The English Learner Collaborations project has added new lesson plan examples to the Emerging America website that demonstrate the use of scaffolds and supports for English Learners.
Date: Nov 7 2023
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Date: Oct 19 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Date: Oct 17 2023
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Explore the compelling stories of Civil War nurses and disabled veterans.
How did their experiences change America?
Visit the new online exhibit: How Civil War Veterans Transformed Disability.
Through pictures, documents, maps, and their own words in letters, speeches, and books, explore the rich experiences of disabled veterans and examine the massive system of…
Date: Sep 21 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Date: Sep 5 2023
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Emerging America 2023 Survey on the Teaching of Disability History
By Rich Cairn, Emerging America
At the end of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, Emerging America widely promoted an online survey of teachers to discover how much they teach disability history. Though the response has been small, the results offer intriguing insights.
The 27 2022-2023 respondents represented 7…
Date: Aug 17 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Date: Aug 11 2023
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Celebrating A Natural and Beautiful Part of Human Diversity
Guest post by Stephanie Polito
July marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark legislation passed on July 26, 1990, that broke down barriers to inclusion in society. Disability Pride Month was first celebrated that same year, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts in the US. Celebrations follow, with th…
Date: Aug 1 2023
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Reform to Equal Rights is the first ever K-12 Disability History Curriculum. The curriculum supports history and civics teachers in all settings. Lessons can stand on their own. Or teachers can integrate selections from the 200+ primary sources, and/or accessible activities, into what they already teach on topics such as impacts of wars, immigration, social movements, and changing roles of governm…
Date: Jul 31 2023
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Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources will be offered at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, Massachusetts in a two-session format, meeting Thursdays a month apart, October 19 and November 16.
Multilingual learners can benefit from primary source activities, and all students can find compelling questions in the history of immigrants…
Date: Jun 17 2023
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First posted to the TPS Teachers Network by Laurie Risler, and published as an Emerging America blog post on February 5, 2021 with the title, Using History's Mysteries to Teach African American History (guest post).
Update: in 2022, iCivics incorporated Laurie Risler and Kelley Brown's groundbreaking elementary inquiry curriculum into their array of teaching resources under the name Pri…