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Educators Create Live, Virtual Field Trips at Tsongas Industrial History Center

Educators Create Live, Virtual Field Trips at Tsongas Industrial History Center | Featured Story

3/7/2021
When school field trips to the Tsongas Industrial History Center – a partnership between Lowell National Historical Park and UML’s College of Education – were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, center staff seized the opportunity to create live, interactive virtual field trips for K-12 students.
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Little Canada Panels Provide Window to History

Little Canada Panels Provide Window to History | Featured Story

12/3/2020
To celebrate the Little Canada neighborhood that once stood where East Campus is now, the university has installed four new informational panels that tell the story of the life and times of Lowell’s French Canadian immigrants. The project draws on the research of History Prof. Robert Forrant and several students.
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History Center Educating Teachers, Public about Voting Rights

History Center Educating Teachers, Public about Voting Rights | Featured Story

9/29/2020
The Tsongas Industrial History Center has created a series of free, live webinars to educate teachers about the historic struggles of Black people, women and other groups to win the vote and have a say in government.
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New Educational Tech Class Coincides with Pandemic

New Educational Tech Class Coincides with Pandemic | Featured Story

4/27/2020
Midway through the spring 2020 semester, as first-year education majors were taking a new, required class in educational technology, schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Studying virtually themselves while learning how best to use online teaching tools is giving these students a new perspective on technology’s promise – and its limitations.
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As Teaching Goes Online, College of Education Helps Schools and Parents

As Teaching Goes Online, College of Education Helps Schools and Parents | Featured Story

3/23/2020
The College of Education is stepping up to help teachers in K-12 schools transition their classes online during school closures caused by COVID-19. Clinical Prof. Michelle Scribner-MacLean created a Facebook group with teacher resources, and the Tsongas Industrial History Center is beefing up its social media offerings and website.
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Sun and Fun, Science and History at National Park Summer Camps

Sun and Fun, Science and History at National Park Summer Camps | Featured Story

7/25/2019
Summer camps at the Lowell National Historical Park allow children to explore history, science and more while having fun. The camps are run by the Tsongas Industrial History Center, a partnership between the park and UML’s College of Education.
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Lowell Flips Over its 'America the Beautiful' Quarter

Lowell Flips Over its 'America the Beautiful' Quarter | In The News

2/7/2019
Lowell Sun

"Remember this day," UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney told the students who were the first ones in the nation to get their hands on a Lowell quarter, depicting a mill girl working at a power loom with a view of the Mill City -- including the Boott Mill clock tower. "You are making history."
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Lowell Quarter Launched by Mint – with UML's Help

Lowell Quarter Launched by Mint – with UML's Help | Featured Story

1/28/2019
The U.S. Mint’s release of a new state quarter featuring Lowell National Historical Park represents a quiet triumph for UML’s Ellen Anstey, who has devoted a decade to promoting, researching and critiquing designs for the coin.
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International Educators Learn How to Teach Critical Thinking Skills

International Educators Learn How to Teach Critical Thinking Skills | Featured Story

8/21/2018
English teachers and professors from around the world came to UMass Lowell this summer to learn how to teach critical thinking skills – and to experience American culture, from urban dance to shopping.
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Tsongas Industrial History Center Gets Grant for Workshops

Tsongas Industrial History Center Gets Grant for Workshops | In The News

8/15/2018
Lowell Sun

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the Tsongas Industrial History Center, a partnership of UMass Lowell's College of Education and Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell, a highly competitive $158,367 grant to support a series of one-week workshops for educators that enhance and strengthen humanities teaching at the kindergarten through grade 12 levels.
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Lowell National Historical Park Quarter Unveiled

Lowell National Historical Park Quarter Unveiled | In The News

8/15/2018
Lowell Sun

The Lowell National Historical Park quarter -- part of the U.S. Mint's America the Beautiful Quarter Series -- will display the image of a mill girl, working at a power loom with its prominent circular bobbin battery. Behind her, a piece of the city's skyline, including a smoke stack and the Boott Mill clock tower, can be seen through a window.
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Teachers Learn Hands-on American History in Lowell

Teachers Learn Hands-on American History in Lowell | Featured Story

7/3/2018
Teachers from elementary, middle and high schools around the country flock to Lowell to learn hands-on teaching techniques in America’s first industrial city.
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History Looms at Lowell Catholic

History Looms at Lowell Catholic | In The News

1/7/2018
Lowell Sun

Third-graders and fourth-graders at Lowell Catholic welcomed visitors from the Tsongas Industrial History Center, who helped them experience the history of industrialization firsthand
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Student Employee of the Year Makes Lowell Her Canvas

Student Employee of the Year Makes Lowell Her Canvas | Featured Story

4/25/2017
Student Employee of the Year Mary Connell, a sophomore art major from Princeton, helps promote all that Lowell has to offer through her work with the Community Relations office.
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New MPA Degree Offers Unique Track in Public Arts and Humanities

New MPA Degree Offers Unique Track in Public Arts and Humanities | Featured Story

2/1/2017
The first students in UMass Lowell’s new Master of Public Administration program are getting a crash course in how to manage public and private agencies in the arts and humanities, criminal justice and human services.
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What’s the Secret Ingredient in the Tsongas Industrial History Center’s Success?

What’s the Secret Ingredient in the Tsongas Industrial History Center’s Success? | In The News

12/5/2016
Center for the Future of Museums

Kristin Gallas, the project manager for education development at the Tsongas Industrial History Center, explains the secrets to the museum's success.
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History Students Create Learning Tools

History Students Create Learning Tools | Featured Story

11/3/2016
Two history majors have created a web study guide to “Browsing Through Birke’s,” a documentary about the Holocaust survivors who ran Birke’s Department Store in Lowell for decades. The study guide is being used at Lowell High School.
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Tsongas Industrial History Center Celebration

Tsongas Industrial History Center Celebration | In The News

10/16/2016
Lowell Sun

TIHC has 25-year-old partnership with Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell School Department and UMass Lowell.
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Opening the OutDoors for Kids

Opening the OutDoors for Kids | In The News

10/12/2016
Lowell Sun

The Tsongas Industrial History Center connects students to the outdoors.
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History Prof. Robert Forrant is Named 2016 University Professor

History Prof. Robert Forrant is Named 2016 University Professor | Featured Story

8/24/2016
History Prof. Robert Forrant has been named 2016 University Professor for his research, innovative classes and ambitious public service projects that connect students with the community.
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Tsongas Digital Archive Comes to Life

Tsongas Digital Archive Comes to Life | Featured Story

4/8/2016
More than 34,000 pages from late Sen. Paul Tsongas’ political career are now online thanks to the efforts of UMass Lowell’s library staff.
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Tsongas Legacy Intertwined With University

Tsongas Legacy Intertwined With University | Featured Story

2/12/2016
Former U.S. Sen. Paul Tsongas, who would be turning 75 in February, helped shape the trajectory of Lowell and the university.
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Mill Lessons Looming Large for Teachers

Mill Lessons Looming Large for Teachers | In The News

7/16/2015
Lowell Sun

"Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution," a weeklong program for teachers at the Tsongas Industrial History Center, along with another session held the last week of June, were made possible by a $160,286 National Endowment for the Humanities grant, according to Tsongas Industrial History Center Director Sheila Kirschbaum.
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Don Pierson Closing the Book

Don Pierson Closing the Book | In The News

2/20/2015
Lowell Sun

Vice Provost for Graduate Education Don Pierson's commitment to education drew more than 100 people to the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center on Thursday, where the retiree was praised for his transformation of both lower and higher education.
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Dickens Leaves a Legacy in Lowell

Dickens Leaves a Legacy in Lowell | Featured Story

12/12/2013
The award-winning “Dickens in Lowell” event series and exhibit will have a permanent home in town and online.
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Who Says Learning Can't Be Fun?

Who Says Learning Can't Be Fun? | Featured Story

11/19/2013
A new engineering workshop for grades 3 to 12 was developed with the help of Graduate School of Education and College of Engineering faculty.
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International Partnerships Bring Visitors to Campus

International Partnerships Bring Visitors to Campus | Featured Story

10/4/2012
Researchers and administrators from universities around the world are coming to campus to share ideas and expand their knowledge as a result of the growing number of international partnerships.
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Tsongas Industrial History Center Wraps up Anniversary

Tsongas Industrial History Center Wraps up Anniversary | Featured Story

6/8/2012
The Tsongas Industrial History Center, a unique partnership between UMass Lowell’s Graduate School of Education and the Lowell National Historical Park, wrapped up its 20th anniversary observance with a June 4 celebration at the Bellegarde Boathouse.
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Milestone for Tsongas Industrial History Center

Milestone for Tsongas Industrial History Center | In The News

10/15/2011
Lowell Sun

The Tsongas Industrial History Center began its seven-month 20th-anniversary celebration Friday with a party that highlighted the partnerships that have kept the center going, even in tough economic times. The center is a joint collaboration among the UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education and the Lowell National Historical Park, with the Lowell schools.
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Dracut Eighth-Graders Become Mill Workers

Dracut Eighth-Graders Become Mill Workers | Featured Story

8/3/2011
Lakeview Junior High School teachers chose Tsongas Industrial History Center as “scholars-in-residence.”
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Teachers Sent to Summer School

Teachers Sent to Summer School | Featured Story

7/29/2011
Eighty K-12 teachers from around the country gathered at the Tsongas Industrial History Center to immerse themselves in the history of the Industrial Revolution.
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Profs Reflect on Pemberton Mill Collapse

Profs Reflect on Pemberton Mill Collapse | Featured Story

8/18/2010
Profs. Robert Forrant and Tzu-Yang Yu will be featured in a one-hour documentary about the 1860 Pemberton Mill collapse in Lawrence.
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Significant Progress Made on Concord River Greenway Project

Significant Progress Made on Concord River Greenway Project | Featured Story

11/18/2009
Work on the Concord River Greenway project continues, with construction, signage and a documentary film near completion.
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American Studies Conference Explores Lowell

American Studies Conference Explores Lowell | Featured Story

10/28/2009
Lowell offers the perfect setting for scholarly discussion of cities in a global context.
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Tsongas Center Hosts Quebec Students, Local Teachers

Tsongas Center Hosts Quebec Students, Local Teachers | Featured Story

5/27/2009
Events from May through early August fill the spring-summer for the Tsongas Industrial History Center.

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