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Boston University African Studies Center Outreach Program Newsbrief Issue 12, Summer 2020
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UPCOMING CONFERENCE 

         Open Educational Resource Social Studies Conference

Challenging times require ingenuity and collaboration. Now more than ever, teachers need opportunities to gather and discuss how teaching practices can and should progress to meet future learning needs – in or out of the classroom – to address pandemic needs. This first-ever OER Conference for Social Studies is a three day online virtual event for social studies teachers. It is a free online professional development opportunity for social studies teachers of all grade levels. 

August 5-7, 2020 

  • Education tracks and discussion groups will be aligned to your state standards and grade level. 
  • Keynote speakers include John Green, Linda Darling Hammond, Dr Yohuru Williams, and Jill Lepore.
In addition, check out the OER Project for free access to three professional development courses in World History:
  • Big History
  • Origins to the Present
  • 1750 to the Present
Register Here
FEATURED ARTICLES

Read the full article here

A Letter to America: Why We Need a New History Education
by Linda Morse
Teaching Africa Teaching Certificate Program Advisor


"You are now seeing why. Whether Americans are aware of it or not, history education informs the values and beliefs we hold today.  As a history educator, co-chair of the New England History Teachers Association, and the editor of The New England Journal of History, I am deeply invested in history education. The information that you studied in history class as children or teenagers shaped your understanding of human dynamics and your ability to imagine the situations of other human beings. Your ability to empathize today reflects both your history education and what your parents taught you at home.  If your parents’ history education was like yours, they share values like those you hold today about poverty, race, slavery, human migration, imperialism, protest, rebellion—everything—learned during their history classes.  What histories have Americans internalized about people of color and/or women in relation to American exceptionalism and patriarchal systems? Why do any of us believe what we do today?  How have history textbooks and history teachers shaped any American’s understanding of the world?"  Read more...

 

 
CALL FOR PAPERS

The New England Journal of History:
Call for Papers 

The New England Journal of History is published twice a year by the New England History Teachers Association and is abstracted in Historical Abstracts. It is carried by University Microfilms and a number of libraries in the United States and abroad. The Journal seeks articles that promote scholarship of historical and educational significance authored by faculty and graduate students as well as independent scholars. The Journal is interested in works emphasizing research and pedagogy as well as museum and book review articles. Individuals whose book review or article is accepted for publication will receive a one year subscription to The New England Journal of History.

Length including endnotes:

  • Research Articles: 3,000 to 7,000 words
  • Pedagogical Articles: 2,000 to 4,000 words
  • Review Articles: 1,000 to 3,000 words
  • Submission date: August 15 or February 15 for reviews
  • Submission format: Email as a word attachment to the attention of Linda Morse, Editor using: publications@nehta.org
 
The Outreach Program at the African Studies Center seeks to increase awareness and knowledge of Africa in New England and throughout the United States. 
Come visit the Outreach Library at 232 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215.
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