by tjohnston | Nov 28, 2022
English Learners bring rich contributions to the subjects of social studies and humanities that can go untapped if their language abilities limit their access to content, understanding of difficult core concepts, and participation in class discussion. Primary sources,...
by tjohnston | Oct 24, 2022
What is fascism? Where did it come from? How does it impact human rights? What is anti-fascism and how did it arise?How did ideology shape the Spanish Civil War and WWII? What legacies did they pass on in the decades since–in Spain, the U.S., Europe, and globally?For...
by tjohnston | Oct 24, 2022
Social Studies and Humanities pose distinct challenges for struggling learners, including extensive discipline-specific vocabulary, difficult informational texts–including complex primary sources, and a need for background knowledge. Yet the authentic sources,...
by tjohnston | Jul 27, 2022
Emerging America is developing Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum with support from a Library of Congress' Teaching with Primary Sources grant and an Expand Massachusetts Stories grant from Mass Humanities. The curriculum will be available...
