September 23-24 Massachusetts DESE Virtual Civic Engagement Conference. Emerging America workshop on students with disabilities and civic engagement Sept. 24 - 6:30pm. NERC online - October 4-14 The Library of Congress updated its Teacher's Page: www.loc.gov/programs/teachers. Watch recorded intro webinar. History's Mysteries K-5 Curriculum - investigate migration, citizenship, the First Amendment, slavery, calls for justice, and more. Free. http://emergingamerica.org/historys-mysteries Complete Mass Council for the Social Studies survey on the impacts of the pandemic on the Social Studies. https://www.masscouncil.org/?page_id=7324 Discovering Justice seeks middle school Mock Trial teams! Complete this quick survey by Monday Sept 21st. Next issue of the History eNews is September 30. Submit events & resources to rcairn@collaborative.org by September 27.

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 25 for September 2, 2020

NEWS

• BLACK COMMUNITIES AND AGENCY - Online fall grad course with Kelley Brown and Amilcar Shabazz!

Emerging America FALL COURSES now open for registration! Leadership for Remote Learning by Rebecca Mazur, CES, and Rebecca Woodland, UMass Amherst - identifies ways to meet five needs of teachers in the shifting school planning environment.  2020 Immigrant Student Success Toolkit offers links to social studies teaching resources with tips for remote learning strategies to support immigrant learners. How Students Benefit from a School Reopening Plan Designed for Those at the Margins - UCal Berkeley Design Challenge reimagines classrooms.  The Springfield Armory National Historic Site Online FB exhibit - July 27th to August 26th - The Art of Equality: Celebrating the Leadership of Women Workers in Springfield NCSS introduces New Website.  New NCSS president, Stefanie Wager makes a case for the Social Studies as central and essential to current struggles for social justice. 

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 22 for July 15, 2020

History eNews from Emerging America - July 15, 2020

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 20 for June 17, 2020

NEWS

• COMPLETE THE CIVICS EDUCATION SURVEY - Boston University & CIRCLE at Tufts are evaluating civics education in Massachusetts.

EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 7, Issue 19 for June 3, 2020

NEWS

• Announcing: Teaching Civic Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions in Today’s Classroom: A Teacher Leadership Institute – remarkable professional development program from Western Mass Writing Project (WMWP). Online. July and fall. Up to 4 grad credits.

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.

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 Massachusetts History Alliance seeks Board of Directors members -  Information and Self-Nomination Form