Explore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your Social Studies Classroom
Published on Wed, 10/05/2022
Guest Blog Post: Defining Civic Equity for Students with Disabilities
Published on Fri, 03/04/2022
Updated 07-15-2022
By Leah Bueso
Civic Engagement Research Group, University of California, Riverside
“Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society.”
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
Guest Post: Building Student Engagement in a Special Education Classroom
Published on Wed, 12/08/2021
Building Student Engagement in a Special Education Classroom
Originally published by the Right Question Institute, in the Teaching + Learning Experts in the Field resources series. Republished here with permission.
History eNews from Emerging America - March 25
Published on Wed, 03/25/2020
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
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History eNews from Emerging America - March 11
Published on Wed, 03/11/2020
Civic Engagement Projects by ALL: How Will Your District Support Students with Disabilities?
Complete a short survey of interest, and share questions and resources.
It's your America! Teaching the U.S. Census
Published on Thu, 01/30/2020
The 2020 Census launched in frozen Alaska this month. The occasion offers many ways to engage student interest and historical thinking.
Accessing Inquiry Clearinghouse (and More!) Launches on EmergingAmerica.org Site
Published on Mon, 10/21/2019
EmergingAmerica.org happily announces new website resources and features to support powerful teaching of diverse learners. Long-established features also got major rebuilds, including Radical Equality exhibit and Windows on History local history projects:
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Civic Engagement Through Service Learning – Student Examples
Slides created for the Windows on History graduate course for teachers, supported by the Library of Congress TPS Program at CES. Find more resources on how to organize local history civic engagement and service-learning projects at http://emergingamerica.orgprograms/windows-on-history/.
Reforming American Society with Dix and Mann
The instrumental role Dorothea Dix played in reforming prisons and mental institutions, and the actions of Horace Mann in his campaign for free public education are at the center of this lesson. How did improvements in conditions for people in the public charge, whether prisoners or people institutionalized because of disability, come about? How did the the idea of who gets to be educated change? By focusing attention on the strategies used by these social reformers, the lesson engages students in critical thinking about the methods of reformers as well as their goals.
Elementary Lesson Plan: What Do Trains Do? Exploring Local History Through Maps
Published on Fri, 01/11/2019
“Every student deserves to study history and social science every year, from pre-kindergarten through grade 12.”
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