| January 30, 2008 | ||
| 3:30 pm | to | 5:30 pm |
With: Kevin M. Dwyer, Massachusetts Department of Education (Focused on MCAS at 7th Grade and at Grades 9 or 10)
Mahar Regional School, 507 South Main Street, Orange, MA 01364
*Co-sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies
| April 3, 2008 | ||
| 3:30 pm | to | 5:30 pm |
With: Leonard Adams, Gov’t Documents/Patents & Trademarks Librarian; Danelle Kovacs, Curator of Collections, Special Collections and Archives; and Melinda McIntosh, Microforms Reference Librarian and Genealogy Specialist
Meet at the Calipari Classroom, Main Floor, W.E.B. DuBois Library, UMASS-Amherst
(Limited to first 25.)
| May 17, 2008 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
Learn to research immigration history using Passenger Lists 1820-1943 & Naturalization records 1790-present.
AM: Accessing and Using the Archives
PM: Structured individual research on topic of choice.
Jean Nudd, Teacher Liason, National Archives
National Archives, Northeast Region, 10 Conte Drive, Pittsfield, MA
| March 15, 2008 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
Elizabeth Sharpe, Author of In the Shadow of the Dam
Hilltown Cooperative Charter School, 132 Main Street, Haydenville, MA
| April 12, 2008 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 3:30 pm |
Bruce Laurie, Professor of History, UMASS-Amherst
Holyoke Heritage State Park, 221 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA
| January 24, 2008 | ||
| 3:30 pm | to | 5:30 pm |
With Leonard Adams, Gov’t Documents/Patents & Trademarks Librarian, W.E.B. DuBois Library, UMASS
Meet at the Calipari Classroom, Main Floor.
RESCHEDULED for April 3, 2008, 3:30pm-5:30pm. (Updated topic: "Library and Online Tools for Researching Local History")
| October 30, 2007 | ||
| 3:30 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
Strategies to Align K-6 Curriculum to
MA Social Science and History Curriculum Frameworks
Sponsored by Western Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies
& Hampshire Educational Collaborative
Tuesday, October 30 – 3:30-6:00
At the Kittredge Center, Holyoke Community College
- Diane Doe, Vice Principal & District Elementary Social Studies Facilitator, West Springfield Public Schools- Lori Austin, Grade 4 Teacher, Abbott Elementary, North Berkshires- Barbara Matthews, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
REGISTRATION FEE
No cost to register.* Registration required.
DIRECTIONS
From Mass. Pike: Exit 4 to I-91 North.
From I-91: Exit 16 to Rte. 202. South on Rte. 202 0.8 mile to campus
http://www.hcc.edu/about/around.html
PARKING
Park in lots D or E.
*Supported by a Teaching American History grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
| September 25, 2007 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
Through service-learning, students learn and apply knowledge, skills, and experience as they address genuine community needs.
This group of Western Massachusetts service-learning advocates and practitioners will meet bi-monthly to share ideas and resources, and to advance community service-learning locally and regionally.
Facilitated by Hampshire Educational Collaborative’s Rich Cairn. Rich Cairn is a national leader in the service-learning movement. As Publications and Policy Director for the National Youth Leadership Council from 1987-1993, he helped launch a national movement. From 1993-2006, he and his wife, Susan Cairn worked with hundreds of schools and organizations as Cairn & Associates. Currently, Rich serves on the Massachusetts Board of Education Advisory Committee on Community Service-Learning. http://www.doe.mass.edu/csl/
Contact Rich for more information: rcairn@collaborative.org.
| November 3, 2007 |
Saturday, November 3, 8:30-3:30
Historic Northampton Museum and Education Center, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton
Kerry Buckley, Executive Director, Historic Northampton
Learn to use paintings, drawings, and photographs of people and places to teach local history. Study the internationally significant landscapes and streetscapes of Northampton and the Connecticut River Valley.
Registration limited to first 15.
Learn more about Historic Northampton: http://www.historic-northampton.org/
| October 25, 2007 | ||
| 3:30 pm | to | 5:30 pm |
Thursday, October 25, 3:30-5:30
Historic Northampton Museum and Education Center, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton
Kerry Buckley, Executive Director, Historic Northampton
Study the development photographic technology and its uses. Learn new ways to read and use historic photographs.
Registration limited to first 15.
Learn more about Historic Northampton: http://www.historic-northampton.org/
