLOG

  • Resources for National History Day. Post.

OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS and RESOURCES - Statewide & on the Web

 
  • Oct. 18 - 4pm - UMass Amherst, Hasbrouck 138 - Charlana Simmons - Diversity in Higher Ed.
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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.