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History eNews from Emerging America - January 15, 2020

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020

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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 2 for January 15, 2020

 

NEWS

  • Alliance for Excellent Education Webinar on the School to Prison Pipeline - January 17, 12:30-1:30pm - Registration 
  • Massachusetts Historical Society - 2020 Fellowships for Students and Teachers 
  • The Freedmen’s Bureau Project is helping African Americans reconnect with their Civil War­-era ancestors - Website 
  • Chief Justice Roberts endorsed Civics Education in his SCOTUS End-of-Year Report 
  • iCivics showcase - Thursday, May 21, 2020 to celebrate and give awards for Massachusetts student projects (grades 6-12) - Information and Application
  • MCSS series on revising and developing American history curriculum map, pacing guides, and unit guide templates for 2018 HSS Framework:
  • Fridays: Jan. 24, Feb. 7, March 6, March 20 9am - 1:30pm - Braintree; and April 6 at NERC 1:30-4:30pm. RSVP to Gorman Lee glee0524@gmail.com

 

Accessing Inquiry workshops offered across Massachusetts & online: 

Meet state requirements for 15 Hours of PD on teaching ELS and on teaching students with disabilities

Journalist and Reformer, Nellie Bly. Author of Ten Days in a Madhouse. [c. 1890]

https://www.loc.gov/item/2010631213/

 

EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info & Registration.

Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.

 

HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION COURSES

PDPs / Or optional grad credit available from Westfield State University. 

  • Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources - Instructors: Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Meets state PD requirement, with attention to teachers of History and Social Science and the Humanities. PDPs or 1 graduate credit.
    • Jan. 28 & April 9 - Sharon
    • March 3 & March 31 - CES, Northampton 
    • July 6-31 - ONLINE
  • Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources - Instructors Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. Meets state PD requirement, with attention to teachers of History and Social Science and the Humanities. PDPs or 1 graduate credit.
    • February 4 to March 16 - Fully ONLINE. 
    • March 27 & April 15 - Hudson 
  • History’s Mysteries - K-5 Curriculum Pilot - Instructors: Kelley Brown & Laurie Risler. PDPs or 1 graduate credit. 
    • February 26 to May 31. Online. Teach it in your classroom in spring.
  • America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond - Instructor: Kelley Brown. Scholars Peter Carroll and Sebastiaan Faber. PDPs or 1 graduate credit.
    • April 3-4 - Melrose High School
  • Accessing Civic Engagement with Students with Disabilities - Instructors: Rich Cairn & Alison Noyes. 10 PDPs. 
    • April 13 - Hudson - $40

 

NEW RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  • TPS Teachers Network - Teachers with experience working with primary sources are welcome to join this network

 

Featured this week - YOU MUST LOGIN FIRST FOR THESE LINKS TO WORK:

 

Library of Congress Teacher Blog http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/

 

OTHER EVENTS: 

  • Pioneer Valley History Network - History at Play: Celebrates the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in the United States - See calendar for dates near you
  • Monday, February 24, March 9 & 23, April 6 & 20 (Online) - University of the Arts: Integrating Media Literacy into Today's K-12 Classroom - Information and Registration 
  • March 14 - 9am-5:30pm - Wellesley College and Historic Deerfield: From Suffrage to Stonewall: The Visual and Material Culture of Social Justice - Information
  • March 19 - 21 - NCHE Annual Conference: Past, Present, and Future (Cleveland, OH) - Information and Registration 

 

SUMMER:

  • June 22-30 - National Association of Japan-American Societies: Keizai Koho Center Teacher Fellowship 2020(primarily based on Tokyo) - Brochure and Application

 

RESOURCES:

 

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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.