VOICES RISING Blog

New Teaching American History Grant Funded

2009-07-08T10:22:00.001-04:00

TRITEC is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a new Teaching American History Grant to our collaborative. The new project, Becoming America - The Defining Role of Immigration, will build upon the Voice Rising Project (2006-2009) by expanding local partnerships and continuing an exploration of immigration's impact on the building of America. The History

Voices Rising: Helping Students Think Like Historians

2008-12-04T12:30:00.007-05:00

On December 4, 2008, teachers at the Madeline English School in Everett, Massachusetts continued their development of document-based lessons to use in their classrooms. These lessons focus on a specific essential question and utilize primary source document(s), helping to bring history to life in the classroom.Additionally, the questions posed to the students within the lessons are inquiry-based,

Fall Advisory Board Meeting Report

2008-11-14T20:48:00.002-05:00

The Voices Rising Project held its first Advisory Board meeting at Suffolk University today. The Advisory Board meets twice a year to hear a status report on the project's outcomes and plan for future activities. Professor Robert Allison, project co-director welcomed the group to Suffolk. TRITEC executive director, Cindy Fiducia, gave a project overview on the project's themes focused on

After Freedom: Black Boston’s Fight for Civil Rights 1865-1900

2008-10-07T11:59:00.012-04:00

On October 7th, 2008, Kerri Greenidge, a historian from Suffolk University in Boston, came to the Madeline English School in Everett, Massachusetts to deliver a content seminar titled After Freedom: Black Boston’s Fight for Civil Rights 1865-1900.The presentation focused on the struggles of black Bostonians during and after Reconstruction for the right to be recognized as full citizens in the

Controversial Historical Events

2008-09-25T18:28:00.003-04:00

On September 25, 2008 teachers participated in a seminar entitled Indian Policy in the New Republic: Promises of the Revolution Denied. This session was conducted by Julia Mize, a Park Ranger with the Boston National Historical Parks.Teachers were asked to think about the fact that over a period of more than 300 years Native Americans had their traditional lands taken from them, and to consider

Lesson Planning Workshop

2008-09-23T18:00:00.004-04:00

On September 23, 2008 Voices Rising teachers met for the first Lesson Planning Workshop at the McGlynn School in Medford.Teachers began the process of thinking about ways to integrate the historical content they are exploring in the Voices Rising project into their classrooms. Teachers were asked to consider the content and primary sources that align with the curriculum and grades that they

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

2008-09-18T13:53:00.003-04:00