Emerging America recently added useful functions to our website. At the suggestion of friends at the #TeachDisabilityHistory campaign, we added an FAQ page to the Reform to Equal Rights curriculum. And we added more lessons as well as search tools to the Teaching Resources page. Finally, we created a Learning Standards page to shape inc…
Date: Jan 10 2024
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Check Out New Resources and Tools at EmergingAmerica.org
Date: Dec 21 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Date: Dec 11 2023
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A Comprehensive Approach to Full Inclusion
Effective implementation for all learners, especially the 7.5 million Special Education students in the United States, requires careful consideration of accessibility. In particular, educators must pay attention to critical accessibility principles:
Date: Nov 16 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 10, Issue 9 for November 16, 2023
Date: Nov 7 2023
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The English Learner Collaborations project has added new lesson plan examples to the Emerging America website that demonstrate the use of scaffolds and supports for English Learners.
Date: Oct 19 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Date: Oct 17 2023
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Explore the compelling stories of Civil War nurses and disabled veterans.
How did their experiences change America?
Visit the new online exhibit: How Civil War Veterans Transformed Disability.
Through pictures, documents, maps, and their own words in letters, speeches, and books, explore the rich experiences of disabled veterans and examine the massive system of…
Date: Sep 21 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
Date: Sep 5 2023
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Emerging America 2023 Survey on the Teaching of Disability History
By Rich Cairn, Emerging America
At the end of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, Emerging America widely promoted an online survey of teachers to discover how much they teach disability history. Though the response has been small, the results offer intriguing insights.
The 27 2022-2023 respondents represented 7…
Date: Aug 17 2023
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.