2012 Conference Session Schedule

Following is a preliminary list of sessions, workshops and poster presentations that have been accepted for the 2012 NCSS Annual Conference. This list is subject to change. A finalized program, including rooms and times will be available prior to the conference. Sessions and poster presentations are held on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17. Workshops will be held Sunday, November 18.

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Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- The Drafting Board: Developing Writing Skills through Civic Debate [1]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 201
  Civics & Government [2], Middle Level-Jr. High School [3]
  
  iCivics' latest online tool helps students build literacy and argumentation skills by crafting polished essays around a range of exciting civics topics; it also provides teachers with key assessment tools.
  
  Presenters:
  Kelly Landis, iCivics, Washington, DC; Jeff Curley, iCivics, Washington, DC
- Physical Geography and Country Borders--Cooperation or Conflict? [4]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 206
  Middle Level-Jr. High School [3], Geography [5]
  
  Use maps to investigate the relationship between physical geographical features and country borders in Europe, and how it can lead to cooperation, or conflict. All materials available free at NatGeoEd.org.
  
  Presenters:
  Michal LeVasseur, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC; Kim Hulse, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
- Water Education as an Integrated Theme in Dutch Education [6]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 203
  Middle Level-Jr. High School [3], Global Connections [7]
  
  Water, a multi-dimensional theme that offers inspiring opportunies for integrated social studies lessons. In the Netherlands, such a curriculum is developed and is now adopted by school.
  
  Presenters:
  Jeroen Bron, Dutch national institute for curriculum development, SLO, Enschede, ; Eddy Van Vliet, Dutch national institute for curriculum development, SLO, Enschede,
- "Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State" Web-Based Curriculum [8]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 211
  Middle Level-Jr. High School [3], US History [9]
  
  "Since Time Immemorial" is a new web-based, classroom ready curriculum designed to infuse accurate/current/reliable information about Native Americans both in Washington State and across the U.S. into classrooms.
  
  Presenters:
  Shana Brown, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, WA; Jerry Price, Yelm Community Schools, Yelm, WA; Mark Bowden, Yelm Community Schools, Yelm, WA; Sandra Gordon, Yelm Community Schools, Yelm, WA; Nemah Choubaquak, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia, WA
- Making Social Studies Accessible to English Learners [10]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 606
  Middle Level-Jr. High School [3], US History [9]
  
  English learners have double the work to master content. This session emphasizes strategies to develop academic content vocabulary, increase comprehension, and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.
  
  Presenters:
  Jennifer Boyle, Benchmark Education, Pelham, NY
- Children as "Solutionaries": The Impact of Inquiry-Based, Environmental Education [11]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 602
  PreK-Elementary [12], Global Connections [7]
  
  Using authentic work samples, instructional footage, and interviews, the results of a multi-region, environmental curriculum pilot on children's understanding of sustainability and their roles as â€œsolutionariesâ€ will be explored.
  
  Presenters:
  Elizabeth Crawford, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC; Nancy Luke, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
- Integrating Language Arts and History: Online Resources from the Smithsonian [13]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 605
  PreK-Elementary [12], US History [9]
  
  Meet with Smithsonian educators to engage in classroom activities that integrate reading and American history. And learn about free online resources from Smithsonian's History Explorer and OurStory.
  
  Presenters:
  Jenny Wei, Smithsonian Institution- National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
- The Digital Upgrade of "Letters to the President" [14]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 204
  Civics & Government [2], Secondary Level-High School [15]
  
  The Annenberg Presidential Learning Center will introduce 21st century strategies of communicating to our elected officials. Participants will leave with classroom ready curriculum, literacy strategies, and technological upgrades.
  
  Presenters:
  Janet Tran, Annenberg Presidential Learning Center, Simi Valley, CA; Anthony Pennay, Annenberg Presidential Learning Center, Simi Valley, CA
- Using the Supreme Court as Lens for Discussing Controversial Topics [16]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 2A
  Civics & Government [2], Secondary Level-High School [15]
  
  Supreme Court cases can provide an intellectual framework for students to discuss controversial topics. Session will use recent cases to explore how to use Supreme Court briefs in the classroom.
  
  Presenters:
  Catherine Hawke, American Bar Association Division for Public Education, Chicago, IL; Mabel McKinney-Browning, American Bar Association Division for Public Education, Chicago, IL
- Labor Market Marvels: The History and Economics of Women Workers [17]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 3B
  Secondary Level-High School [15], Economics [18]
  
  Gain a greater understanding of important issues relating to women in the labor force through an interactive presentation and lesson. Numerous resources and lesson plans are included for all participants.
  
  Presenters:
  Lesley Mace, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta- Jacksonville Branch, Jacksonville, FL
- Pre-Teaching Academic Vocabulary to Support Rigor in the Classroom [19]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 2B
  Secondary Level-High School [15], Geography [5]
  
  Consider the relationship between academic vocabulary and student success. Experience Marzano's theory put to practical application with high-return, high-retention strategies for the World Geography classroom.
  
  Presenters:
  Sherry Owens, s3strategies, Lubbock, TX
- From Pirates to Piracy: Exploring Global Interdependence throughout History [20]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 308
  Secondary Level-High School [15], Global Connections [7]
  
  Was Jack Sparrow the only pirate? In this session,United States and World History, Economics, and Government Teachers will take an exciting journey, exploring global trade, both legal and illegal.
  
  Presenters:
  Regina Loveridge, Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA; Ray Gormally, Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, GA; Joe Paul, Gwinnett County Public Schools: Give Center East, Lawrenceville, Georgia; Joel Volpi, Gwinnett County Public Schools: Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia; Jeff Welp, Gwinnett County Public Schools: Berkmar High School, Lil
- Mao to Now: What Students Need to Know about China [21]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 310
  Secondary Level-High School [15], Global Connections [7]
  
  Not to know China is no longer an option. What are the key ideas students need to know about this complex and dynamic country today? Primary sources/lesson plans/articles provided.
  
  Presenters:
  Tese Neighbor, World Affairs Council, Seattle, WA
- Integrating Literacy and Technology into a Psych Classroom [22]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 304
  Secondary Level-High School [15], Psychology [23]
  
  To give teachers more tools for their toolbox that includes a variety of literacy strategies and various web 2.0 ideas and demonstrations.
  
  Presenters:
  Maura Gavin, East Leyden High School, Franklin Park, IL
- A Socio-Political History of Rock and Roll [24]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 613
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  This standards-based course examines the social and political upheavals between 1950-2000 as seen through the lens of the musicians of the time, focusing on social justice and equity.
  
  Presenters:
  Teresa Gerent, Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA
- Creating Students Who Think Like Historians: Common Core Literacy Standards [25]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 610
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  The Common Core contains literacy standards within the field of History/Social Studies. This workshop offers an opportunity get to know the standards and leave with assignments to measure them.
  
  Presenters:
  Elizabeth Duffey, Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA
- The Nuclear Dilemma: A US History and Chemistry Collaboration [26]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 205
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  A US History and Chemistry teacher share an interdisciplinary activity where students examine issues related to the US nuclear arsenal and nuclear power, and debate whether to reduce either.
  
  Presenters:
  Michelle Stone, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL; David Schoenfisch, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
- Let's Agree to Disagree: Using Controversy in American History [27]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 616
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  Help students learn deliberative discussion skills by studying history through the use of enduring controversial issues. Attendees will receive example lesson plans, primary sources, and a bibliography of resources.
  
  Presenters:
  Mary Beth Henning, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; Teresa Kruger, Belvidere High School, Belvidere, IL
- Why Every High School Student Should Read Frederick Douglass's Narrative [28]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 617
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  Explore why and how to use Frederick Douglass' "Narrative" as a powerful teaching tool to help students examine nineteenth-century American history and important issues of human dignity and human rights.
  
  Presenters:
  Stefan Cohen, Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY
- Congress Investigates Juvenile Delinquency: Comic Books and 1950s America [29]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 615
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  The Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency's probe of comic books illuminated Congress's power to investigate and the mores of 1950s America. Includes hands-on analysis of primary sources from the National Archives.
  
  Presenters:
  Christine Blackerby, National Archives, Washington, DC
- Do I Get a Grade for This? [30]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 614
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  Want your students to focus on learning instead of grades? Learn how two teachers in an urban school district transformed the culture of their classrooms with standards based grading.
  
  Presenters:
  Niomi Henry, Clayton County Public Schools, Atlanta, GA; Jania Hoover, Clayton County Public Schools, Atlanta, GA
- USC Shoah Foundation and Using Testimony to Teach about Rwanda [31]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 3A
  Secondary Level-High School [15], World History [32]
  
  Presenters from the USC Shoah Foundation will share a variety of resources and lessons to teach about the history of the Rwandan genocide through the testimony of survivors.
  
  Presenters:
  Robert Hadley, Clackamas High School, Clackamas, OR; Kelly Watson, Fishers Junior High School, Fishers, IN
- 1250-1600: Doing World History through a Global World Fair Window [33]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 212
  Secondary Level-High School [15], World History [32]
  
  Transform your classroom into a Global World's Fair, Renaissance style! This holistic approach incorporates historical inquiry, technology, and student collaboration into one hands-on, cohesive project. Classroom-ready materials provided.
  
  Presenters:
  Nicole Fagundes, Carson High School, Carson City, NV; Jenny Chandler, Carson High School, Carson City, NV
- How to Get Students to Research Sundown Towns [34]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room: 4C-1
  Secondary Level-High School [15], US History [9]
  
  Sundown towns — communities that were all-white on purpose — dot the United States. Middle- and high-school students can research their histories and help to ameliorate them.
  
  Presenters:
  James Loewen, Washington, DC

Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:45pm
- "Precious Knowledge": The Ban on Teaching History in Tucson Schools [35]
  Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:45pm Room: 611/612
  Secondary Level-High School [15], Social Sciences [36]
  
  The highly successful Mexican American Studies (MAS) program in Tucson was banned last year. See the acclaimed PBS film "Precious Knowledge" about this program, and hear from our special guest, MAS co-founder Sean Arce.
  
  Presenters: