Date: Jun 14 2017
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Included in the following primary source set are a variety of materials pertaining to immigration from periods of time before, during and after WWI. Immigrants in the United States during this time were encouraged to offer their support in a variety of contexts. The first worldwide war (called the Great War at the time) roiled emotions for immigrants from countries all over the globe.
The set of…
Date: May 26 2015
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Geography DDM Pilot - Please help us out! Details below.
It’s History! Survey respondents said: Future grad credits and PDPs to be History Content.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Teaching with Primary Sources @ the Collaborative
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Easthampton - America Comes of Age: Exploring Reform in the Early 20th Century (1900-1940). June 29…
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…
Date: Apr 12 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 14 for APRIL 12, 2017
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Registration is now open for all Emerging America summer programs.
April 18 - 8:30am - 1pm - Malden - Mass Board of Ed will discuss Civic Literacy and Engagement. http://www.doe.mass.edu/boe/boedate.html
Lots of new events this week!!! We do not repeat every event each week.
Date: Jun 5 2015
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PLEASE HELP! I need input on two key topics:
Test and/or Review Geography DDM Pilot:
One class period. 6th or 7th grade. Details below.
I NEED INPUT! Am advising teachers at Mass Dept. of Mental Health.
Date: Jan 30 2015
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Arizona requires students to pass U.S. Citizenship test. Commentary by Robert Pondiscio in The Education Gadfly. http://edexcellence.net/articles/model-citizens
Give input on Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization. Currently no support for Social Studies. National Council for the Social Studies supports Programs of National Significance.
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Date: Jun 7 2012
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Today’s post explores performance assessment. To access a free model assessment developed by our Emerging America: Teaching America History Team see MORE.
Show what you know. The logic is simple and convincing. Now the Common Core State Standards promises broader acceptance of such assessments.
Performance assessment implies that students demonstrate learning on a task that is as close as pos…
Date: Feb 6 2016
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Feb. 8, 12:15-1:45pm - Shrewsbury HS - Central Mass Social Studies Supervisors - Contact Jennifer DiFrancesca @SHSSocialSci.
Feb. 8, 3:30-5:00pm - CES - Western Mass Social Studies Dept. Chairs. Email rcairn@collaborative.org to say you’re coming and to get notices-minutes.
State Civic Learning and Engagement Task Force met Feb. 2. Next me…
Date: Feb 13 2017
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Emerging America History eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 6 for February 15, 2017
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March 29 - 9am-4:30pm - Social Studies 2017 Legislative Day - Mass State House - Details at http://www.masscouncil.org. REGISTER.
History eNews welcomes your posts of events for teachers. Deadline is Monday noon. Published most Wednesdays.
Date: Feb 10 2015
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Gov. Baker’s proposed cuts.
The Transcontinental Railroad: (NEH Landmarks Workshop) http://railroad.historyproject.ucdavis.edu/ and other summer programs. (LIST BELOW.)
WORKSHOP FULL! - March 21 & 28 - Landscape of Revolution - Boston Public Library & CES
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TPS-CES - EVENTS
Spain 1936-1939 – Why did they fight? – Anarchists, Socialists, Communists, Republicans, Ge…