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Monica: I looked at the blurb on your book. It looks like a good reference for a lot of people. I plan on recommending it for our library. I think it could be useful for high school too. Dawn jaeger '99 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica R. Edinger" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 6:53 AM Subject: NCSS > ---------------------- Information from the mail header ----------------------- > Sender: American Memory Fellows <[log in to unmask]> > Poster: "Monica R. Edinger" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: NCSS > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > I'm going to be at the NCSS convention for the first time (as I usually go > to NCTE which meets at the same time) and noticed that Dr. Billington is > giving the keynote on Friday, November 17th. It made me wonder who else > connected to AMF will also be at the convention. I'd love to meet up! > > I'll be doing a session, Seeking History: Teaching with Primary Sources in > the Upper Elementary School, which will include American Memory. > (Unfortunately, San Antonio is too far for me to bring students as I did > when I presented at NCTE here in NYC last March. That was so much fun and > I encourage you all to consider including students when doing > presentations.) I also sheepishly admit that I'm presenting in order to > bring attention to my primary sources book for Heinemann which will be out > next month. They are putting the finishing touches on the accompanying CD > even as I write. For more information go to > http://www.heinemann.com/code/template.ghc?direct=search_titles&dw=view&book _id=1831 > > So, please let me/us know if you will be at NCSS and if an AMF reunion is > a possiblity! > > All the best, > > Monica (AMF97) > > PS I was visiting Kathy Isaacs (AMF99) last month and we went to the > Library so I could see the Jefferson Library (very, very cool) and The > Wizard of Oz exhibits. We were amused to discover it was the last day of > the first session of this year's AMF institute. (Those signs directing > Fellows to the luncheon were all over the place!) We ran into two Fellows > still walking on air after their week and then dropped by to visit with > LOC folks. It was fun to see the actual real life offices after all these > years! > > Monica Edinger > The Dalton School > New York NY > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask]