Explore key moments across U.S. history at which individual advocacy and broad campaigns for civil rights enabled people with disabilities to move from the far margins of society into full citizenship. Identify points in the typical U.S. History curricu…
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Reflecting on Using Primary Sources to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners
Click here to find a recording of the June 3, 2020 webinar.
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Teaching Tolerance: Affirming Black Lives Without Inducing Trauma
Constitutional Rights Foundation - Civic Action Project and Empower the People
Library of Congress Webinars - Wednesdays - 2-3pm Eastern Time. Register with Library of Congress. Join Emerging America on June 3!
No History eNews May 27. Next issue is June 3. Submit material by May 31.
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Library of Congress Webinars - Wednesdays - 2-3pm Eastern Time. Join Emerging America on June 3!
U.S. students again score poorly on the international NAEP History-Civics-Geography exam. - See National Assessment of Educational Progress Report
DESE awards Grade 5-7 History & Social Science curriculum development grant to Primary Source
The Massach…
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•Library of Congress: Papers of Three U.S. Presidents Added Online (Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur and William McKinley)
•U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Appointed for a Second Term
The David Ruggles Center introduces a new hands-on classroom curriculum of abolitionist history using primary sources. Visit davidrugglescenter.org/curriculum to learn…
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 15 for April 29, 2020
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Today (April 22) is the last day to Register for Accessing Civic Engagement with Disabilities webinar - April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST.
Examine climate change and the current pandemic. Earth Day & the Coronavirus - from the California History & Social Science Project. https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/current-context/earth-day.pdf
Teaching Tolerance: Supporting LGBTQ Students During…
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REGISTRATION OPEN! America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil war to Nuremberg and Beyond - ONLINE course - Summer.
Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education seeks an ELA/Literacy Content Specialist with a special focus on serving grades pre-K-5 English Learners. Apply now.
Online Office Hours for Library of Congress Education - Every Tuesday & Thursday - 2pm …
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 12 for April 8, 2020
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League of Women Voters of Massachusetts "Teen Voting Rights Challenge" student video contest asks: "Should 16-year-olds have the right to vote?" Current Mass. H.S. students give their opinion in a 30-second video. Due April 30. Prizes: $500, $250, & $100. Questions to lwvma@lwvma.org or call 857-452-1715.
Pioneer Valley Historical Network invites historical institutions to particip…
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MORE RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ONLINE - links below.
WEBINAR - April 29 - 3:30-4:45pm EST - Accessing Civic Engagement with Students with Disabilities.
POSTPONED - Massachusetts Civic Literacy Conference scheduled for May 5 - postponed to early fall.
Teaching Tolerance - Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus