13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments The music is up-to-date, but the theme of the lyrics is Freedom and the Amendments freeing the slaves in the U.S. after the Civil War. The SoundCloud web site provides streaming audio so you can easily set up the opportunity to play this engaging, meaningful song from a group called […]
NERC Awards Nominations Requested
01/22/2013 by Leave a Comment
Now is the Time! For what? To nominate your colleagues for MCSS Awards to be presented at NERC. Check out the Awards section on the home page of the MCSS website for all the necessary information and categories. We are the best judges of our own outstanding educators. We see them every day. Why not […]
Generation Citizen Day at State House
12/12/2012 by Leave a Comment
December 12, 2012 – a day that was unique for many reasons, one being that it was Generation Citizen Day at the State House in Massachusetts. 300+ students gathered in the Great Hall of Flags in 2 different sessions to showcase their projects, discuss with judges their research work, plans, and reasons that the problems […]
SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
12/05/2012 by Leave a Comment
By Sue Keane Massachusetts State Coordinator for Geography Awareness Week GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK (GAW) was celebrated from November 11th to the 17th. This year’s theme is “Declare Your Interdependence!” The National Geographic Society has created activities, lesson plans, and resource materials for educators at http://www.geographyawarenessweek.org to explore “the idea that individuals are connected to the […]
Spielberg’s “Lincoln” is stunning
11/30/2012 by 2 Comments
I always told my students that ‘History happened to people’ – I did not want them to lose sight of the fact that as we studied History, whether World, US, or regional, we were looking at real people who were just like we were. Silly, tired, angry, happy, depressed, optimistic, pessimistic…all of the above and […]