Poster Session

The Student as Historian: an Authentic Investigation of the Past


Deepen students' experience by guiding them through an authentic historical investigation. Students form hypotheses, gather information, evaluate sources, form arguments, conduct analysis, and share their findings, just like historians.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Craig Miller, The Bay School of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
951
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A Man and a Word: Raphael Lemkin and Genocide


While the word genocide is, sadly, widely used, not many people realize that it is the creation of one man. Learn the history of the word and the man.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Tom Glaser, Mater Academy Charter High School, Hialeah Gardens, FL
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
30
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More than a Reflection in the Mirror! Thematic U.S. History


Thematic based units within an interdisciplinary U.S. History and American Literature class has provided marginalized students with a relevant and thought provoking curriculum intended to strengthen minds with critical thinking.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Jessica Flock, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
929
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Analysis of Two US History Textbooks: Teachers Developing Minority Portrayals


Two secondary US history texts were examined for the depiction of African Americans and Latinos. Teachers will be provided with strategies aimed at improving minority portrayals in their instruction.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Zaid Haddad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV; Allison Smith, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
308
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Opening the Curricular Window: Indigenous Experiences, Primary Sources, and Inquiry


Primary sources advance social justice and curricular depth, if they support relevance, respect, and reciprocity. These tenets can also guide responsive connection to Indigenous experience within inquiry and digital learning.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Christine Rogers Stanton, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
255
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Be Your Own Publisher: Better Classroom Materials through ePUBs


Customize your own teaching materials! New software, mobile devices and online publishing allow you to produce and share amazing resources specific to your content and students. Useful for all grades.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Glenn Wiebe, ESSDACK, Hutchinson, KS
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
87
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Folded but Not Mutilated: Teaching AP Psychology in One Semester!


How to cram everything in and still have fun! Innovative ways to use every moment you have to teach multiple aspects of psychology at the same time!Really!

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Beth Scully, Clear Springs High School, League City, TX
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
341
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Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society


Rho Kappa will be exhibited to participants to encourage beginning a charter. Participants will learn how to charter their chapter and be given a packet of materials to do so.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Linda Massey, NCSS Rho Kappa Honor Society Advisory Chair, Dallas, TX
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
1053
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Analogy: the Overlooked Device in Effective Political Cartoons


Political cartoons on Canadian-American relations, found in Canadian newspapers from 1864 to the present, use analogies as the "hook" to attract the viewer's attention and effectively make a point.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Charles Hou, , Burnaby, BC
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
470
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Current Events in the Digital Classroom: Teaching Beyond the Whiteboard


Learn to use digital technology and social media to get your students excited about global news and extend your civics curriculum while helping students avoid the pitfalls of the Web.

Time: 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Presenters: 
Veronica Majerol, Scholastic Inc., New York, NY
Room: 
East Lobby - Level Six
session id: 
453
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