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1 Social Studies Matters: A Stronger Citizenry Through a Well-Rounded Education

sponsored by theMassachusetts Council for the Social Studies

co-sponsored by theConnecticut Council for the Social Studies • Maine Council for the Social Studies

New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies • Vermont Alliance for the Social StudiesRhode Island Social Studies Association • New Jersey Council for the Social Studies

New York Council for the Social Studies • New England History Teachers’ AssociationMassachusetts Geographic Alliance • State Departments of Education

sanctioned by the National Council for the Social Studies

Welcome to NERC 47

Social Studies Matters:A Stronger Citizenry

Through a Well-Rounded Education

Casey CullenCo-Chair NERC 47

President MCSSWestborough HS Westborough MA

Kerry DunneCo-Chair NERC 47

President-Elect MCSS-Weston Public Schools

Weston MA

2 47th Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies

We l c o m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

E v e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

P r o g r a m C o m m i t t e e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

M C S S M e m b e r s h i p F o r m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Monday Program.........................................................................................6-7

8:30 Sessions.............................................................................................. 8-10 9:30 Keynote Speaker Michael Patrick MacDonald............................................11 10:45 Exhibits 11:15 Sessions...................................................................................12-14

12:15 Lunch

1:30 Sessions..................................................................................................16-19

2:30 Exhibits 3:00 Sessions....................................................................................20-21

Tuesday Program.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23

8:30 Sessions.............................................................................................. 24-26 9:30 Exhibits 10:00 Special Program The War to End All Wars............................................28 10:00 Sessions...........................................................................................................29-31

12:15 Lunch

1:30 Sessions...............................................................................................32-34

2:30 Exhibits 3:00 Sessions....................................................................................36-37

Exhib i tors and Booth Loca t ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

P.D.P.s and Certificate of Attendance...........................................................39

Framingham State University Graduate Credit................................................40-41

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 -43

Events


Robert KostkaBridgewater Raynham H.S.

(Retired)Bridgewater MA

Exhibits Conference Site Coordinator

June R. CoutuKing Philip Regional H.S.

(Retired)Wrentham MA

Program Brochure, Treasurer, MCSS

Executive Secretary, MCSSConference Coordinator

N.E.R.C. Program Committee

Norm ShacochisScituate High SchoolFontbonne Academy

(Retired)Registration

Algot RunemanKing Philip Regional H.S.

(Retired)Wrentham MA

WebmasterComputer Technician

Casey CullenWestborough High School

Westborough MAConference Co-Chair

MCSS President

Eileen ShacochisMarshfield MARegistration

John HassanDaley Middle Schl.,

(Retired)Lowell MA

MA History Day,MCSS e-blast editor,Floor management

Special PeopleWho Lend a Hand

Caroline Burke and company at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute Steve Kenney and the staff at the Commonwealth Museum

Nancy McCoy and the staff at the JFK Presidential Library and MuseumJennifer Clark and the folks at Facing History and Ourselves

Jamie Gass and the Pioneer InstituteVernon Domingo Bridgewater State UniversityLeslie Hassan, Floor ManagementGreg Stone, Stone Printing Solutions

Kerry DunneWeston High School

Weston MAConference Co-ChairMCSS President-Elect

Gorman LeeBraintree Public Schools

Braintree MAUniversity Credit Liaiason


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InDIvIDual membershIp

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available only once to a non-member of ncss. you get a free mcss membership when you join ncss through mcss. This is a one-time offer only.___ regular membership $72.00 ___ comprehensive membership $85.00

local councIl membershIp

___central massachusetts council $5.00 ___southeastern council $10.00 ___south shore social studies supervisors $0

MCSS Membership includes a subscription to the MCSS e-Newsline, weekly professional updates during the school year, reduced fees at MCSS programs including the Northeast Regional Conference for the Social Studies.

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maIl to: June coutu, mcss executive secretary, 35 mohawk street, sharon, ma 02067For more information, email [email protected] or call (781) 784-3936

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Dept/organization ($125) elementary school ($75)

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47th Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies

Monday Room A-1 Room A-2 Room B-1 Room B-2 Room C-1 Room C-2 Senate Chamber Dave Powers Rm Learning Center Conference Rm EMK EMK EMK EMK EMK EMK EMK JFK JFK Commonwealth Museum

The American Experience of World War II Through its Citizenry

Michelle DeanM, H

Using Skype in the MS and HS

Classrooms to Learn with Primary Sources

Andrew MajewskiPolly Hubbard

M, H

The Impact of Survivor Testimony:

Teaching About Genocide Using the

Armenian CaseSara Cohan

Seda AghamianzDikran Kaligian

H

E X H I B I T S

L U N C H

E X H I B I T S

Writing Historical Fiction Using Slavery and

Amistad Revolt Sources

James D’AcostaM, H

Making Historical Inquiry Work:

Practical Resources and Strategies to

Enact the C3 FrameworkEvan Long

All

Facing Inequalities: An Interdisciplinary

UnitJason Peledge

Catherine MartusGreg Kalesnik

M, H

Exploring the Digital Public Library of

America’s Primary Source Sets and

Applications for Your Classroom

Franky AbbottSamantha Gibson

M, H

Music: A Reflection of Societal Values and

BeliefsBrian SheehanBrady Sheehan

Kennedy SheehanM, H

A “How To” Guide to Enacting the C3 Framework in your

Classroom Using the Inquiry Design Model

Evan LongAll

PBS LearningMedia™

Online Student Interactive Lessons: US History Topics

Carolyn JacobsH

Metacognition in the Classroom: Teaching

Students to Think About Thinking

Bruce Miller M

The Big History Project:

Examining Our Past to Explain

Our Present and Imagine Our Future

David Burzillo M, H

Economics Across the Curriculum

Natalia SmirnovaAlex Kaufman

H

African Globalization

Prior to European Colonization

Breeanna ElliottM, H

How to Write and Publish Your Own

Customized Textbook in a

NutshellJeremy Rogers

All

Inquiry, Argument Writing, and DBQ Online

Chip BradyE, M, H

Ties That Bind the US and Japan: Mapping Our Connections

Anne PrescottKarl Neumann

M, H

Going Global: How to Make This Experience YoursSandra Makielski

M, H

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Historic

Truth and Reconciliation Commission in

Maine: Can Teachers

Change Attitudes and Discourse

About Native Peoples?

Mishy LesserAdam MazoChris Newell

M, H

8:30-9:30

9:30-10:45

10:45-11:15

11:15-12:15

12:15-1:30

1:30-2:30

2:30-3:00

3:00-4:00

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Social Studies Matters: A Stronger Citizenry Through a Well-Rounded Education

Room A-1 Room A-2 Room B-1 Room B-2 Room C-1 Room C-2 Senate Chamber Dave Powers Rm Learning Center Conference Rm EMK EMK EMK EMK EMK EMK EMK JFK JFK Commonwealth Museum

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Michael Patrick MacDonald

Providing Civic Education for Our

Students in the 21st Century

Roger DesrosiersAll

John F. Kennedy:Citizen of the World

Sam RubinM

Ends at 3:00

A Season of Crises:JFK and the 1962

Sino-Indian Border ConflictNancy McCoy

HEnds at 3:00

8:30-9:30

9:30-10:45

10:45-11:15

11:15-12:15

12:15-1:30

1:30-2:30

2:30-3:00

3:00-4:00

E X H I B I T S

Access -

Inquiry-Based

Use of

Primary

Sources

for ALL

Learners

Rich Cairn

E, M, H

L U N C H

E X H I B I T S

Monday

The Power of Thematic History

InstructionAlicia Kersten

Mark QuinonesChris Glynn

M, H

Divorce Your Textbook

Rich SeefeldtM, H

I Wish I Was 18! I’d Vote!”EMK Staff

M, H

Facing Ferguson: A News Literacy

Case Study Taymullah

Abdur-Rahman H

Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis: Lessons from History

Daniel OsbornH

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Room

A-1EMK

Monday 8:30 A.M..

The American Experience of World War II Through its Citizenry

1 Hour Michelle Dean

Josiah Quincy Upper SchoolBoston, MA

The lessons of patriotism, teamwork, sacrifice, optimism, and leadership found in the history of World War II are essential subjects for training students to become active, educated citizens. Using WWII primary sources as evidence of a deliberate citizenry, the presenter will demonstrate the connection between social studies and civic engagement. Participants will receive a classroom kit containing multimedia resources which align with the Com-mon Core State Standards and NCSS National Standards for Social Studies teachers.

Middle School, High School

U.S. History, World History, Multidisciplinary

Economics Across the Curriculum 1 Hour

Natalia Smirnova American Institute for Economic Research (AIER)

Great Barrington, MA Alex Kaufman

Edward M. Kennedy AcademyBoston, MA

Economics-Across-the-Curriculum approach encourages the integration of economic concepts into various dis-ciplines. This helps teachers and students to experience the beauty of interdisciplinary connections among topics and to engage in intellectual inquiry beyond the impermeable walls of a single-subject area. Students develop hard and soft skills transferable to the workplace. We will explain the approach and share a field tested lesson.

High School

World History, Economics, Multidisciplinary

Going Global: How to Make this Experience Yours

1 Hour Sandra MakielskiNorth Kingstown, RI

Help your students to be global citizens and discover how you can travel overseas. Learn about one teacher’s travel experiences in Japan, Germany and other Asian countries. You will leave with an appreciation and value of promoting global education and citizenship within your classroom, your school, and your community. Discover how to incorporate your new-found knowledge into useable lessons, and how you, too, can travel abroad. Leave with interactive lesson plans provided by the Goethe Institut and a list of travel opportunities.


World History, International Studies, Multidisciplinary

Room A-2

EMK

Room B-1

EMK

8


Room

B-2EMK

Room C-1

EMK

Room C-2

EMK

Monday 8:30 A.M..

Using Skype in the Middle and High School Classroom to Learn with Primary Sources

1 Hour Andrew Majewski

and Polly Hubbard

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & EthnologyCambridge, MA

A well rounded history education includes learning from non-text primary sources. Use technology you already have in your classroom, a computer and internet connection, to engage live with experts and artifacts like Mesopo-tamian monuments and Sitting Bull’s war club. Learn about museums that share specialists and objects in real-time discussions with students without leaving your classroom. Virtual visits to examine primary sources save money and time compared to an out of school field trip. Learn tips for sucessful skype trips and observe one.

Middle School, High School, Administrators

U.S. History, World History, Technology

The Impact of Survivor Testimony: Teaching About Genocide Using the Armenian Case

1 Hour Sara Cohan

The Genocide Education ProjectSan Francisco, CA, Seda AghamianzWatertown, MA,

Dikran KaligianWatertown, MA

During WWI, Ottoman Turkey systematically annihilated 1.5 million Armenians, more than half of the Armenian population living in their historic homeland. The testimonies of survivors, including numerous recently translated memoirs, provide a compelling lens to better engage students with the history and effects of the Armenian Geno-cide. Educators will receive classroom materials including videos, photographs, and lesson plans. The lesson plan presented in the session will use the Armenian Genocide as a case study.

High School

World History, International Studies, Literature

Providing Civic Education for Our Students in the 21st Century1 Hour

Roger DesrosiersMassachusetts Center for Civic Education

Teachers will learn first hand about using the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution and We the People: Project Citizen programs. The first program reflects civic knowledge and understanding through the principles and values of our American government. Each lesson provides interactive activities for students. Project Citizen encourages civic engagement skills in developing public policy and working with government organizations at the local and even state levels. Each participant will receive a copy of each text.

AllU.S. History, Civics/Government, Frameworks/Assessment

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The Power of Thematic History Instruction1 Hour

Alicia KerstenMark Quinones

Chris GlynnSomerville High School

Somerville, MAIn order to better fulfill our mission of helping students become informed, effective citizens, Somerville High School has recently adopted a thematic approach to teaching World and US history. This C3/Common Core aligned approach has increased student engagement and allowed for increased development of inquiry and research skills. Participants will learn about Somerville High School's curriculum and begin to explore ways to implement this approach in their own schools.


U.S. History, World History

Monday 8:30 A.M..

ConferenceRoom

Common-wealth

Museum

Students can consider the significance of President Kennedy’s 1963 speech at the Berlin Wall while examining a portion of the wall that fell in 1989, marking the end of the Cold War.Photo by Matt Griffing, © John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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Michael Patrick MacDonald

Michael Patrick MacDonald is the author of the New York Times Bestselling memoir, All Souls: A Family Story From Southie and the acclaimed Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebel-lion. These two books are frequent “First Year Experience” selections at colleges and universities throughout the U.S., for which MacDonald has given over 300 campus lectures. He has been awarded an American Book Award, A New England Literary Lights Award, and a fellowship at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Study Center. MacDonald has written a number of essays and short stories, including “The Resurrection of Cornelius Larkin: An Immigrant’s Tale,” writ-ten for The Dropkick Murphys' theme album “Going Out in Style.” He has been a contributor to The Boston Globe’s Op Ed page and a Senior Contributing Editor for the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University.

Brought to you by: The Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies

in cooperation with Facing History and Ourselves

Monday 9:30 A.M.. Senate Chamber-EMK

11


Room

A-1EMK

Room A-2

EMK

Room B-1

EMK

Monday 11:15 A.M..

Writing Historical Fiction Using Slavery and Amistad Revolt Sources

1 Hour James D'Acosta

Fairfield Warde High SchoolFairfield, CT

This flexible and dynamic unit uses primary source documents on slavery, the Amistad Revolt, and surviving plantation homes to teach students multiple issues related to slavery while writing historical fiction. Participants receive photo-copies of newspapers with slave advertisements, documents about Jefferson's slaves and about the Amistad Revolt.


U.S. History

Making Historical Inquiry Work: Practical Resources and Strategies

to Enact the C3 Framework1 Hour

Evan LongNorth Carolina State University

Fuquay Varina, NC This interactive session will focus on how teachers can use disciplinary scaffolds, engagement strategies, and differ-entiation techniques to support diverse learning needs of students in the historical inquiry process. This session will draw heavily on the presenter’s experiences working behind the scenes as a graduate research assistant on the New York Toolkit where he was part of a state-wide effort to create and pilot 84 C3 Framework-aligned inquiries.


U.S. History, World History, Frameworks/Assessment

Facing Inequalities: An Interdisciplinary Unit

1 HourJason Peledge

Catherine MartusGreg Kalesnik

Hanscom Middle SchoolHanscom Air Force Base, MA

In a roughly 6 week collaborative, interdisciplinary unit, our team worked with our 8th graders on inequalities. Through differentiated activities, simulations, and a culminating community presentation night, our students explored, dis-cussed, researched, and presented on ways to overcome inequalities.


Civics/Government, Diversity Issues, Multidisciplinary

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Room

B-2EMK

Room C-1

EMK

Monday 11:15 A.M..

Room C-2

EMK

How to Write and Publish Your Own Customized Textbook in a Nutshell1 Hour

Jeremy RogersFrontier Regional School

South Deerfield, MA Tired of using standard textbooks with all their irrelevancies or those old photocopied packets? Having just written and published an affordable 420 color page specialized text using the “Espresso” on demand printing machine, here are ideas to easily create custom textbooks. I will discuss the complexity of preparing text, illustrations, copyright, permissions, and tips for the preparation of the manuscript, formatting, consistency, fonts, file types, ISBN number and financing. It is a comprehensive look at how to customize your own class text.

All

U.S. History, The Arts, Geography

Ties That Bind the US and Japan: Mapping Our Connections

1 HourAnne Prescott

Five College Center for East Asian StudiesSmith College

Northampton, Massachusetts Karl Neumann

The Dana Hall SchoolLearn about “Ties that Bind the US and Japan: Mapping our Connections,” an online mapping project that docu-ments historical and contemporary ties—people, places, events-- between the United States and Japan. Photos, primary source documents, and narratives help teachers and students to understand the important connections between our two countries. Learn how you can use this resource in your classroom, and how you can help the project to grow.


U.S. History, Geography, International Studies

Access--Inquiry-Based Use of Primary Sources for ALL Learners

5 Hour WorkshopRich Cairn

Collaborative for Educational ServicesNorthampton, MA

Social Studies classrooms become ever more diverse. Working with primary sources from the Library of Congress, learn approaches to engage English Language Learners and students receiving Special Education services. Use photos, maps, films, and documents from the Library’s vast collections. Tap the experience of veteran Social Studies and Spe-cial Education teachers. Develop a draft lesson employing methods and tools from the course.

Elementary, Middle School, High School

U.S. History, Civics/Government, Diversity Issues

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Monday 11:15 A.M..

NGL.Cengage.com/school

Available in English and

Spanish

National Geographic World History: Great CivilizationsGrades 6–7

World History: Great Civilizations makes history meaningful as students become stewards of the past and take an active role in the events making history every day.

• Engaging Stories Making History section to capture students’ imagination

• Two texts available: Great Civilizations (175,000 B.C.–Present) or Ancient through Early Modern Times (175,000 B.C.–1500)

• Student edition in both print and digital formats

• Fresh, engaging, interactive teacher and student resources on myNGconnect.com


Spanish

Grades 6–7National Geographic World Cultures and Geography combines authentic National Geographic exploration and media into a standards-based program creating a shared experience for all students.

• Aligns to the new the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards

• Real-life experiences with more than 30 National Geographic Explorers

• Lessons in geography, history, civics, culture, government, and economics

World Cultures and Geography

AP® is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

Ask about our AP® Courses!

Martin BrauerGrades K–[email protected]

Jason O’ConnorGrades 9–[email protected]

Contact your local Massachusetts Education Sales Consultants:

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

U.S. HISTORY AMERICAN STORIES

Connecting Students to the History of Our LandGrade 8• Refreshing new core middle school U.S. History program

• Engaging content with relevant and current American stories

• National Geographic presence through National Geographic Explorers, adapted articles and photographs

NEW!

ConferenceRoom

Common-wealth

Museum

Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis: Lessons from History

1 HourDaniel Osborn

Facing History and OurselvesBrookline, MA

The world is currently experiencing the highest number of displaced persons ever recorded. This refugee crisis is a global event that impacts all of humanity. Yet, today's situation is not without precedents. Join us as we make connec-tions between the crisis of the 1930s and our own time by exploring the choices and hardships encountered during these historical moments. Throughout the session we will explore the following questions: Which issues of a past era are still with us today? How do different perspectives change our understanding of events? How do groups, communities, and nations define who belongs and who does not?

High School

Civics/Government

Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s OfficeSenator Kennedy spent almost 47 years serving his state and nation as the Senator from Massachusetts. During that time, he decorated his office to reflect the values, people, and ideas he held most dear. At the EMK Institute, visitors are given an opportunity to learn about Senator Kennedy’s life and career by visiting a faithful reproduction of his Washington, D.C., Senate office. Visitors are invited to explore the stories behind some of the Senator’s treasures using tablets provided by the Institute.

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Social Studies Matters: A Stronger Citizenry Through a Well-Rounded EducationNGL.Cengage.com/school


Spanish

National Geographic World History: Great CivilizationsGrades 6–7

World History: Great Civilizations makes history meaningful as students become stewards of the past and take an active role in the events making history every day.

• Engaging Stories Making History section to capture students’ imagination

• Two texts available: Great Civilizations (175,000 B.C.–Present) or Ancient through Early Modern Times (175,000 B.C.–1500)

• Student edition in both print and digital formats

• Fresh, engaging, interactive teacher and student resources on myNGconnect.com


Spanish

Grades 6–7National Geographic World Cultures and Geography combines authentic National Geographic exploration and media into a standards-based program creating a shared experience for all students.

• Aligns to the new the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards

• Real-life experiences with more than 30 National Geographic Explorers

• Lessons in geography, history, civics, culture, government, and economics

World Cultures and Geography

AP® is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

Ask about our AP® Courses!

Martin BrauerGrades K–[email protected]

Jason O’ConnorGrades 9–[email protected]

Contact your local Massachusetts Education Sales Consultants:

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

U.S. HISTORY AMERICAN STORIES

Connecting Students to the History of Our LandGrade 8• Refreshing new core middle school U.S. History program

• Engaging content with relevant and current American stories

• National Geographic presence through National Geographic Explorers, adapted articles and photographs

NEW!


Monday 1:30 P.M..

Exploring the Digital Public Library of America’s Primary Source Sets and Applications for Your Classroom

1 HourFranky Abbott

and Samantha Gibson

Digital Public Library of AmericaBoston Public Library

Boston, MA In this session, presenters will introduce the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Primary Source Sets and explore strategies and ideas for how the sets can be used to support student research, inspire inquiry-based analysis, and enrich classroom experience. DPLA’s 100 Primary Source Sets were designed and created in collaboration with educators and cover topics in US history, American literature, arts and more.

Middle School, High School, Teacher Training, Administrators

U.S. History, Multidisciplinary, Technology

African Globalization Prior to European Colonization 1 Hour

Breeanna ElliottBoston University

Boston, MAContrary to the dominant narrative, African history does not begin with the advent of European colonization. In this multidisciplinary clinic, participants will look at global systems in and centering around Africa prior to the 16th cen-tury and European arrival. Focusing primarily on Mali and the Swahili coast, the clinic will highlight architectural, intellectual, and economic developments on the continent and the ways in which they represent significant interna-tional exchanges that continue to have global importance today.

Middle School, High School, College, Teacher Training

World History, Geography, International Studies

Inquiry, Argument Writing, and DBQ Online 1 Hour

Chip Brady The DBQ Project

Evanston, IL In this session, The DBQ Project will showcase the newly release DBQ Online. Special emphasis will be placed on using this new digital platform as a tool to differentiate instruction in the classroom. As always, we will share and discuss our 6-step method for helping all students read smart, think straight, and write clearly.

Elementary, Middle School, High School, Administrators

U.S. History, Civics/Government, Multidisciplinary

Room

A-1EMK

Room A-2

EMK

Room B-1

EMK

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Monday 1:30 P.M..

Room

B-2EMK

Room C-1

EMK

Music: A Reflection of Societal Values and Beliefs

1 HourBrian Sheehan

Malden Public SchoolsMalden, MA

Brady SheehanNorwood, MA

Kennedy SheehanWalpole, MA

In the context of vocal music, participants demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaborative, and problem-solv-ing skills needed to function as both global citizens and workers in diverse societies. This performance-based session focuses on the ostinato and polyrhythms of African music and how people use these elements to build a sense of com-munity and tell their stories through time. Attendees receive resources on how to successfully integrate music into the Social Studies curriculum.

Middle School, High School, Teacher Training

World History, The Arts, Multidisciplinary

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Maine:

Can Teachers Change Attitudes and Discourse About Native Peoples? 2 1/2 Hour Workshop

Mishy Lesser, Adam MazoUpstander ProjectWatertown, MA Chris Newell

Mashantucket Pequot MuseumMashantucket, CT

This workshop uses scenes from a new documentary film, Dawnland, and its related learning resources to explore the historical context of Maine’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which focused on the forcible removal of Wa-banaki children by the state. The TRC’s final report, released in 2015, frames child removal as evidence of continued cultural genocide against the Wabanaki people and the cause of historical trauma. Discover this history and learn how to teach it. Free film and curriculum.

Middle School, High School, Teacher Training, Administrators


Access--Inquiry-Based Use of Primary Sources for ALL Learners

Continued

Room C-2

EMK

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DavidPowersRoomJFK

Learning CenterClass-roomJFK

I Wish I Was 18! I’d Vote!1 Hour

Staff MembersEdward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate

Columbia Point, Boston, MAMiddle and high school students may not be old enough to vote yet, but it’s never too early to get civically engaged. In this program, EMK Institute staff take teachers through five things their students can do to effect change in their communities and societies.


Civics/Government

John F. Kennedy: Citizen of the World

1 1/2 HoursSam Rubin,

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumColumbia Point, Boston, MA

How can JFK’s life and presidency provide a lens for global studies in grades 6-8? Participants will sample primary sources, exhibits and activities featured in a museum program that challenges students to consider what it means to be a citizen of the world. They will also be introduced to Kennedy Library digital resources for teaching about other countries and cultures.

Middle School

World Geography, History, Civics

A Season of Crises: JFK and the 1962 Sino-Indian Border Conflict

1 1/2 HoursNancy McCoy

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumColumbia Point, Boston, MA

In the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a second crisis loomed large for the Kennedy administration: the Sino-Indian conflict. In this session, explore how JFK faced this crisis involving the CIA in Tibet, rising tensions with Pakistan and the Sino-Indian border war. Go behind-the-scenes through eyes-only letters, a secret oval office recording and other primary sources to uncover this rarely told story. Learn about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s role in the diplomatic arena with India and Pakistan. And, discover the decision-making that helped shape the balance of power, alliance structure, and arms race still in effect in Asia today.

High School

US History II , World History

Monday 1:30 A.M..

Senate Chamber

EMK

18


Monday 1:30 A.M..

ConferenceRoom

Common-wealth

Museum

Facing Ferguson: A News Literacy Case Study

1 HourTaymullah Abdur-RahmanFacing History and Ourselves

Brookline, MAThis session introduces participants to a new unit designed to help students become effective and informed civic par-ticipants in a digital age. Using the news and social media coverage of the recent events in Ferguson, Mo., as a case study, teachers will be prepared to explore the ways that our identities influence our perspectives, understand how con-firmation and other implicit biases can steer our attention and shape our understanding of the world, explore the many choices journalists make and the impact of those choices, and learn how to use news literacy skills and concepts as a set of critical thinking tools to evaluate the credibility of information and make informed decisions.

High School

Civics/Government

President Kennedy’s Oval Office is filled with artifacts including his scrimshaw collection, family keep-sakes, and replica of the Resolute desk. Visitors can watch him deliver a national address defining racial discrimination as a moral issue on June 11, 1963.Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons © John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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PBS LearningMedia™ Online Student Interactive Lessons: US History Topics

1 Hour Carolyn JacobsWGBH Education

Boston, MAWe’ll demonstrate and lead a discussion on The Calderwood Writing Course: U.S History available free on PBS Learn-ingMedia. This collection includes six self-paced lessons for high school. Each lesson provides an immersive look at a key topic in U.S. history integrated with tools to develop writing skills. Lively illustrated lectures by historian Ben Weber are supplemented by a range of primary source materials, including historical documents, photographs, car-toons, and artifacts. Throughout each lesson, students prepare to write an essay in response to a compelling question.

High School

U.S. History, Technology

A “How To” Guide to Enacting the C3 Framework in Your Classroom Using the Inquiry Design Model

1 Hour Evan Long

North Carolina State UniversityFuquay Varina, NC

Participants will learn how to use the Inquiry Design Model to implement, adapt, or create original C3 Frame-work-aligned learning experiences. The model was created to support enactment of New York’s new C3-aligned stan-dards and is being used around the country as part of inquiry efforts. Participants will learn about its unique features and how they can become part of a collaborative grassroots movement to enact historical inquiry in classrooms.

All

Civics/Government, Frameworks/Assessment, Multidisciplinary

Metacognition in the Classroom: Teaching Students to Think About Thinking

1 HourBruce Miller

Landmark SchoolManchester, MA

Metacognition involves self-knowledge of how one learns and how best to approach a particular discipline. As students grow aware of their own learning styles and grasp the process of studying, they become more successful. Content disci-plines such as social studies require students to integrate many skills and provide a prime opportunity to explicitly teach metacognitive awareness. Join this session to explore strategies to foster students’ ability to “think about thinking.”

Middle School

Multidisciplinary

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The Big History Project: Examining Our Past to Explain Our Present and Imagine Our Future

1 HourDavid Burzillo

The Rivers SchoolWeston, MA

This clinic, led by at least one classroom teacher, provides hands-on experience with The Big History Project (BHP). The BHP is a free, online history course for middle and high school students. It weaves evidence and insights about the universe and our place in it from many scientific and historical disciplines into a unified and coherent narrative. BHP explores how we are connected to everything around us and where we may be heading. It provides a foundation for thinking about the future and the changes that are reshaping our world.

Middle School, High School, Administrators

World History, Multidisciplinary, Technology

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Maine:

Can Teachers Change Attitudes and Discourse About Native Peoples?Continued

Access - Inquiry-Based Use of Primary Sources for ALL Learners Continued

Divorce Your Textbook1 Hour

Rich Seefeldt NYSTROM Education

Richmond, MA Nystrom Education joined Social Studies School Service to offer a solution for outdated textbooks and to help mini-mize preparation time. I will introduce Active Classroom our new platform that delivers inquiry-based social studies content for grades 5-12, empowering teachers to deliver student-centered lessons with ease. This subscription-based, digital alternative to the textbook, provides differentiated instruction through our broad range of quality resources writ-ten by awarded historians with varied perspectives. I will demonstrate how to choose lessons by subject, reading level, activity type, and CCSS, engaging the audience in a lesson on Progressivism – U.S. History, providing handouts for participation. Attendees will also receive a no-cost trial account to Active Classroom with instructions.


Multidisciplinary

ConferenceRoom

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8:30-9:30

9:30-10:45

10:00-12:00

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Tuesday

E X H I B I T S

L U N C HEncouraging the Power of Voice through Reddit

Rory TannebaumM, H

Deliberating Middle East

Policy: An Introduction to the Choices

ProgramPauline Nassif

M, H

Teaching Human Population with

CartogramsJarred Haas

M, H

Teaching “The Great War”Carolyn JacobsCarrie Phillips

M, H

Picturing Frederick Douglass:

Conveying Historical ImagesL’Merchie FrasierMonte Pearson

Dr. John StaufferAll

Spatial History Powered by GeoBeast

Patrick WomacM, H

Moral Judgment in the Social

Studies Classroom

Gary Shiffman Jonathan Bassett

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Connecting Children to

JusticeJan ShaferAnn Gogol

E, M

Using Authentic Brain-based

Strategies for the Social Studies

ClassroomEvan Long

All

African Literature in

the Elementary Classroom

Breeanna ElliottE

Using Socratic Dialogue in the

High School Classroom

Katherine CadwellRob MacLeod

H90 Minutes

Teaching WWII Through the

FallenChristina O’Connor

Shane GowerM, H

‘Less Is More:’ Helping Students to See the Critical

Shapes of American

HistoryJames West Davidson

M, H

Analyzing Primary Source

Documents Using Informal

LogicPeter Gillen

E, M

China, Identity and Multicultural America: Global Learning with a Cinematic EdgeMelissa Ludtke

M, H

National Geographic

MA Giant State Floor Map

Arlene KowalE

Gaming the Great War: A Game-

Based Approach to Teaching and

AssessmentScott KallensKelli Kallens

Timothy RohanStephanie J. Hull

M, H

Place-based Service

Learning: A Gateway to Community

Collaboration, Experiential

Learning and FREE Education

Resources for Your

ClassroomBeth Beringer

Liza StearnRob Wilson

All

A Fire, a Film-maker, and 172 Children Dead: The Collinwood

Fire of 1908Michael Newbury

Tara MartinM, H, C

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E X H I B I T S

L U N C H

E X H I B I T S

Teaching Social Justice Through

the Lens of The HolocaustCara Crandall

M, H

Introducing Your Students to the

Commonwealth Museum

Stephen KenneyAbby Alford

M, H

Inquiring Minds: Gathering and

Evaluating Sources with the

SmithsonianAshley Naranjo

Tess PorterAll

Straight from the Source: Engag-ing Elementary

Students Through Vivid and

Authentic TextsAnn Marie Gleeson

E

Geography to Engage at the

Middle School Level

Arlene KowalM

PIONEERINSTITUTE

John Milton Cooper

andDavid M. Kennedy

Voices from the Past:

Introducing Historical Letters

to Elementary Students

Esther KohnSam Rubin

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The Cuban Missile Crisis:

How to Respond?Nina Tisch

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Asking the Big Questions

that Make History “Stick”

Emily CrevelingAll

Tuesday

The World’s Most Exclusive Club

EMK StaffH

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National Geographic MA Giant State Floor Map1 Hour

Arlene KowalMassachusetts Geographic Alliance

This workshop is geared to K-5 teachers who would like to have free use of the new National Geographic MA Giant State Floor Map in their schools. A training session is provided for use of the 16’X20’ map with lessons provided by National Geographic and by grade 3 teachers who developed several specific to MA State Curriculum Frameworks. Teachers who attend and learn about the map and lessons will be considered “trained” and will be able to schedule free the use of the map in their schools.

Elementary

Geography

Teaching Human Population with Cartograms

1 HourJarred Haas

Peabody Public SchoolsPeabody, MA

A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but a cartogram can be worth over 7 billion people! Learn how to use a new World Population Map and lesson plan to help students understand population distribution, land use, global demo-graphics and quality of life indicators in this hands-on workshop. Participants will engage in map creation, graphing and analysis, and hands-on demonstrations in this interdisciplinary session.


Geography, International Studies, Multidisciplinary

Teaching “The Great War”1 Hour

Carolyn JacobsWGBH and PBS LearningMedia™

Boston, MACarrie Phillips

American Experience, WGBHBoston, MA

“The Great War,” will premiere on American Experience in the Spring of 2017 in conjunction with the 100th anniversa-ry of America’s entry into the war on April 6, 1917. The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native-American “code talkers” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten. We’ll lead a discussion around teaching WWI using clips from the series and companion educational resources produced by WGBH Education and available on PBS LearningMedia™.

All

U.S. History, World History

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A Fire, a Filmmaker, and 172 Children Dead: The Collinwood Fire of 1908

1 HourMichael Newbury

Tara Martin Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont Map ItOn March 4, 1908, a fire tore through the Lake View Elementary School in Collinwood, Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Cleveland. 172 children, two teachers, and one rescuer died in the blaze. A group at Middlebury College has built an online platform for teaching about the fire and its connections to the rise of mass media, Progressive reform, immigra-tion, racial conflict, industrialization, and the history of education. Our plan is to offer an introduction to the website and its possibilities in the classroom.

Middle School, High School, College

U.S. History, Multidisciplinary, Technology

Picturing Frederick Douglass: Conveying Historical Images

1 Hour L’Merchie Frasier

Monte PearsonDr. John Stauffer

Museum of African American HistoryBoston, MA

Frederick Douglass thought photography was a democratic medium; it moved us away from costly portrait paintings reserved only for elites. He also believed the prevalent negative images of enslaved blacks could be counteracted through dignified, respectable photographs of black leaders like himself. The latest exhibit put on by the Museum, Picturing Frederick Douglass shows Douglass reinventing himself, using photography as a tool of reform, and in the process be-coming an astute critic of visual culture.

All

U.S. History, The Arts, Civics/Government

Teaching Social Justice Through the Lens of The Holocaust

1 HourCara Crandall

Longmeadow Public SchoolsLongmeadow, MA

The New England Holocaust Educators Network Satellite Seminar is a local satellite of the Holocaust Educators Net-work, a national network of educators committed to best practices in teaching about the Holocaust and social justice. This session, using a multi-disciplinary approach, will discuss how teachers can develop lessons that help students un-derstand the events of the past while also reflecting on questions of morality, ethics, and social justice in today’s world.


History, Diversity Issues, Multidisciplinary

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Voices from the Past: Introducing Historical Letters to Elementary Students

1 HourEsther Kohn Sam Rubin

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Columbia Point, Boston, MA

Participants learn how historical letters, paired with excellent biographies for children, can help students make personal connections to American history. Drawing on the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s unique collections, and other sources, participants will read primary documents, learn more about the historical context in which they were written, and consider what “messages” they bring us from the past. Participants will come away with a selection of primary sources and related teaching ideas, sample lesson plans and a bibliography.

Elementary School, Middle School

English Language Arts, History, Civics

Introducing Your Students to the Commonwealth Museum1 Hour

Stephen KenneyAbby Alford

Commonwealth MuseumColumbia Point, Boston, MA

The Commonwealth Museum offers free field trip programs for elementary, middle and high school students. This ses-sion provides a tour of the museum including rare original materials such as Paul Revere’s copper engraving plate for the Boston Massacre image, and one of fourteen original copies of the Bill of the 1789 Bill of Rights. Learn about Interactive exhibits that bring history alive and museum classroom exercises geared to the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks.

Elementary, Middle School, High School


Working in a real factory was not much fun.

Commonwealth Museum

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Monday 8:30 A.M..Monday 8:30 A.M..Tuesday 10:00 A.M..Senate Chamber

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Connecting Children to Justice2 Hours

Jan ShaferAnn Gogol

Discovering JusticeBoston, MA

We present an overview of Discovering Justice's kindergarten through middle school literacy-based civics curriculum, which uses children's literature, informational texts, historical documents, and the students’ own experiences to teach civic values, skills, and dispositions. Through audience participation and a slide presentation, we show how our curric-ulum teaches students to take responsibility for themselves and others, how to make a difference in their communities, how to work for justice, and the value of participation in civic life.

Elementary, Middle School

U.S. History, Civics/Government, Literature

African Literature in the Elementary Classroom2 Hours

Breeanna ElliottBoston University

Boston, MAThis clinic focuses on teaching elementary students about the diverse continent of Africa through the lens of literature. In reading and engaging with varied stories from throughout the continent, students will learn to acknowledge differ-ences and celebrate similarities between their cultures and experiences and those of Africans. This clinic will provide reading list suggestions, lesson plans, and multi-disciplinary activities, all of which are aligned with MA Standards, but diversify the curriculum and encourage students to think globally.

Elementary

Geography, Literature, Multidisciplinary

Using Authentic Brain-based Strategies for the Social Studies Classroom1 Hour

Evan LongNorth Carolina State University

Fuquay Varina, NCThis session focuses on how teachers can use the Brain-Targeted Teaching Model © to enhance learning in their class-rooms. The model, which was created by a former elementary school principal in Baltimore, is easy-to-use and aligned to recent findings in the cognitive and neurosciences. Participants will learn about some of the neuromyths that have been discredited by the cognitive neuroscience field as well as how the Brain-Targeted Teaching Model can support C3 Framework implementation efforts.

All

The Arts, Multidisciplinary, Behavioral Sciences

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Moral Judgment in the Social Studies Classroom: How to Get Teenagers to Think (Slowly) About Right and Wrong

2 Hours Gary Shiffman

Brookline High SchoolBrookline, MA

Jonathan BassettNewton North High School

Newton, MAPosing moral dilemmas based on historical case studies is one of the most powerful and meaningful ways to engage students in the social studies classroom. But it's not easy to do it well -- so that our students actually learn how to make more thoughtful, more sensitive, and more deliberate judgments than when they began. This workshop will demon-strate a technique for structuring moral inquiry case studies that achieve that goal.

High School, Teacher Training, Administrators

U.S. History, World History, Civics/Government

The White House Corridor illustrates the style and atmosphere of the Kennedy White House and displays gifts to President and Mrs. Kennedy from world leaders and international dignitaries. Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons © John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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Tuesday 10:00 A.M..


Using Socratic Dialogue in the High School Classroom1 1/2 Hours

Katherine CadwellRob MacLeod

Harwood Union High SchoolDuxbury, VT

Socratic dialogue places students at the center of the educational process; it fundamentally shifts the dynamics of the teacher-student relationship and places ownership and initiative for learning on the student. Students from Harwood Union High School will introduce this method of teaching and learning and will engage participants in a Socratic dia-logue. They will facilitate the discussion and debrief the process with participants. Students and Harwood teachers will discuss how and why this method of teaching and learning is transformative.

All

U.S.History, Civics/Government, Education Issues

Inquiring Minds: Gathering and Evaluating Sources with the Smithsonian

2 HoursAshley Naranjo

Tess Porter Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access

Washington, D.C.Educators from the Smithsonian will demonstrate the use of the new Smithsonian Learning Lab as a tool for discovery, creation, and sharing of social studies resources. Strategies for student inquiry will be shared such as object-based learning and artifact analysis, visual thinking strategies and close looking, as well as how to gather and evaluate sourc-es. Presenters will allow for time to explore the site and answer any questions that might assist in the infusion of these resources into curricula. (BYOD)

All

U.S. History, Museum Education, Technology

The Cuban Missile Crisis: How to Respond?2 Hours

Nina TischJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Columbia Point, Boston, MAOne of the most popular Kennedy-era topics for high school curricula is the study of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Al-though many simulations are available online and through various publications, the Kennedy Library can offer its unique resources for teachers who are looking for a new way to approach this event. In this hands-on session, teachers will consider some of the options discussed by JFK’s advisors regarding how the US might respond to the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba, what groups and which individuals supported each option, and the respective pros and cons of the alternatives. They will also learn how to access some of the rich online resources that are available in different locations throughout our website.

High School

US History Civics/Government

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Spatial History Powered by GeoBeast1 Hour

Patrick WomacUniversity of Maine

Orono, MEConnecting geography, history, and language arts, we developed a spatial history tool. This application allows students to geotag local history in a shared database. GeoBeast was piloted with k-12 students in the fall of 2016. Students will collect local history which is at risk of being forgotten—often buried in special collections, microfiche, or in their grandparents’ attics. Working with preservice teachers, they will retell these stories and catalogue them spatially on GeoBeast’s shared open-source platform.

Middle School, High School, College, Teacher Training

U.S. History, Geography, Multidisciplinary

Deliberating Middle East Policy: An Introduction to the Choices Program

1 Hour Pauline Nassif

Choices Teaching Fellow, Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

How should the United States respond to foreign policy challenges regarding the Middle East taking into consideration its relationship with Israel, worries about the conflict in Syria, ISIS and Iran’s nuclear program? Find out through Com-mon-Core appropriate readings and activities. The Middle East in Transition: Questions for U.S. Policy is designed to help students consider these important issues while using critical thinking and role play to discover various options and perspectives.


World History, Geography, International Studies

Teaching WWII Through the Fallen1 Hour

Christina O’Connor Hingham High School

Hingham, MAShane Gower

Maranacook Community High SchoolReadfield, ME

This session explores World War II through the eyes of those who did not return. It presents resources from the Amer-ican Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC ) and other archival primary source materials related to World War II. The session presents multidisciplinary strategies to teach about World War II, explains how to personalize the story of World War II, and enables the use of technology to make World War II in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean virtually accessible to students.


U.S. History, World History, Multidisciplinary

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Placed-based Service Learning: A Gateway to Community Collaboration,

Experiential Learning and FREE Education Resources for Your Classroom1/2 Day WorkshopBeth Beringer

Essex National Heritage AreaSalem, MA

Liza StearnNational Parks of Boston

Boston, MARob Wilson

Springfield ArmorySpringfield, MA

Learn to achieve curricular goals through real-world experiences using your community’s cultural and historic sur-roundings. This workshop introduces A Park for Every Classroom, a place-based service learning (PBSL) pedagogy that combines the expertise of teachers, National Park educators and non-profit partners to engage students in learn-ing. You will learn how to use PBSL to promote student content and skill mastery through active learning, utilizing community resources and addressing community needs and interests. Option to earn free 10 PDPs.

Elementary, Middle School, High School,

Civics/Government, Geography, U.S. History

Encouraging the Power of Voice Through Reddit1 Hour

Rory TannebaumMerrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA

The purpose of this presentation will be to introduce attendees to Reddit, an increasingly popular and powerful social media site and to align Reddit’s platform with the social studies. The presentation will demonstrate how Reddit’s model reflects many of the aims of the field including - though not limited to - creating a democratic space for students, encouraging students’ voices, and using discussion to construct knowledge. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for integrating Reddit’s model into the classroom.


U.S. History, Civics/Government, Multidisciplinary

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Straight from the Source: Engaging Elementary Students Through Vivid and Authentic Texts

1 HourAnn Marie Gleeson

Primary SourceWatertown, MA

Finding elementary social studies texts at the right reading level can be challenging. In this session we’ll introduce historical sources specifically selected and adapted to support readers and curriculum for grades 2-5. We’ll look at how historical thinking skills can be cultivated alongside literacy skills, and focus on how to build kids’ close reading skills as they examine history. Join us for free resources that will help you refresh and contextualize elementary social studies topics!

Elementary

U.S. History, Diversity Issues, Geography

The World’s Most Exclusive Club1 Hour

Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate StaffColumbia Point, Boston, MA

Join the EMK Institute staff in our full-scale reproduction of the US Senate Chamber and try your hand at being a member of the legislature’s upper chamber. Learn the ropes with Great Senate Debates: The Censure of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and then consider and deliberate on an active piece of legislation in a Today’s Vote program.

High School

U.S. History

Asking the Big Questions That Make History “Stick”1/2 Day Workshop

Emily Creveling Freehold Township School District

Lavallette, NJParticipants will immerse themselves into the role of students as they explore the tragedy of the My Lai Massacre. This experiential learning session will incorporate best practices in the teaching of social studies and literacy, including the use of essential questions to guide student learning, careful scaffolding of content and skills, use of primary sources, and effective inclusion of reading, writing, and speaking. Participants will deconstruct the lesson afterwards and con-sider the implications for their own classroom teaching.

All

U.S. History

Senate

Chamber

EMK

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Gaming the Great War: A Game-Based Approach to Teaching and Assessment

2 HoursScott Kallens

Hillsborough High SchoolHillsborough State, NJ

Kelli KallensMontgomery Upper Middle School

Skillman, NJTimothy Rohan

Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolWayne, NJ

Stephanie J. Hull, Ph.D. The Woodrow Wilson National

Fellowship FoundationPrinceton, NJ

Woodrow Wilson HistoryQuest Fellows will demonstrate the use of game-based learning in middle- and high-school history classes through a sample WWI-themed game. This session will illustrate how to create learning experiences that engage students personally in the kinds of forces and decisions that shape history, rather than emphasizing dates, facts, and biographies. The Fellows will explain how these strategies have helped them transform curriculum, meet goals and content standards, and reach diverse learners.


U.S. History, World History, Civics/Government

‘Less Is More:’ Helping Students to See the Critical Shapes of American History

1 Hour James West Davidson

Textbook Author: The American Nation, After the Fact: The Art of Historical DetectionRhinebeck, NY 12572

Too many students have the history knocked out of them by textbooks stuffed with names, dates and places. Sadly, there are substantial reasons why history is designed to be taught that way. Historian and textbook author James West Davidson, (most recently A Little History of the United States, Yale Press), explores how teaching less can reveal the critical contours of American history—the big picture—giving students the framework they need to master the facts.


U.S. History, Civics/Government

Place-Based Service Learning: A Gateway to Community Collaboration,

Experiential Learning and FREE Education Resources for Your ClassroomContinued

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China, Identity and Multicultural America: Global Learning with a Cinematic Edge

1 Hour Melissa Ludtke

Touching Home PublishingCambridge, MA

Educators learn to partner mixed-media storytelling about contemporary China with lessons stressing students’ reflec-tive exploration of core social studies themes related to global citizenship. Video and interactive graphics in “Touching Home in China: in search of missing girlhoods” (the project’s stories) appeal to digital native learners. Annotated resources, organized by subject matter and grade level, stimulate group discussions revolving around topics such as identity, racial and ethnic stereotyping, gender and China’s one-child policy.


World History, Diversity Issues, International Studies

Analyzing Primary Source Documents Using Informal Logic1 Hour

Peter GillenTaunton Public Schools

Taunton, MA

We need at least one more tool in the historical thinking toolbox; we need to teach students the basics of logical analysis. Much of the fun of analyzing documents like Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address comes from identifying and evaluating arguments. There is no better way to make thinking transparent than to teach students some of the most basic laws of thought that have been successfully used since the time of Socrates. In this workshop we will use infor-mal logic to analyze documents so we can help students do the same.

Elementary, Middle School

Multidisciplinary

Geography to Engage at the Middle School Level 1 Hour

Arlene KowalMassachusetts Geographic Alliance

Three middle school teachers will present ideas, resources and strategies to engage students with tried and true lessons tied to state and national standards in geography. From examining foods grown in different cultures to the use of maps with hands-on activities in the classroom, favorite interdisciplinary and project-based lessons will be shown. Includes handouts.

Middle School

Geography

Asking the Big Questions That Make History “Stick”Continued

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Exhibits

Company Representative Booth Number

AB Curriculum Solutions/Benchmark Education Anne Bartoszuk 18 Amnesty International 6 Close Up 8 DBQ Project 17 Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics Tim Consedine 10 DONNELLY/COLT Progressive Resources Clay Colt 11 Facing History, Facing Ourselves 15 Five College Center for East Asian Studies Anne Prescott 14 The Genocide Education Project Seda Aghamianz 12 Gibbs Smith Education Reide Thompson 5 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 16 McGraw Hill Education Melissa Boudreau 7 National Geographic Learning Jane and Martin Brauer 21, 22 Nystrom Education Rich Seefeldt 4 Pearson Education Dan O’Gara 1, 2 Perfection Learning Julie Peacock 19 Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Patrick McGravey 9 WGBH Carolyn Jacobs 13


39Social Studies Matters: A Stronger Citizenry Through a Well-Rounded Education

P.D.P.s The Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies is now a

Massachusetts PDP Provider.Participants at NERC 47 can earn 10 PDPs in one of two ways.

Option 1: Attend both days (April 3-4, 2017) at NERC; must show documentation that they attended the four workshops and keynote on each day. Forms are available at the registration desk. Please read these carefully and fill out completely.

OR

Option 2: Attend one full day (April 3 or 3); develop and share an annotated lesson unit plan that incorporates content from any of the workshops offered at NERC. The lesson unit plan will be shared on the MCSS website. Forms are available at the registration desk. Please read these carefully and fill out completely.

OR

3. If you do not wish to apply for PDPs, but still need evidence of participation at NERC, you can get a certificate of attendance.

To obtain a Certificate of Attendance, you must:

1. Enter your name and address on the official certificate below.2. Present the certificate for validation at the end of each day (after 3:00 p.m.) at the registration desk.3. No certificate will be validated for a previous day.

Name: Address:

City: State: Zip: Monday (7.5 hours)

Tuesday (7.5 hours)

Certificate of Attendance

A certificate is valid only when stamped with the coordinator's signature.

NERC Conference Coordinator

Enhancing Student Learning for Understanding in Social StudiesThis one (1) graduate credit conference course offers social studies educators content-rich professional develop-ment workshops to enhance student learning for understanding in social studies in all levels, from Kindergarten through university.

Participating teachers will attend the Northeast Regional Conference for the Social Studies (NERC) in its entire-ty, April 3-4, 2017, and develop, plan, implement, and share lesson activities that enhance student learningfor understanding. Lesson activities, assignments, and assessments will reflect the contents introduced and pre-sented at NERC.

To obtain graduate credit, participating teachers must: •AttendandparticipateatNERC,April3-4,2017 •Designanddevelopanannotatedlessonactivities(atleasttwo/2)incorporatingsocial studies content introduced and presented at NERC; lesson activities should align with stateHistoryandSocialSciencecurriculumframework,C3framework,and/orCommon Core state standards in literacy in social studies. •ImplementlessonsintheclassroombyMay15,2017. •Submitannotatedlessonactivitieswithaccompanyingscoringrubrics,shortreflection essay (1-2 pages) on teaching and learning experience.Hours earned: •10contacthoursatNERCinApril •15hoursfordesigningandplanninglessonactivities •10hoursforimplementinglessonactivities(includingassessing) •5hoursforreflectionassignmentandsharingworkwithfelloweducatorsthroughthe MassCouncilwebsite(www.masscouncil.org)

Syllabus and Overview Northeast Regional Conference for the Social Studies, or NERC (April) TeacherswillattendNERCinAprilandwillpresent/showcasetheirdevelopedlessonactivities and share their learning experience. Teachers will also share students’ works as the results of their lesson designing and planning. Teachers will discuss the elements of learning for historical understanding and offer insights on how to enhance student learning based on their experience. (10 hours seat-time)

Designing,planning,andimplementinglessonactivities(AprilandMay) DuringAprilandMay,participatingteacherswilldevotetimetodevelop,plan,andimplementa minimum of three lesson activities in which content reflects from NERC. Lesson activities are annotated; teachers must journal or document the process in which the lesson activities are developedanddesigned.TeachersshallimplementtheUnderstandingbyDesignorBackward Designmodel(Wiggin&McTighe,1998)whendesigninglessonactivities.Inthemeantime, participatingteacherswillengageinanonlinecommunicationportalthroughGoogleDriveto access resources and have discussions with fellow cohort members to share ideas, review and offer constructive feedback on the lesson activities developed and implemented. Teachers shall submit annotated lesson plans, activities and scoring rubrics prior to implementing lesson activities in class. Teachers shall submit reflection assignment and sample students’ works by May30,2017.


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Index

A

Abbott, Franky 6, 16Abdur-Rahman,Taymullah7,19Aghamianz,Seda6,9,38Alford,Abby22,25American Experience 24AmericanInstituteforEconomic

Research8AnthonyWayneMiddleSchool36

B

Bartoszuk,Anne38Bassett,Jonathan22,30Beringer,Beth22,33BostonPublicLibrary16BostonUniversity16,29Boudreau,Melissa38Brady,Chip6,16Brauer,Jane38Brauer,Martin38BridgewaterRaynhamH.S.3BridgewaterStateUniversity3BrooklineHighSchool30Brown

University 32Burke,Caroline3Burzillo,David6,21

C

Cadwell, Katherine 22, 31Cairn, Rich 7, 13Choices 32Clark,Jennifer3Cohan,Sara6,9Collaborative for Educational Services 13Colt,Clay38Consedine,Tim38CommonwealthMuseum3,25CT Council for the Social Studies 1Cooper,JohnMilton23,28Coutu,JuneR.3Crandall,Cara23,25

Creveling, Emily 23, 34Cullen, Casey 1, 3

D

D’Acosta,James6,12DaleyMiddleSchool3Davidson,James West22,36Dean,Michelle6,8Desrosiers,Roger7,9DigitalPublicLibraryofAmerica

16DiscoveringJustice29Domingo,Vernon3Dunne,Kerry1,3

E

EdwardM.KennedyAcademy8EdwardM.KennedyInstitutefor

the Senate Staff 23, 34EdwardM.KennedyInstitutefor

the United States Senate 3, 18,34

Elliott,Breeanna6,16,22,29Essex National Heritage Area 33

F

Facing History and Ourselves 3, 11, 14

FairfieldWardeHighSchool12Fellowship Foundation 36Five College Center for East Asian

Studies 13Fontbonne Academy 3Frasier,L’Merchie22,25FreeholdTownshipSchoolDistrict

34Frontier Regional School 13

G

Gass,Jamie3Gibson, Samantha 6, 16Gillen, Peter 22, 37Gleeson,Ann Marie23,34

Glynn, Chris 7, 10Gogol,Ann22,29Gower, Shane 22, 32

H

Haas,Jarred22,24HanscomMiddleSchool12Harwood Union H.S. 31Hassan,John3Hassan, Leslie 3Hillsborough High School 36Hingham High School 32Holliston High School 3Hubbard,Polly6,9Hull,Stephanie J.22,36

J

Jacobs,Carolyn6,20,22,24,38JohnF.KennedyPresidential

LibraryandMuseum3,18,26, 31

JosiahQuincyUpperSchool8

K

Kalesnik, Greg 6, 12Kaligian,Dikran6,9Kallens, Kelli 22, 36Kallens, Scott 22, 36Kaufman,Alex6,8Kennedy,David M.23,28Kenney, Stephen 3, 22, 26Kersten, Alicia 7, 10King Philip Regional H.S. 3Kohn, Esther 23, 26Kostka, Robert 3Kowal, Arlene 22, 23, 24, 37

L

Lacey,James28Landmark School 20Lee, Gorman 3Lengel,Edward28Lesser,Mishy6,17

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Long,Evan6,12,20,22,29LongmeadowPublicSchools25Ludtke,Melissa22,37

M

MacDonald,Michael Patrick7,11MacLeod,Rob22,31MAHistoryDay3MaineCouncilfortheSocialStudies1Majewski,Andrew6,9Makielski,Sandra6,8MaldenPublicSchools17MaranacookCommunityH.S.32Martin,Tara23,25Martus,Catherine6,12MashantucketPequotMuseum17MACenterforCivicEducation9MACouncilfortheSocialStudies

1, 11MAGeographicAlliance1,24,37Mazo,Adam6,17McCoy,Nancy3,7,18McGravey,Patrick38MerrimackCollege33MiddleburyCollege26Miller,Bruce6,20MontgomeryUpperM.S.36MuseumofAfricanAmerican History25

N

Naranjo, Ashley 23, 31Nassif, Pauline 22, 32National Council for the Social

Studies 1NationalParksofBoston33Neumann, Karl 6, 13Newbury,Michael23,25Newell, Chris 6, 17New England History Teachers’

Association 1NH Council for the Social Studies

1NJCouncilfortheSocialStudies1Newton North High School 30

NY Council for the Social Studies 1NCStateUniversity12,20,29NYSTROMEducation21

O

O’Connor, Christina 22, 32O’Gara,Dan38Osborn,Daniel7,14

P

PeabodyMuseumofArchaeology&Ethnology9

Peabody Public Schools 24Peacock,Julie38Pearson,Monte22,25Peledge,Jason6,12Phillips, Carrie 22, 24PioneerInstitute3,28Porter, Tess 23, 31Prescott,Anne6,13,38Primary Source 34

Q

Quinones,Mark7,10

R

R.I.SocialStudiesAssociation1Rogers,Jeremy6,13Rohan, Timothy 22, 36RoxanneMakasdjian9Rubin,Sam7,18,23,26Runeman, Algot 3

S

Scituate High School 3Seefeldt,Rich7,21,38Shacochis, Eileen 3Shacochis, Norm 3Shafer,Jan22,29Sheehan,Brady6,17Sheehan,Brian6,17Sheehan, Kennedy 6, 17

Shiffman, Gary 22, 30Smirnova,Natalia6,8Smith College 13Smithsonian Center for Learning

andDigitalAccess31Somerville High School 10Springfield Armory 33Stauffer,John22,25Stearn, Liza 22, 33St. George Mills,Kaitlin3Stone, Greg 3Stone Printing Solutions 3

T

Tannebaum, Rory 22, 33Taunton Public Schools 37TheDanaHallSchool13TheDBQProject14,38TheGenocideEducationProject9The Rivers School 21TheWoodrowWilsonNational

Fellowship Foundation 36Thompson,Reide38Tisch, Nina 23, 31Touching Home Publishing 37

U

UniversityofMaine32Upstander Project 17

W

WestboroughHighSchool1,3WestonHighSchool3WestonPublicSchools1WGBHandPBSLearningMedia24WGBHEducation20Wilson,Rob22,33Womac,Patrick22,32