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Library of Congress has restored and made available the Gandhara Scroll
For many more resources - https://padlet.com/rcairn/joct7wc3bvr8
Date: Aug 7 2019
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 6, Issue 26 for August 7, 2019
Date: Jul 31 2019
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 6, Issue 25 for July 31, 2019
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Massachusetts Civic Trust Fund - Massachusetts Legislature includes $1.5million in budget for Civics Education professional development!
Link to 2019 proposed Federal USA Civics Act. Supported by the National Council for the Social Studies.
Date: Jul 31 2019
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 6, Issue 19 for May 15, 2019
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OJJP Report on juvenile incarceration. Encouraging news yet signs of enduring racial disparity.
New! Historic Newspapers research on 19th Amendment in Chronicling America. Explore Women's Suffrage.
New! Library of Congress online exh…
Date: Jul 17 2019
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Massachusetts, as part of reform that builds civic education into the curriculum each year from Kindergarten through high school, passed a law in 2018 to require that each student be offered an opportunity to participate in a student-led civic engagement project in middle school and in high school. As teachers and schools embark on planning for how the student-led projects will be org…
Date: Jul 17 2019
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 6, Issue 24 for July 17, 2019
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Library of Congress opens online exhibit: "Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote." Virtual Tour
Library of Congress Announces Reading-Writing Competition Winners - Students in grades 4 to 12 to write to an author about how his or her work affected their lives.
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Date: Jun 3 2019
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“As of last year, I started working with ELL students and have become far more cognizant of vocabulary. I’ve always taken for granted that students know certain vocabulary words, but now I find myself going over many words and to my surprise, it’s not just ELL kids who benefit from it!”
-Kevin, Spring 2019 Online Accessing Inquiry course participant
Anticipating th…
Date: May 20 2019
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How can we teach students the most vital skills to function as citizens? Since the early 19th century, preparation for civic life has been the central reason for public schools. As part of a multi-year effort to reinvigorate the civic mission of schools, in 2016 the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) added “readiness for civic life” to its core definition of what i…
Date: May 8 2019
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Library of Congress – Teaching Primary Sources Young Readers Center Internship – Application Deadline Extended – Information
Teaching Tolerance – Hate at School Report
National Coalition for History opposes cuts to National Archives and other agencies – Coalition Information and Contact
Date: May 5 2019
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“I’ve found that if I pick the right primary sources…[I can make the lesson more accessible]. For example, I just gave some students an evacuation poster (after Order 9066 [–forcing Japanese relocation to camps]) that was selected for its minimal text which was heavy on vocabulary they would know or be able to figure out such as dates and places. I gave other students letters to the editor abo…
Date: May 1 2019
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June 11 – 8:45am-3:30pm – Massachusetts DESE: 2019 Civics Literacy Conference – Information and Registration
June 13 or June 14 – Massachusetts DESE: History & Social Science Professional Learning Institute – Information and Registration
Discovering Justice seeks Executive Director – Applications due by May 22. Info.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks…