2023 NCSS Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Institute - West

When:

Jul 13, 2023 9:00 AM -
Jul 14, 2023 5:00 PM

Where:

Portland State University

1721 SW Broadway,
Portland, OR 97201 US

More Info:

Hosted at Portland State University, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is proud to invite methods professors, doctoral students, and classroom teachers to a special free professional learning institute in Portland, OR on July 13-14, 2023!

The NCSS Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Summer Institute brings together social studies methods professors, doctoral students, and classroom teachers from across the NCSS membership to pilot chapters from the online methods text currently under development: Teaching with Primary Sources to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life. Participants will engage in inquiry using the C3 Framework and the Library of Congress’ digital primary sources to develop model curriculum inquiries which they can adapt for their methods courses using this text and other Library of Congress resources.

This text is a collaborative project of the NCSS and Library of Congress and generously supported by the Library through the Teaching with Primary Sources grant.

Register Today!
Event provided through a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program in support of Inquiry and Teaching to Prepare for Career, College, and Civic Life. *$300 stipends will be awarded to the first 70 registrants. All social studies educators are welcomed to attend, but may not qualify for the stipend.

All Times Pacific

Travel and Hotel

Travel and hotel are not included in registration. Participants are responsible for making their own travel and hotel arrangements.

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The Portland, OR area has many lodging options available to suit your schedule and budget needs – especially if you are planning an extended stay in the area for sightseeing or other activities after the institute. NCSS has negotiated discounted hotel room rates for our group at the following hotels.

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Hotel Vance, Portland, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

1455 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
(0.2 miles from PSU)

$149 per night + tax (room only)
$159 per night + tax (breakfast included)

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The Hotel Zags, Portland

515 SW Clay Street
Portland, OR 97201
(0.2 miles from PSU)

$179 per night + tax
Make reservations by Saturday, June 24, 2023

Reservations

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University Place Hotel & Conference Center

310 SW Lincoln St
Portland, OR 97201
(O.5 miles from PSU)

$120 per night + tax
Make reservations by Monday, June 12, 2023

Call Hotel Directly
+1.503.221.0140, reference NCSS

Agenda Overview

Thursday, July 13 (8:30 - 5:00 PM ET): a high-level overview of the project, introduction of sample chapters from the methods text for instructional use with pre-service teachers, and in-depth how-to teach with primary sources for the Library of Congress using the online methods text under development.
Friday, July 14 (8:30 - 5:00 PM ET): construct model curriculum inquiries using text chapters on how to teach with primary sources from the Library’s vast digital collections.

Attendees will:

Receive an in-depth, high-level overview of the newly published text.
Explore the instructional use for curriculum integration.
Construct social studies inquiries using digital primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Get a $300 stipend for your time.*

Lead Facilitators

Corey R. Sell, Ph.D.
Professor, Elementary Education & Literacy

Dr. Corey Sell is a Professor and the Department Chair for the Elementary Education & Literacy Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Dr. Sell’s scholarship focuses on LGBTQ+ curriculum, inquiry-based pedagogy, and pre-service teacher pedagogical content knowledge. He has published work in journals such as Social Studies and the Young Learner and The Social Studies as well as multiple chapters within a variety of books—including 3 chapters in the forthcoming online methods text under development titled: Teaching with Primary Sources to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life. Prior to earning his PhD in Education from George Mason University, he was an elementary classroom teacher in Virginia for 12 years.

Rachel K. Turner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education

Dr. Rachel Turner Assistant Professor in School of Teacher Education and Leadership at Utah State University Eastern in Price, UT. She graduated with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Sam Houston State University in 2012. She then taught elementary students in Huntsville and San Antonio, TX. Dr. Turner received her M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction from Sam Houston State University in 2016 and her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M University in 2020. She teaches a variety of courses at USU from social studies methods, classroom management and curriculum theory. Her research agenda focuses on the marginalization of social studies in the elementary classroom, curriculum integration within social studies and the use of social studies themed picture books at the elementary level. Additionally Dr. Turner serves on numerous committees including the Utah State Board of Education sponsored Curriculum Integration Advisory Committee and the Social Studies Resources Curation Team.

TPS Project Leads

Scott M. Waring, Ph.D.
NCSS Project Editor, Teaching with Primary Sources

Scott is a Professor and the Program Coordinator for the Social Science Education Program at the University of Central Florida. He is the current Chair for the Teacher Education and Professional Development Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Dr. Waring serves as the Editor for Social Studies and the Young Learner, Editor for Teaching with Primary Sources Journal, Editor for Trends and Issues in Social Studies, and the Interdisciplinary Feature Editor for Social Studies Research and Practice. He has published three books, including Integrating Primary and Secondary Sources into Teaching: The SOURCES Framework for Authentic Investigation, and over forty-five journal articles and book chapters focusing on the teaching and learning of history, teaching with primary sources, and the utilization of technology in teaching.

Vivian Awumey
TPS Program Manager, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

Since 1981, Vivian's professional focus and expertise have been on education, human resources development, and organizational management, in the U.S. and abroad. She joined the Library of Congress in 2006. Vivian currently manages the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grants, as well as the TPS Consortium, a growing educational community comprising universities, school districts, library systems, and educational for- and non-profits.

Lawrence M. Paska, Ph.D., CAE
Executive Director, National Council for the Social Studies, and NCSS Project Director, Teaching with Primary Sources

Larry earned a B.A. in History and a M.A.T. in Social Studies from Union College and his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University at Albany. Dr. Paska began his career as a middle school social studies teacher in New York State public schools, has taught social studies education methods at the university level, and holds New York 7–12 social studies education and school district administrator certifications. At the New York State Education Department, He led standards and assessment programs for P-12 social studies education as a state social studies specialist and established the Office of Educational Design and Technology as the Coordinator of Technology Policy. He has also served as the Director of Professional Development for the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), providing instructional programs and services for 32 public school districts in the greater New York City region. He received the New York State Council for the Social Studies' (NYSCSS) Distinguished Social Studies Service Award in 2017 and served as the 2015–2016 NYSCSS President. In addition to his work with NCSS, Dr. Paska serves on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Board of Directors, the National Coalition for History Policy Board, the National History Day Advisory Council, and the American Archive for Public Broadcasting Education Advisory Committee.