“If you believe people have no history worth mentioning, it is easy to believe they have no humanity worth defending.” - William Loren Katz, Historian
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The featured poster in our most recent eNews issue comes from a teacher-friendly album of downloadable and easy-to-share images, each accompanied by teaching notes.
The album showcases Library of Congress new purchases of public service posters created by artists and posted by Amplifier.org. The posters include direct visual references to the public service propaganda po…
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 8, Issue 3 for January 27, 2021
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Emerging America announces a partnership with Maryland Humanities in offering two Accessing Inquiry courses this spring. (See below.) Teachers from ALL states are welcome!
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 8, Issue 2 for January 13, 2021
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Western Mass Social Studies Leaders PLC - Jan. 20, 3:30-5pm Eastern. All welcome to open discussion. Contact rcairn@collaborative.org for zoom link.
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol 8, issue 1 for January 6, 2021
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The Massachusetts Legislature passed and Governor signed $1.5 million in funding for Civic Engagement!
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December 18, 2020 Update: Newly added to the Kindergarten unit: Mystery #4, HOW DOES A TRADITION BECOME A HOLIDAY? about Juneteenth.
"What has excited my kids most is the chance to be detectives. They look forward to…
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 33 for December 16, 2020
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 32 for December 2, 2020
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TONIGHT: Dec. 2 , 7pm Eastern Time - Free WGBH webinar: Teach Diverse Stories with Primary Sources and Artifacts.
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 31 for November 18, 2020
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 30 for November 4, 2020
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The Library of Congress is offering Virtual Workshops for Students.
The Mass Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Ed (DESE) opened a new History & Social Science resource page.
The page has a new Civics Project Guidebook 2.0, including for Remote Learning and Civics Projects.
Nov. 16 - DE…