HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 23 for September 2, 2016
NEWSUMass course–Teaching in the Age of Mass Incarceration–is so popular that UMass arranged a second section right after the first one: 6:15-7:45pm.
Date: Aug 23 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9695" align="alignright" width="300"] Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. circa 1860.[/caption]
Prepare your students for their trip to Washington D.C.! Millions of travelers tour Washington D.C. each year, including thousands of students and their chaperones looking to take in some of the finest cultural institutions, monuments, and government buildings our nation has to…
Date: Aug 11 2016
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HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 22 for August 11, 2016
Sept 6 is deadline to apply for 2016-2017 History Institute - Teaching in the Age of Mass Incarceration, sponsored by UMass Amherst Dept. of History & CES Emerging America. Apply by Sept. 6. Space limited. Teacher Institute. (See next item.)
Date: Aug 5 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9639" align="alignright" width="300"] The History Institute is the UMass History Department's signature offering for teachings. Since 1994, this annual institute has offered local educators a valuable opportunity to explore historical themes in depth, to make meaningful connections with historians at UMass and beyond, and to stay abreast of current scholarship in the field.…
Date: Aug 5 2016
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HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 21 for August 2, 2016
News:Mass Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education will postpone the start of history & social science standards revision to Jan. 2017 to learn from the review of ELA and math standards.
A U.S. Dept. of Education July 13 letter suggests ways to use Federal funds to support “Humanities,” i…
Date: Jul 28 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9338" align="alignright" width="300"] Courtesy MA Center for Civics Education.[/caption]
During the economic, political, and social climate of 2017, the obvious need for a well-educated and informed group of young citizens has become increasing evident. In an effort to support students as they transition into adulthood, programs such as We the People and the MA Center for…
Date: Jul 25 2016
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HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 20 for July 21, 2016
News:“Library Fends Off DDoS Attack” - July 17-20, hackers attacked LoC.Gov. Things are back to normal, but if you find an area that is still down, report it at: website comment form. LoC.Gov will be down July 29-31.
Have you used congress.gov? Please help improve it by answering this online surv…
Date: Jul 18 2016
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Islam dates back to the 7th century when, according to religious tradition, a forty-year-old merchant named Muhammad was visited by the Archangel Gabriel near the city of Mecca on the Arabian Peninsula. Muhammad was told that he was the last prophet in a line of prophets that included Moses and Jesus. Allah’s revelations to Muhammad were made in Arabic thus establishing Arabic as the official lang…
Date: Jul 5 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9313" align="alignright" width="160"] Poster shows the interior of a prison cell where a woman is being forcibly held seated in a chair by a man and a woman while another man pours liquid into a tube inserted in the woman's nose; written on the prison wall is "votes for women."[/caption]
“We the women of America, tell you that America is not a democracy! Twenty million wom…
Date: Jul 1 2016
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HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 19 for July 1, 2016
News:Over 150 K–12 educators and higher education faculty applied to participate in the History and Social Science standards revision process. ESE is narrowing the panel to 40 and planning five meetings starting in October. A public survey will be online Aug. 1. The panel will revise standards and propose options for…