Date: Jan 30 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 4 for February 1, 2017
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Scholastic Teachers Magazine article on Windows on History local history project from Abbott Elementary in Florida, Mass. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/grades-4-5-rest-history
Massachusetts ELA Frameworks get more detailed about teaching literacy and Social Studies. Provide input to Feb. 17.
Date: Jan 23 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 3 for January 25, 2017
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State Social Studies Standards Survey closes Feb. 6! http://sgiz.mobi/s3/72d816ab2822
New teacher-developed primary source set on Teddy Roosevelt. http://emergingamerica.orgnew-primary-source-set-theodore-roosevelt/
WINTER-SPRING EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info
Princess at a Puerto Rican festival in Lowell, Massachusett…
Date: Jan 18 2017
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Offered by Emerging America, as part of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program, Immigration Issues in Perspective for Diverse Learners is a fully online course focused on exploring immigration experiences through America’s history. Educators will access thousands of compelling photos, drawings, films, maps, documents, and recordings of music and oral histories. Participants…
Date: Jan 18 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 3 for January 18, 2017
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New teacher-developed primary source set on Teddy Roosevelt.
Date: Jan 4 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 1 for January 4, 2017
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Mass Board of Ed budget priorities include support for History-Social studies and for recommendations of Civic Engagement and Learning Task Force. No details yet.
Date: Jan 3 2017
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[caption id="attachment_10031" align="alignright" width="241"] Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788[/caption]
The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) is pleased to announce a new primary source set on Slavery and Anti-Slavery!…
Date: Jan 18 2017
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In February, staff from Emerging America at the Collaborative for Educational Services will travel to D.C. to participant in an all-consortium meeting for the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program. Rich Cairn, the Emerging America Executive Director, and Karen Albano, the Assistant Director, will meet with fellow grant recipients from the TPS program. Emerging America serves a…