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History eNews from Emerging America - October 18, 2017

Published on Wed, 10/18/2017

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 4, Issue 37 for October 18, 2017

NEWS

Kansas Teachers Analyze Political Cartoon

Kansas teacher analyze political cartoon in Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources workshop. ESSDACK staff Glenn Wiebe and Terri Peckham will teach the course in Kansas in 2018.

http://emergingamerica.org/programs/library-congress-tps

EVENTS @ EMERGING AMERICA - Info

Can I book an Accessing Inquiry workshop in my district? YES! Contact rcairn@collaborative.org.

  • Oct. 20 - Westborough - Mass Council for the Social Studies - Fall Conference. http://www.masscouncil.org/ Check out our workshops on Civic Literacy and Primary Sources.

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 LOG-IN FIRST FOR THESE LINKS TO WORK:

Newly digitized dramatic drawings from the Civil War. Overview.

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

  • Harry Houdini. An Illusionists Exposés through Primary Sources.
  • Teaching with Music-Related Primary Sources.
  • Primary Sources Across the Curriculum: Connecting the Spider Webs

OTHER RECOMMENDED EVENTS - Across Massachusetts and the U.S.

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.