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 49th Annual Virginia Conference
of Social Studies Educators
October 24-25, 2014 at the
Sheraton Tysons Hotel, Fairfax
County, Virginia
2014 Planning Committee
Conference Co-Chairs
William Brazier, Loudoun County Public Schools
Laura Delmore Lay, Virginia Commonwealth University
Committee Chairs
Evaluations
Patti Winch, Fairfax County Public Schools
Exhibits
Laura Delmore Lay, Virginia Commonwealth University
Finance
Patti Winch, Fairfax County Public Schools
General Session
William Brazier, Loudoun County Public Schools
Laura Delmore Lay, Virginia Commonwealth University
Program
Katie Blomquist, William Brazier, Abigail Platt, Patti Winch
Registration
Ruth Cookson, Old Dominion University Center for Economic
Education
Promotion
Laura Delmore Lay, Virginia Commonwealth University
We would also like to thank the following people for their guidance and generous support of this conference:
Matt Atkinson, Henrico County Public Schools; Bill O’Sick, Danville Public Schools; Cathy Bonneville Hix,
Arlington County Public Schools; Patti Winch and Katie Blomquist, Fairfax County Public Schools; Melissa
Viola and Laura Deren, Prince William County Public Schools; Laura Ellis, Portsmouth Public Schools; Lisa
Gibson, Virginia Beach Public Schools; Craig Blackman and Roxane Edgerton, Chesapeake Public
Schools; Melissa Howard, Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Sponsoring Organizations
Virginia Council for the Social Studies
Virginia Consortium of Social Studies Specialists and College Educators
Looking for ideas, inspiration, and resources?
Be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall in the Fairfax Ballroom A!
Thank you to our wonderful and supportive sponsors:
The Virginia Historical Society
German Information Center - USA
Goethe Institut – T.O.P.
The Virginia Lottery
National Council for Geographic Education
Globe and Map Shop, LLC
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Fredericksburg Regional Tourism Partnership
Jewish Community Relations Council-WDC
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
The Library of Virginia
Pearson Publishers
The Center for Teaching the Rule of Law
Michele Luck’s Social Studies
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
Virginia Council on Economic Education
Rand McNally
National Geographic Learning
McGraw-Hill Education
Nystrom
C-SPAN
The Virginia Holocaust Museum
Morven Park
O’Brien Associates
Perfection Learning & Amsco
Echoes and Reflections
World Affairs Council – DC
Gallopade
National D-Day Memorial Foundation
The Africa Memory Game
Special thanks to the following supporters:
The Federal Reserve of Richmond for the generous printing of our programs;
The Rule of Law Project, and Globe and Map Shop for support of break stations;
Teachers’ Curriculum Institute for their generous resource donation.
Conference Registration/Key Events
Thursday, October 23, 2014
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Conference Registration (Main Foyer)
Friday, October 24, 2014
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions & Workshops
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Banquet Session & Lunch (Main Ballroom)
Keynote Speaker – Clemantine Wamariya
1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions & Workshops
(Break Stations sponsored by Globe & Map Shop)
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
Saturday, October 25, 2014
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Sponsored by The Rule of Law Project
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Conference Registration
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Concurrent Sessions & Workshops
12:00 noon – 1:00
Special Presentation: Unfortunate Brothers: A
Documentary Film Screening about North and South
Korea
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Concluding General Session & Door Prizes
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
49th Annual Conference for Social Studies Educators
Banquet, Main Ballroom
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., October 24, 2014
"Virginia in the Global World”
Welcome
William Brazier, Conference Co-Chair
Special Remarks
Christonya Brown, Social Studies Coordinator, The
Virginia Department of Education
Presentation of Awards
Laura Delmore Lay, Conference Co-Chair
* VCSSE Teacher of the Year
* VCSSE Friend of Education
Special Remarks and
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Cathy Hix, VCSSSCE President
Keynote Speaker
Clemantine Wamariya
Board Member, U.S. Holocaust Museum
Closing Remarks/Announcements
William Brazier
Certificate of Participation Virginia License Renewal form is the third to last page of
this program. Bring it to the registration desk for signature by a sponsoring official of
the conference.
Would you like to be a presenter at the next Conference? If so, send an email of
interest to the program committee at the following address:
[email protected]
IN THE SUBJECT BOX OF THE EMAIL YOU MUST TYPE: VCSS 2015
CONFERENCE. You will be notified when the “Call for Proposals” is posted on the
VCSS website. Proposals will be due by May 1, 2015.
Keynote Speaker
Banquet Session
Clemantine Wamariya
Clemantine Wamariya was six‐years‐old when genocide erupted in her native Rwanda. Throughout the ordeal she lost many members of her extended family. She and her sixteen‐year‐old sister Claire, managed to survive, but were separated from their parents. During the six years following the genocide, Ms. Wamariya lived in numerous refugee camps in seven different African countries before coming to Chicago in 2000. In May 2006, Clemantine and sister Claire were reunited with their parents for the first time in 12 years on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Clemantine was also selected to be on the program because hers was one of 50 essays written by high school students nationwide on why Elie Wiesel’s Holocaust memoir Night remains relevant in today’s world. Clemantine settled in the Chicago area, and attended New Trier High School, and graduated from Yale University. She has spoken at the Annual U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Luncheon, the United Nations Annual Commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Human Rights Law Conference, and the National Tribute Dinner of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. At Yale, she was involved in several human rights and genocide intervention activities. She was part of the Yale Refugee Project, which works closely with New Haven’s Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, and she also served on the board of Reach Out, a Yale University partnership for international service. Ms. Wamariya has been active in human rights and international organizations through high school and college, and was the youngest person ever named to the Memorial Council of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. President Obama named her to the council in 2011.
Concluding Event
Saturday, 12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M.
Main Ballroom
Dodge Billingsley, Combat Films and Research
Dodge Billingsley is the Director of Combat Films and Research, a fellow at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at BYU, and a faculty member at the Naval Post Graduate Schoolʹs Center for Civil Military Relations. He has been a longtime observer of many wars and contested regions and has spent considerable time with US and foreign militaries worldwide‐‐ including Chechen insurgent forces, Turkish Special Forces and Republic of Korea Marines. He has produced a variety of media from his work, including two books; Operation Anaconda: Americaʹs First Conventional Battle in Afghanistan, recently published by KU Press, and Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian‐Chechen Wars 1994‐2009, recently published by the US Armyʹs Foreign Military Studies Office. Combat Films and Research is a non‐partisan political‐military research center that uses photos and video as a primary research tools. CFR sends camera crews with regional and topical expertise throughout the world to document cultures and conflicts, and to package footage and information gathered into analyses in the form of documentary films, educational materials, academic papers, articles, and lectures. Places to See and Things to Do!
Metro Directions
Want to venture into DC?
The Silver Line is a great option! The Spring Hill
station is located at 1576 Spring Hill Road with two
entrances located on the east and west side of Route
7, with a pedestrian bridge crossing Route 7.
You can take the Silver Line east two stops to the
Tyson’s Corner Center Station for great shopping
options, or remain on the Silver Line towards Largo
Center to travel into downtown DC.
The Silver Line operates Monday-Thursday,
5:00am to midnight; Friday, 5:00am to 3:00am;
Saturday, 7:00am to 3:00am; and Sunday, 7:00am
to midnight.
For fare and travel times, please visit:
http://silverlinemetro.com/sv-service/
To plan your trip using the Silver Line, please
visit:
http://www.wmata.com/
Happy Hour Specials in Tyson’s Corner
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Panache - $5 Martinis, Cocktails, and Wine; $4
Beers; $5 Food Menu (4PM-8PM)
On the Border - $4 Margaritas and discounted
appetizers
Finnegans Pride Irish Pub - $5 House Wines; $6
Chicken Quesadillas, Potato Skins, Chicken Wings;
$7 Corned Beef Egg Rolls; $7 Irish Nachos (3PM8PM)
Nortons American Grill - $4 Cocktails; $4
Wines; $2 Off All Drafts, Bottle Beers; $3 Bar Bites
(4PM-9PM)
O’Malleys Sports Pub - $3.50 Mozzarella Sticks;
$4 Mini Nachos; $4.50 Spinach Artichoke Dip; $3
Cheese Pizza; $3.50 Pepperoni Pizza (4PM-7PM)
For more information on what to do and see in
the area, please visit:
vcss2014hospitality.blogspot.com
Staying Local?
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Here are some options for things to do and see in
Tyson’s Corner!
Tyson’s Shopping Center and Tyson’s Galleria
Mall are less than 2 miles away from the hotel and
offer great shopping options!
Catch at concert at Wolf Trap Foundation for the
Performing Arts, which is less than 3 miles away.
Visit www.wolftrap.org for show times and
ticket information.
Visit the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens less than
3 miles away in Vienna, VA.
Get your fill of the great outdoors at Great Falls
Park, which is in McLean, VA less than 5 miles
away. The park offers hiking, biking, fishing, and
birdwatching.
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE: FRIDAY SESSIONS
Room
8:00-9:00
9:15-10:15
10:30-11:30
1:30-2:30
2:45-3:45
Shenandoah
Making Global
Connections
Practical within
Virginia Social
Studies Class
(Middle/High, All
Strands)
Creating 21st
Century Learners
in the Virginia
Studies Classroom
(Elementary/Middl
e, US History, VA
Studies)
Preparing 21st
Century Students
for a Global
Society
(Middle/High, All
Strands)
Brotherhood: A
Novel, an Author,
Two Librarians and a
Classroom Teacher
(Middle, US History)
Economic Concepts
for World History II
Students (High,
World History)
Virginia Studies and
the 1:1 Initiative
(Elementary, VA
Studies)
The Complete Guide
to Flipping the Urban
Classroom (High, All
Strands)
Virginia and the
Global World: How
Does Where You
Live Affect How
You Live? (Primary,
Geography, VA
Studies)
Virginia Department
of Education Updates
(All Levels, All
Strands)
Model United
Nations- A Window
on the World
(Middle/High, World
History, Current
World Events)
Literacy Integration:
Engaging Diverse
Learnings and
Expanding
Perspectives
(Elementary,
Economics)
Information Nation:
The Free Press in a
Global World (High,
US History, World
History, Gov./Civics)
Potomac
Great Falls
Occoquan
History Alive
Interactive
Dramatization
(Elementary, VA
Studies)
A Virginian Abroad:
Paquiquineo and the
Age of Exploration
(Elementary/Middle,
VA Studies, US
History)
THESIS ALIVE!
Writing in the Social
Studies Classroom
(All Levels, All
Strands)
Rappahannock
Learning by
Doing: The
Classroom MiniEconomy
(Elementary/Middl
e, Economics
Wolf Trap
Supporting Social
Studies Learning
and Language
Production Among
Immigrant
Students
(Middle/High, All
Strands)
Overview of AP
US History
Redesign (High,
US History)
Maps on the Move:
Connecting
Geography, History,
and Sugar
(Elementary/Middle.
US History,
Geography, VA
Studies)
Declaring
Independence: Again
& Again (High, US
History)
Sharing a World of
7 Billion:
Activities for
Global Citizenship
(High, Geography)
Sixteenth Century
Virginia in the North
American Spanish
Empire (High, US
History, World
History, VA Studies)
Differentiating the
Social Studies
Curriculum for
Diverse Learners
(Elementary/Middle,
VA Studies, US
History)
Vienna
McLean
Westwood
Make Social Studies
the Highlight of their
Day (All Levels, US
History, VA Studies)
Expanding Your
Foldables Toolkit:
New Techniques (All
Levels, All Strands)
Hinduism 101: What
if Everything You
Knew About
Hinduism Was
Wrong? (All Levels,
World History)
Globalizing US
History Courses:
Free, Self-Paced,
Online Professional
Development
Modules (High, US
History)
“Good Night and
Good Luck”:
Reporting War
During World War II
(Middle/High, US
History, World
History)
Project-Based
Assessments (All
Levels)
Performance
Assessments: What Do
They Mean for US
History I and II?
(Middle, US History)
Differences: Using
Primary Documents
to Explore Values
and Attitudes of the
Past (Middle/High,
US History, VA
Studies)
Preparing and
Conducting
Controversial Issue
Discussions
(Middle/High, US
History, Gov./Civics)
Bye Bye Flat Maps!
(Elementary,
Geography)
The Election Process
for the 21st Century
Learner (All Levels,
US History,
Gov./Civics)
Life, Liberty, and the
Pursuit of Happiness:
Teaching with Our
Founding Documents
(Elementary, VA
Studies)
Integrating
Technology Through
Game Based
Learning (Middle,
US History)
National Geographic’s
Geography Awareness
Week (All Levels, All
Strands)
Commons: A Free
Digital Learning
Civics Course
(Middle/High, US
History, Gov./Civics)
The Modern history of
Turkey and Its Role on
the World Stage (High,
World History)
Trail to Freedom
Toolkit
(Elementary/Middle,
US History, VA
Studies)
Social Studies with
the Gifted Student
(Elementary, Econ.)
Make it Real
(Elementary/Middle,
Geography, VA
Studies)
“Freedom for Slaves”:
Analyzing Lord
Dunmore’s
Proclamation (High,
World History)
Falls Church
Nobody Owns the
Sky: Investing in
Human Capital
(Elementary/Middl
e, US History,
Economics)
Past, Present, and
Future: Three Books
that Feature Strong
Economic Content
(Middle/High, Econ)
Madison
Digging Deeper
with Maps (All
Strands)
Mount Vernon
Teaching World
History through
Primary Sources
(Middle/High, US
History, World
History,
Geography, VA
Studies)
iSTEM –
Integrating STEM
Technologies in
the Social Studies
Classroom (All
Levels, All
Strands)
Why Trade?
(Middle/High,
Gov./Civics, Econ)
Democratizing the
DBQ: A Systemwide Approach to
Historical Thinking
and Analytical
Writing
(Middle/High, World
History, Gov./Civics)
Performance
Assessments: What
Do They Mean for
3rd Grade)
Montpelier
Monticello
The Country Game:
A Simulation for
Comparative Politics
(High, Gov./Civics)
What We Carry:
Changing the Face of
Holocaust Education
(Middle/High, US
History, World
History, Civics)
Ash Grove
Ballroom A
Why Reinvent the
Wheel? Quick
Strategies for the
Social Studies
Classroom
(Middle/High All
Strands)
Our Global
Classroom: Strategies
for Reaching ESOL
Students in World
History (High, World
History, Geography)
Ash Grove
Ballroom B
Girls’ Education
can Change the
World! Making a
Difference through
Global
Connections
(Middle/High, All
Strands)
Graduating?
What’s Next? A
New Interactive
Resource for Your
Students (High,
Economics)
Teaching History
with Digital Primary
Source Technology:
Magna Carta and the
Constitution
(Middle/High, US
History, Gov./Civics,
VA Studies)
Go Global with
Germany! (All
Levels, World
History)
Ash Grove
Ballroom C
Fun and Games with
Economic Concepts:
Energizers for the
Elementary
Classroom
(Primary/Elementary,
Economics)
Learning Locally,
Thinking Globally:
Using ServiceLearning to Civically
Engage Youth (All
Levels, US History,
World History,
Gov./Civics)
Strategies for
Incorporating
International
Perspectives in the
Classroom (High, All
Strands)
The 14th
Amendment: What It
Means to Be
“American”
(Middle/High, US
History, Gov./Civics,
Sociology
Expeditions into
Social Studies:
Integrating Active
Pedagogy and Bring
it All Together
(Elementary,
Gov./Civics, Econ.,
Geography)
World History I:
Project Based
Learning (High,
World History)
Understanding and
Including African
History in World
History (High, World
History)
Library of Congress
Primary Sources to
Teach Global
Connections (All
Levels, All Strands)
Project Based
Learning: Teaching
about the Stock
Market
(Middle/High,
Economics)
Change Over Time and
Space: Using GIS to
Enhance the History
Classroom (All Levels,
All Strands)
The Will of the
People: Balancing
Competing Sets of
Values (Middle,
High; Civics,
History)
Teaching Disciplinary
Literacy in a Global
Age (Middle/High, US
History, Gov./Civics)
The Declaration of
Independence: A
Global Glimpse
(High, US History,
Gov./Civics,
Geography, VA
Studies)
Survival Stories:
First Year Navigation
& Celebration (High,
US History, World
History, Gov./Civics,
Economics)
Virginia’s Resource
Round-Up
(Elementary,
Economics, VA
Studies)
Strategies to Engage
ALL Learners in the
Classroom (Middle,
All Strands)
Bringing the War
Home: MeuseArgonne American
Cemetery as a
Classroom
(Middle/High, US
History, World
History)
No Nation is an
Island (High, US
History, World
History)
The Comedy &
Tragedy of Virginia
History: Practical
Theater Techniques
to Teach the Impact
of Colonization
(Middle, All Strands)
What Were They
Thinking? A Toolbox
for Understanding
the Global World
(Middle, US History,
World History,
Econ.)
Technology-Enhanced
Teaching: Connecting
the Past, Present, and
Future
(Elementary/Middle,
US History,
Gov./Civics, Econ, VA
Studies)
The Boomerang
Effect: How Bias , the
Global Economy, and
Personal
Responsibility Impact
Students (High, World
History, Gov./Civics,
Economics)
History for All (All
Levels, US History,
World History)
Civics for the Real
World: Teaching the
Skills of Active
Citizenship
(Middle/High,
Gov./Civics)
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE: SATURDAY SESSIONS
Room
8:30-9:30
9:45-10:45
11:00-12:00
Shenandoah
Standards Based Learning in the
Social Studies Classroom.
(Middle/High, US History, World
History, Gov./Civics)
Basics of Blended Instruction
(Middle/High, All Strands)
Imagination & Integration: Infusing
Studies into Reading (Elementary, VA
Studies)
Educational Travel on Someone Else’s
Dime! (Middle/High, All Strands)
Discover Diplomacy: A Web Resource
for the Classroom (High, Gov./Civics,
Econ., Geography)
Explore the Sea of Liberty with
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
(Middle/High, US History, World
History, Gov./Civics, VA Studies)
Great Falls
Zooming in on Primary Sources with
Google. (Middle/High, All Strands)
Rappahannock
Sugar Tariffs and Sweatshops:
Teaching About Globalization.
(Middle/High, All Strands)
Wolf Trap
Flipped Classroom
(Elementary/Middle/High, All
Strands)
Whose Fault Is It? A World War
One Mystery. (High, US History,
World History)
It’s Elementary: Even Young
Students Can Interpret Primary
Sources! (Elementary, US History,
Gov./Civics, Econ., Geography)
Snippets and Problem Based
Learning. (Middle, US History)
Teaching and Learning About World
War II in the Digital Age (Middle/High,
US History, World History,
Gov./Civics)
We Need to Do What? Practical Ways
to Use Primary Sources in the Social
Studies Classroom (Elementary, US
History, Gov./Civics, Econ.,
Geography, VA Studies)
The Story Makes a Difference
(Elementary/Middle, US History, VA
Studies)
World War I and the Impact of Conflict
on Geography (High, US History,
World History, Geography)
Transatlantic Suffrage Movement: A
Virginian in Parliament (High, US
History, World History)
Potomac
Vienna
McLean
Falls Church
Art, Politics & Economics: A Global
Tapestry (Middle/High, US History,
World History, Econ., Geography)
Madison
Deciphering Primary Source
Documents (Elementary/Middle, US
History)
Mount Vernon
The Urban Learner in the Global World
(Middle/High, US History, World
History, Gov./Civics, Geography)
Montpelier
Monticello
Ash Grove
Ballroom A
Ash Grove
Ballroom B
Ash Grove
Ballroom C
Using Acronyms to Make Them Think
(Middle/High, US History,
Gov./Civics, Geography)
Appy Hour (Primary, Elementary, US
History, Geography, VA Studies)
Did the Cold War Really End? (High,
World History)
Easy Ways to Greatly Reduce
Discipline Issues and Increase
Teaching Time (All Levels, All
Strands)
Tobacco, International Slavery, and
Slaveholding in Virginia with a
Special Focus on Northern Virginia
(All Levels, All Strands)
Constitutional Controversies –
Contemporary Cases and the US
Supreme Court (Gov./Civics)
The Rule of Law: Foundation for
Global Democracy (Middle/High,
US History, World History,
Gov./Civics, Econ., VA Studies)
Interactive Activities for Teaching
Global Economics and Trade.
(Middle, Civics, Economics)
Differentiating for Diverse Learners
(All levels, All strands)
Civics and Economics in the
Interactive Classroom (Middle,
Gov./Civics)
GPS… Old World Style! How
Celestial Navigation Made European
Colonization of the New World
Possible (All Levels, US History,
World History, VA Studies)
Education the Exceptional Learner:
Tips and Strategies for a Diverse
Classroom. (High, US History)
Teaching the Cold War: What We
Knew Then and What We Know Now
(High, US History, World History,
Gov./Civics)
Dial 411, Not 911! TechnologyInfused Curriculum and Resources
(High, All Strands)
Captive Passage: Investigating the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
(Elementary/Middle/High, US History,
World History, Geography, VA
Studies)
Children’s Literature: The Lens for
Exploring the Global Community
(Primary/Elementary/Middle, US
History, Gov./Civics, World History,
Econ., VA Studies)
Kizzy Ann Stamps: Making the
Economics of Integration
Meaningful. (High, US History)
The Power of Specialization and
Interdependence
(Primary/Elementary, Economics)
Please join us for the Concluding General Session in the Ballroom from
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm featuring Dodge Billingsley with a film screening and a
chance to win some special (and historic!) door prizes.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSIONS
8:00 to 9:00 A.M.
Making Global Connections Practical within Virginia Social Studies Class
Shenandoah
Audience:
Middle, High
All Strands
Presenter(s): Aaron Johnson, David Hicks, Jennifer Bondy, Lisa Pennington, Virginia Tech
John Lee, North Carolina State University, Stephanie van Hover, University of Virginia
Jeremy Stoddard, William & Mary
This session will explore practical avenues for making global connections within Virginia social studies classrooms.
The session will share a range of strategies and tools to enable Virginia teachers to incorporate global perspectives
while teaching across Virginia’s social studies Standards of Learning.
Creating 21st Century Learners in the Virginia Studies Classroom
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
US History, Virginia Studies
Jennifer L. Brown, Fairfax County Public Schools
Maximize instructional time while encouraging deep thinking! Participants will learn how to infuse reading strategies in
the context of social studies instruction. They will discover powerful ways to engage and develop historical thinkers
through informational texts as well as primary and secondary sources. Instructional materials will be provided to all
attendees.
Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society
Great Falls
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All Strands
Mike Hasley, Henrico County Public Schools
In the 1950s, the 3 "R's" were enough for our students to succeed in the American economy. However, in 2014,
reading, writing, and arithmetic isn't enough. Students need to know critical thinking, communication, collaboration,
and creativity. This session will help teachers better understand how they can integrate these skills in their classroom
through activities and technology, all while focusing on the SOLs.
Learning by Doing: The Classroom Mini-Economy
Rappahannock
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
Economics
Barbara Taylor, Virginia Tech
Implement a mini-economy in your classroom and they’ll not only learn and understand economics and citizenship, but
will also enhance their sense of empowerment and self-sufficiency, discover the importance of cooperation, be
motivated to marshal their own creative and analytical resources, and have fun while learning. Attend this session and
discover that it's easier than you think.
Supporting Social Studies Learning and Language Production Among Immigrant Students
Wolf Trap
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All Strands
Paul J. Yoder, University of Virginia
This session highlights instructional strategies that support social studies content objectives and the language learning
needs of immigrant students. Participants will have opportunities to experience application of these methods and
brainstorm uses in their own settings. Participants will leave with resources and materials ready for classroom use.
Overview of AP US History Redesign
Vienna
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History
John R. Struck, Fairfax County Public Schools
This session will focus on the College Board’s redesign of the advanced placement U.S. history course which includes
more attention to America in the world throughout U.S. history. Participants will receive sample lessons and strategies
that will be useful for time periods six, seven, eight, and nine.
Sharing a World of 7 Billion: Activities for Global Citizenship
McLean
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
Geography
Pamela Wasserman, Population Connection
How are population growth, resource use, public health, social equity and economics all related? Discover
interdisciplinary, hands-on activities to help students think critically and creatively about global challenges to the planet
and people. Engage in a series of hands-on activities: role-playing simulations, concept mapping, cooperative group
problem-solving and more. Receive a CD of lesson plans matched to Virginia’s SOLs.
Nobody Owns the Sky: Investing in Human Capital
Falls Church
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
US History, Economics
Lynne Farrell Stover, James Madison University Center for Economic Education
Barbara Haynes, Virginia Council on Economic Education
Bessie Coleman, Cesar Chavez, Helen Keller, and Booker T. Washington are all examples of individuals who
overcame obstacles to achieve great things. By learning about these historical figures, students will discover that
getting an education, learning new skills, and setting goals are important ways to invest in their future. This interactive
session includes hands-on lessons, a topical bibliography, and door prizes.
Digging Deeper with Maps
Madison
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
US History, World History, Geography
Patti Winch, Fairfax County Public Schools
Two activities that facilitate critical and creative thinking surrounding the theme of geography will be shared. One
activity will focus on learning how to read latitude and longitude through a hands-on activity, while the other will share a
Library of Congress strategy that helps students to dig deeper into historical maps. Materials will be provided for
participants.
Teaching World History through Primary Sources
Mount Vernon
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, World History, Geography, Virginia Studies
Elizabeth Glynn, Kevin Briscoe, Loudoun County Public Schools
The session will provide participants with hands-on examples from World History I and II of how historical maps and
other primary sources can help deepen understanding of connections between geography and the development of
unique societies. The presenters will demonstrate how to use primary sources in the classroom with students and how
primary sources can be used as a teaching tool in any historical topic.
iSTEM - Integrating STEM Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom
Montpelier
Audience:
Elementary, Middle, High
All Strands
Presenter(s): Julie Stavitski, Teresa Goodin, Albemarle County Public Schools,
Andy Dojack, Greene County Public Schools, Andy Mink, LEARN NC UNC-Chapel Hill, Chris Bunin, Virginia
Geographic Alliance
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) have become increasingly central to U.S. economic
competitiveness and growth. Unfortunately, most core social science subjects are taught in isolation, which limits
opportunities for integrated STEM learning. Until now! Come learn how you can use geospatial technologies in the
social sciences. Lesson plans and curriculum will be provided.
Why Trade?
Monticello
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
Government/Civics, Economics
India Meissel, Catherine Williams, Suffolk Public Schools
Why do countries trade? Why aren’t nations like the United States, China, and Japan making all of the goods that their
citizens want to purchase rather than importing them from another country? Come participate in an international
trading simulation that will spark a discussion on why nations trade both goods and technology in a global
marketplace.
Why Reinvent the Wheel? Quick Strategies for the Social Studies Classroom
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All Strands
Penny Anderson, Theresa A. Tempesta, Spotsylvania County Public Schools
We will highlight a series of lessons and strategies that engage students in the topics of Global Understanding such as
comparing and contrasting events, utilizing CUBS to read, analyze, and engage primary source material, and making
observations through 3-2-1 Snapshot. Teachers will leave this presentation with six stand-alone lessons that can be
used with any content area.
Girls’ Education can Change the World! Making a Difference through Global Connections
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All Strands
Michelle D. Cude, Melissa Jackson, Brittany Porter, James Madison University
Around the world in countries like Haiti and Kenya, girls are facing overwhelming obstacles to getting an education.
This session will help teachers learn how to use the Girl Rising curriculum to open students' eyes to this current crisis.
Prepare to be touched and inspired by their stories. Opportunities to help build the Nasaruni Academy for Maasai Girls
in Kenya will be presented. Involve your students. Be the change!
Graduating? What’s Next? A New Interactive Resource for Your Students
Ash Grove Ballroom C
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
Economics
Nick Haltom, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Help your students navigate the real world and make their first major financial decision: investing in life after high
school! Through this free online program, students explore their job interests and desired lifestyle, evaluate costs and
benefits of various education paths, and develop personal finance skills and an actionable plan. BYOD and experience
this free, interactive web resource for yourself!
FRIDAY MORNING SESSIONS
9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
Brotherhood: A Novel, an Author, Two Librarians and a Classroom Teacher
Shenandoah
Audience:
Middle
US History
Presenter(s): Deborah Floyd, Stephanie Stargardt, Joshua Forbes, Anne Westrick,
Chesterfield County Public Schools
See how a collaborative team approach using the novel Brotherhood resulted in a cross curricular learning opportunity
for one 7th grade class. Technology integration, writing, local history (Richmond, VA), and an opportunity to interact
with an author come together to create a unique experience for students. We'll show you all the nuts and bolts from
beginning to end.
The Complete Guide to Flipping the Urban Classroom
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
All Strands
Mark Poley, Connor Dolson, Richmond Public Schools
Receive an introduction to the flipped classroom model. Empower students to learn the “basic” stuff outside of the
school day and free up time for highly engaging activities in the classroom. Focus will be on the opportunities and
challenges of this model for the urban classroom. We will provide a full prototype with step-by-step instructions which
will help teachers to flip their own classroom.
History Alive Interactive Dramatization
Great Falls
Audience:
Elementary
Virginia Studies
Presenter(s): Deitra Brady Pulliam, Arlington Public Schools
Step into a session which brings to life real world concepts and gives students a memory connection they will never
forget.This session will show educators how to increase student participation and cooperation using body kinesthetic
intelligence in social studies. Lessons and activities are based on the educational theories of Howard Gardner.
Occoquan
A Virginian Abroad: Paquiquineo and the Age of Exploration
Audience:
Elementary, Middle
Virginia Studies, US History
Presenter(s): Brendan Wolfe, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, UVA
In 1561, the Indian Paquiquineo embarked on perhaps the most amazing journey in Virginia history. After visiting
Europe and Mexico, he returned home in 1570, only to turn on his fellow missionaries. My presentation will show how
teachers can use Paquiquineo's compelling story to explore complex global interrelations before Jamestown.
THESIS ALIVE! Writing in the Socal Studies Classroom
Rappahannock
Audience:
Presenter(s):
All Levels
All Strands
Corey Thornblad, Gretchen Hazlin, Fairfax County Public Schools
An interactive, multi-level approach to teaching students to write strong thesis statements and to help them develop
writing skills for the social studies classroom. This session models easily accessible ideas for all grade levels using
stations, technology, and hands on manipulatives. Teachers will walk away with multiple techniques that they can use
in their classrooms to make thesis writing come alive for students.
Maps on the Move: Connecting Geography, History and Sugar
Wolf Trap
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
US History, Geography, Virginia Studies
Katie Blomquist, Nicole Bennett, Fairfax County Public Schools
Thinking globally requires thinking creatively. Students must understand how geography and history are intricately
connected. Discover how to accomplish all of this by participating in engaging, hands-on experiences. See how
putting maps into students’ hands can move their thinking to the highest levels! Come have fun with your History
Peeps!
Declaring Independence: Again & Again
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History
Bill Fetsko, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Vienna
An analysis of the Declaration as a primary source and founding document enables us to identify the core democratic
values that have endured since the Declaration was issued in 1776. A comparison to other documents that have
echoed its key principles helps us understand how citizens have employed these core principles to drive historic
change.
Sixteenth Century Virginia in the North American Spanish Empire
McLean
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Grades 9 -12
US History, World History, Virginia Studies
Dr. Jim Glanville, Independent Scholar
Traditional Virginia history rarely tells of the sixteenth century period when the future Commonwealth was part of a far
flung Spanish Empire in North America. This presentation describes that period of history using four principal themes:
Conquistadors in Southwest Virginia, A Jesuit mission on the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia’s place in the first-ever world
atlas, Spanish reaction to the settlement of the Jamestown.
Differentiating the Social Studies Curriculum for Diverse Learners
Audience:
Elementary, Middle
Virginia Studies, US History
Presenter(s): Stacy Hoeflich, Alexandria City Schools
Westwood
The focus of this session is differentiating challenging Virginia and US History social studies content for students with
varied abilities, including ELL and SPED students. Strategies discussed will include the use of visual study guides and
end of unit assessments, integrating social studies into language arts through explicit vocabulary instruction and
guided reading, using menus to offer choice in projects, and using visual primary sources to allow students with limited
English access to the curriculum. Samples and resources will be provided.
Past, Present and Future: Three Books that Feature Strong Economic Content
Falls Church
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
Economics
Lynne Farrell Stover, James Madison University, Center for Economic Education
Barbara Haynes, Virginia Council on Economic Education
Liesel in ʺThe Book Thiefʺ, Greg in ʺThe Diary of a Wimpy Kidʺ, and Jonas in ʺThe Giverʺ are examples of strong
fictional characters making life-defining decisions. Learn how to teach hands-on activities featuring scarcity, incentives,
economic systems, and opportunity cost using the content in these popular children’s books. Classroom-ready
lessons, a topical bibliography, and door prizes are included.
Democratizing the DBQ: A System-wide Approach to Historical Thinking and Analytical Writing
Madison
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
World History, Government/Civics
Chip Brady, The DBQ Project
During this session there will be a close examination of one Mini-Qs in World History unit. The structure of this session
will be an interactive workshop where attendees will learn to teach a DBQ and assess DBQs by doing them. Attendees
will leave the workshop with a greater understanding of the pedagogy required to reach all skill levels with the rigorous
evidence-based DBQ writing approach.
Performance Assessments: What Do They Mean for 3rd Grade?
Mount Vernon
Audience:
Moderator(s):
K-3
Lower Elementary
TBD
This session will provide an opportunity for elementary teachers to meet and discuss the recent move towards
authentic assessment in grades K-3.
The Country Game: A Simulation for Comparative Politics
Montpelier
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
Government/Civics
Wesley Hedgepeth, Trinity Episcopal School
This simulation will provide students with an introductory experience in comparative government, and will allow them to
discover the positive and negative consequences of international cooperation and conflict. Teachers will walk away
from this session with a fun and practical lesson plan for introducing comparative government. Materials and step-bystep instructions for implementation will be provided.
What We Carry: Changing the Face of Holocaust Education
Audience:
Middle, High, College
US History, World History, Government/Civics
Presenter(s): Elena Barr Baum, Mickey Held, Deb Segaloff
Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Monticello
The watchword of Holocaust lessons is “Never Forget.” But once there are no longer survivors to recount their
personal stories, what then? Come experience, “What We Carry,” a multi-media program combining filmed survivor
narratives, archival footage, and vintage suitcases of replica memorabilia from survivors’ experiences. Learn how to
bring this powerful Holocaust program to YOUR classroom.
Our Global Classrooms: Strategies for Reaching ESOL Students in World History
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
World History, Geography
Michelle Cottrell-Williams, Arlington Public Schools
The way we reach and teach students born outside of the United States needs to be adjusted in order to meet their
unique and specific language needs. Learn several tried-and-tested strategies you can use in your classroom starting
tomorrow - including effective ways to incorporate a word wall into your instruction and testing methods that increase
retention and language acquisition!
Teaching History with Digital Primary Source Technology: Magna Cart and the Constitution
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Middle, High, Higher Education
US History, Government/Civics, Virginia Studies
Presenter(s): Emily Voss, Jennifer Patja Howell, Center for the Constitution
Robert F. Peck, Freeman High School
In this session, teachers will learn how they can access a special collection of primary source documents related to
Magna Carta, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights in the classroom using online resources.
Participants will receive guidance on content development to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, its
influence on American government, and ideas for engaging instructional strategies.
Go Global with Germany!
Ash Grove Ballroom C
Audience:
Presenter(s):
All Grades
World History
Sarah Yabroff, Wood Powell, Goethe Institut
The Goethe Institut will Introduce the Transatlantic Outreach Program's new global elementary and secondary
curriculum by exploring some key components. Participants will be provided complimentary curriculum materials that
align with NCSS and Common Core Standards. Learn about Transatlantic Program’s application process for allexpenses paid Summer Study Tours.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSIONS
10:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Economic Concepts for World History II Students
Shenandoah
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
World History
Patrick Costa, Hampton City Schools
The focus of this session will be on teaching economic concepts to World History II students. The objective will be for
teachers to leave with examples and ideas of how to teach Mercantilism, Communism, Socialism, and Capitalism.
Virginia and the Global World: How Does Where You Live Affect How You Live?
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary
Geography, Virginia Studies
Meghan Raftery, Marissa Adcock, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Virginia Beach City Public School's unique 4th and 5th grade curriculum sequence focuses on the relationship
between time and place. Learn how fourth graders focus on the physical geography of Virginia, integrated with Earth
Science, as they uncover how where you live affects how you live.
Virginia Department of Education Updates
Great Falls
Audience:
Presenter(s):
All Levels
All Strands
Betsy Barton, VDOE
Learn about the latest History and Social Science Standards of Learning updates from the Virginia Department of
Education history and social science staff. Virginia museums who provide support for the Virginia History and Social
Science SOL instructional program will also be present to share their expertise.
Hinduism 101: What if Everything You Knew About Hinduism Was Wrong?
Occoquan
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
World History, Geography
Murali Balaji, Hindu American Foundation
What is Hinduism? This presentation will help teachers have a basic understanding about Hinduism (traditions,
philosophies, and controversies) to help them better teach about the religion in their classes. The goal of this session
is to help teachers feel more comfortable in explaining a tradition that is arguably the most difficult to explain of the
faith traditions explored in social studies classes
Globalizing US History Courses: Free, Self-Paced, Online Professional Development Modules
Rappahannock
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History
Craig Perrier, Fairfax County Public Schools
Globalizing the U.S. History Survey provides 5 free, self-paced, collaborative, online professional development
modules for history teachers. Participants develop and share instructional material, curriculum models, and
assessment tools to be used in their classes. This session highlights the vision, platform, structure, and resources of
this PD tool.
“Good Night and Good Luck”: Reporting War During World War II
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Wolf Trap
Middle, High
US History, World History
Sarah McLaughlin, Albemarle County Public Schools
World War II is the first war to use the modern social media of the time, the radio, to bring the war into the homes of
the people. The session will demonstrate how a station-based classroom allows students to explore media and war
reporting through on-line research, radio recordings, and live footage. We will use sources from Edward R. Murrow,
Ernie Pyle, Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt.
The Election Process for the 21st Century Learner
Vienna
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
US History, Government/Civics
Rory Dippold, Jeff Buck, Falls Church City Schools
This project based learning unit provides teachers and students with the tools to positively impact their community.
Participants will learn the “nuts and bolts” of an Election Day project that has made significant changes in Falls Church
City Schools. Presenters will share how students projects are shared with civic community members and PTA, and
how they have received PTA grants to implement student projects.
Trail to Freedom Toolkit
McLean
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
US History, Virginia Studies
Tramia Jackson, Fredericksburg Area Museum & Culture Center
Eric Powell, Post Oak Middle School
The Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center and Post Oak Middle School will discuss the Trail to Freedom
Group and the Trail to Freedom Teacher Resources Toolkit. The Trail to Freedom Teachers Resource Kit tells the
story of the African American struggle for freedom and equal rights through local stories from Fredericksburg and
surrounding counties.
Social Studies with the Gifted Student
Westwood
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary
Economics, Geography, Virginia Studies
Anne Gariano, Prince William County Schools
We will explore the use of primary resources to understand major topics in the SOL strands for social studies in fourth
and fifth grade. Teachers will be provided copies of primary resources and extension research for their gifted students
in class.
Fun and Games with Economic Concepts: Energizers for the Elementary Classroom
Falls Church
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary
Economics
Lynne Farrell Stover, James Madison University, Center for Economic Education
Barbara Haynes, Virginia Council on Economic Education
This interactive session is brought to you by the letter “E”. Discover how to engage students in activities that get them
out of their seats as they learn about productive resources, opportunity cost, and entrepreneurship. Activities include
“We’re Touring Virginia”, “The Energetic Entrepreneur”, and “A Chain of Wants”. Classroom-ready lessons, a topical
bibliography, and door prizes are included.
Learning Locally, Thinking Globally: Using Service-Learning to Civically Engage Youth
Madison
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
US History, World History, Government/Civics, Virginia Studies
Jessie Aucoin, Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership
Linda Carlton, Orange County Public Schools
Autumn Cook, Harpers Ferry National Park
Lisa Testa, James G. Brumfield Elementary School
All Journey Through Hallowed Ground service-learning educational programs are designed so that students use local
events to explore greater historic themes. Likewise, students are trained on technology and equipment used in global
communications with their final projects then uploaded to websites for use in classrooms around the world.
Strategies for Incorporating International Perspectives in the Classroom
Mount Vernon
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
All Strands
Samantha Reynolds, Fairfax County Public Schools
This session will focus on specific teaching strategies that will increase community and academic dialogue for all
learners in your classroom. Participants will be introduced to Jeff Zwier’s Academic Conversation structure. The
session will also highlight a cool new international program that can open up doors for your students!
The 14th Amendment: What It Means to Be “American”
Montpelier
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, Government/Civics, Sociology
Ting-Yi Oei, 1882 Project; formerly Loudoun County Public Schools
Virginia's growth from immigration, mainly from Latin America and Asia, has spurred vigorous debate. At the heart of
the debate are issues in the 14th Amendment that define American citizenship and guarantee “due process,” and
“equal protection under the laws.” Learn through primary course case studies how courageous Asian Americans fought
to establish these basic principles for all Americans.
Expeditions into Social Studies: Integrating Active Pedagogy and Bring it All Together
Monticello
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary
Government/Civics, Economics, Geography, Virginia Studies
Wade Turner, Gina Cozzini, Ethan Schoenherr, Arlington Public Schools
Engage your students while hitting learning objectives in multiple disciplines. The Expeditionary Learning model,
developed by Outward Bound and Harvard School of Education, offers an approach to planning and delivering
instruction which makes social studies real and makes the big ideas really stick with students. Come see what it is
about and leave with ideas which you can use in your classroom tomorrow.
World History I: Project Based Learning
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
World History
Donovan O’Brien, Culpeper County Public Schools
How do you engage students and help them relate to content while incorporating 21st Century skills? Project Based
Learning! From Prehistory to the Renaissance, this presentation will provide multiple examples of project based
learning activities you can start using now. From simple kinesthetic activities, to advanced game play, make learning
fun and see what happens when you empower children!
Strategies to Engage ALL Learners in the Classroom
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle
All Strands
Sara Winter, Ruth Valverde, Jackie Rogers, Arlington Public Schools
Ready to try some new teaching strategies? This session will provide teachers an opportunity to learn about different
ways to engage a diverse group of students. Participants of the session will take away ten methods and ideas that can
be applied in any classroom. The session will be hands-on, provide real life examples, and time to practice these new
methods for everyday use.
The Comedy & Tragedy of Virginia History: Practical Theater Techniques to Teach the Impact of Colonization
Ash Grove Ballroom C
Audience:
Middle
All Strands
Presenter(s): Corey the Talented Blind Guy, LaQuita Marie, Atumpan Edutainment
Participants will discover how to foster teamwork amongst their students as they combine their historical investigation
strategies and deduction skills to illustrate what they learn in an interactive in-class theatrical production. This session
will encourage the use of technology for Internet research to help students investigate historical figures and the global
context in which their relative historical events occurred.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
1:30 – 2:30 P.M.
Virginia Studies and the 1:1 Initiative
Shenandoah
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary
Virginia Studies
Chuck Baumgardner, Hampton City Schools
The Social Studies Department at Hampton City Schools has researched apps for students involved with a 1:1
(student to computing device) initiative to use. The session will look at these apps and show how they can be used to
create fun and innovative ways to learn the content in the Virginia Studies curriculum and to relate Virginia Studies with
global connections.
Model United Nations -- A Window on the World
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
World History, Current World Events
Tom Brannan, Matthew Hanlon, Fairfax County Public Schools
This session draws upon the experience of two MUN Club faculty advisers. Their MUN students have hosted the "My
First MUN Training Conference" every fall since 2003. This session will focus on role playing within a structured
framework, the development of regional alliances, negotiating skills, using the UN Charter, diplomacy, and
partnerships with University MUN Clubs.
Make Social Studies the Highlight of their Day
Great Falls
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
US History, Virginia Studies
Roxane Edgerton, Chesapeake Public Schools
Get your students excited about history! Join me for a high- energy session filled with music, movement, and more.
Discover engaging strategies designed to make teaching and learning social studies content relevant, meaningful and
fun. Materials will be provided for participants.
Project-Based Assessments
Audience:
Elementary, Middle, High
Presenter(s):
Occoquan
Janet Sottolano, Fairfax County Public Schools
Learn how to create project based activities that will be interesting, creative, and fun. Come away with assignments
that you can use tomorrow in your classroom that are inexpensive and will give students a chance to creatively show
what they know.
Differences: Using Primary Documents to Explore Values and Attitudes of the Past
Rappahannock
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, Virginia Studies
Mark Howell, Adrienne Robertson, Library of Virginia
"The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there." This session explores how to analyze primary
documents in order to interpret the values and attitudes of past generations. By developing the skills to understand
how and why people explained or justified their actions, students acquire the ability to understand how people of
different cultures think. Using documents from the state archives, the instructors will demonstrate how the study of
history prepares students to be thoughtful citizens of the world.
Preparing and Conducting Controversial Issue Discussions
Wolf Trap
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, Government/Civics
Scot Wilson, Close Up Foundation
Are your students ready for democracy? Come explore a way of teaching that places controversial issues at the center
of the curriculum to foster students' democratic dispositions, civic attachment and sense of political efficacy and
agency. Together we will examine both current and historical issues that can engage students in meaningful debate.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Teaching with Our Founding Documents
Vienna
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary
Virginia Studies
Janina Peters, Fara T. Faust, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Do your students know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Declaration of
Rights? This session will provide you with ready to use lessons and ideas on teaching your students the significance
and importance of many of our founding documents. Presenters will show you ways to use primary sources and
technology in the study of these founding documents and their global connections.
Integrating Technology through Game Based Learning
McLean
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle
US History
Scott Greene, Donovan O'Brien, Culpeper County Public Schools
Game based learning has been proven to be an effective tool for engaging students. In this presentation, teachers will
demonstrate various activities designed to make learning an experience students can relate to. Using the Game
Object Model (GOM), you to can learn how to create task-based activities that focus on 21st Century skills:
collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
Commons: A Free Digital Learning Civics Course
Westwood
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, Government/Civics
Hunter Gros, Alice Wagner, Maddy Murphy, Everfi
See a demonstration and learn about the simple registration process for Commons, a no-cost, standards-driven, web
based resource that inspires teens to be civically engaged. Commons utilizes real-world engagement as students
research, write to elected officials, develop a project plan, discuss and debate issues with peers, and more.
Understanding and Including African History in World History
Falls Church
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
World History
Aishaah Reed Blain, Prince William County Public Schools
In this session, teachers will learn how to include a broader perspective of African history within the context of the
Ancient and Modern World history SOL standards. With this session, teachers will be able to create excitement among
students to learn African history as the students gain and practice historical thinking skills.
Project Based Learning: Teaching about the Stock Market
Madison
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
Economics
Ruth Cookson, Old Dominion University Center for Economic Education
This session will focus on using stock market simulations to motivate students as they focus on improving their
technology, writing, math, economics, and research skills. Tools for creating a portfolio for alternative assessment will
be shared as well as lessons to help teach about stocks, corporations, and investing. Participants will leave with
classroom ready lessons and resources.
The Will of the People: Balancing Competing Sets of Values
Mount Vernon
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
History, Government
Bill Fetsko, Colonial Williamsburg
Issues that citizens are forced to confront and debate influence both national and international courses of action.
Decisions that are made determine how individuals and nations respond and interact with each other. In a world where
the global community is so interrelated the actions of one individual or nation does impact the rest of the world.
The Declaration of Independence: A Global Glimpse
Montpelier
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History, Government/Civics, Geography, Virginia Studies
Holly A. Hoover, Shenandoah County Public Schools
The Declaration of Independence is certainly a focal point of US History, and we often study Americans' reactions and
its implications for our fledgling nation. But what about its reception around the world? This session will provide wellresearched historical information, along with practical strategies and handouts to aid in implementing this material in
the US & VA History, Government, or World Geography classrooms.
Survival Stories: First Year Navigation & Celebration
Monticello
Audience:
High
US History, World History, Government/Civics, Economics
Presenter(s): Laura Lay, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Connor Dolson, Sean Conard, City of Richmond Public Schools
Join veterans of the Richmond Teacher Resident program as they discuss their first year of teaching in an urban
environment. This panel presentation will focus on first year teacher concerns and provide helpful and realistic hints for
all beginning teachers.
Bringing the War Home: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery as a Classroom
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
Middle, High, Instructional Leadership
US History, World History, Government/Civics, Geography, Virginia Studies
Presenter(s): Andy Mink, LEARN NC, University of North Carolina,
Tim Nosal, American Battlefield Monuments Commission,
Colin Baker, Blacksburg High School, Michael Schafer, Monticello High School,
Teresa Goodin, Henley Middle School, Jared Morris, William Wetzel Middle School,
Patrick Touart, Tunstall High School
The Meuse Argonne is the largest offensive in American history. In conjunction with the centennial of WWI this panel
presentation will present practical methods, technologies, activities, and stories that utilize the Meuse Argonne battle,
cemetery, and monuments as means to teaching about World War I, America's involvement, and emergence as a
World Power. Curriculum and instructional resources will be provided.
No Nation is an Island
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History, World History
Roxanne Thompson, Pulaski County Public Schools
While visiting South Africa in 1966, Robert F. Kennedy proclaimed that “no nation is an island unto itself.” This session
will analyze key events from America’s foundation up through the mid-nineteenth century and place them in a global
context. Lesson plans and primary sources will be presented on three topics: Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence,
the Monroe Doctrine, and America’s Civil War.
What Were They Thinking? A Toolbox for Understanding the Global World
Ash Grove Ballroom C
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Greene County
Middle
US History, World History, Economics
Stephanie Hammer, Barb Aszbach, Allison Hughes, Emily Likins-Hohman,
Do your students struggle with assignments that require thought? Are you looking for techniques that help students
examine their understanding through written expression? This session examines routines and tools for
interdisciplinary, collaborative activities. Using easily differentiated economic and history lessons, teachers will gain a
thinking, writing, and technology toolbox to help students become engaged learners.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
2:45 – 3:45 P.M.
Literacy Integration: Engaging Diverse Learnings and Expanding Perspectives
Shenandoah
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary
Economics
Diana Jordan, Anna Kanter, Arlington Public Schools
When students make connections between text and self or content and self, it makes the learning more powerful and
more connected to the student. Presenters will share exemplar literacy integrated social studies lessons taught at the
primary and upper elementary levels. These lessons and additional resources will be provided as well as how they
were developed and shared at the school district level.
Information Nation: The Free Press in a Global World
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History, World History, Government/Civics, Virginia Studies
Anna Kassinger, Newseum
Explore ways to reframe U.S. history through the Newseum’s emphasis on the First Amendment and the role of a free
press in a democracy. Gain strategies and resources to help students move beyond passive information consumption
toward active critical analysis of the news, and understand the role of technology in creating an informed citizenry.
Expanding Your Foldables Toolkit: New Techniques
Great Falls
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
All Strands
Susie Orr, Fairfax County Public Schools
Add new techniques to your foldables© toolkit. Explore formats that can be used in a variety of ways including
performance assessment, project based learning, or SOL review. Materials will be provided to make samples.
Techniques can be applied to any content. Techniques include a shutter top-pocket and shutter booklet, as well as the
techniques needed to apply maps, primary sources, data, and student generated work to larger pieces innovatively
using readily available materials.
Performance Assessments: What Do They Mean for US History I and II?
Occoquan
Audience:
Moderator(s):
Middle
US History
Patti Winch, Fairfax County Public Schools
This session will provide an opportunity for teachers to meet and discuss the recent move towards authentic
assessment in US History II.
Bye Bye Flat Maps!
Rappahannock
Audience:
Primary, Elementary
Geography
Presenter(s):
Tricia Brdecka, Norfolk Public Schools
Participants will discuss, explore and create activities which take the study of geography beyond paper. The session
will include hands-on activities to engage elementary students and foster their development of geography skills.
Activities will be able to be applied across multiple instructional settings including whole group, cooperative groups,
stations/centers, and integrated learning experiences.
Make it Real
Wolf Trap
Audience:
Elementary, Middle
US History, Geography, Virginia Studies
Presenter(s): Ryan Stein, Henrico County Public Schools
Engage your students by integrating technology, music, social studies, and language arts! Participants will explore
21st century online resources that promote creativity and innovation. Explore independent projects that foster critical
thinking, alternatives to interactive notebooks, and websites that allow students to “flip the classroom.” You will leave
with an abundance of creative ideas to implement in your classroom tomorrow.
National Geographic's Geography Awareness Week
Vienna
Audience:
Presenter(s):
All Levels
All Strands
Denise Lam, Penny Anderson, Virginia Geographic Alliance
This session will guide participants in how they can incorporate National Geographic's theme into their curriculum to
enhance the students' awareness of spatial concepts in exciting new ways. There will be an emphasis on increasing
geo-literacy and utilizing the resources provided by NGS and the Virginia Geographic Alliance.
“Freedom for Slaves”: Analyzing Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
McLean
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
US History, Virginia Studies
Mike Crookshank, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Shortly before the Battle of Great Bridge, Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation that promised freedom to any enslaved
African-American who would desert his rebel master and take up arms for the British . This interactive workshop
explores the reasons why Lord Dunmore’s issued this document and analyzes the text from different perspectives.
Related take-home materials will be provided.
The Modern History of Turkey and Its Role on the World Stage
Westwood
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
World History
Debbie Ayers, Flint Hill School, Oakton VA
The Choices Program is a national education program designed to introduce content on contested international issues
into secondary classrooms. This session will feature "Turkey: Modern Challenges" and provide ideas to help teachers
develop the knowledge and skills needed to lead their classes in an examination of Turkey and its relationship with the
U.S., as well as its role in the Middle East and the world.
Library of Congress Primary Sources to Teach Global Connections
Falls Church
Audience:
Elementary, Middle, High
All Strands
Presenter(s): Dr. Cynthia Szwajkowski and Sherry Levitt,
Teaching with Primary Sources, a Program of the Library of Congress
TPSNVA, a program of the Library of Congress, brings carefully chosen primary sources with broad perspectives to
bear on the study of American history and culture in a world context. Teachers will access fully prepared primary
source sets, lesson plans and analytical tools from the Library of Congress to enhance critical thinking in Global
Studies, World and American history classrooms.
Change Over Time and Space: Using GIS to Enhance the History Classroom
Madison
Audience:
Presenter(s):
All Levels
All Strands
Chris Bunin, Virginia Geographic Alliance, Christine Esposito, Charlottesville City Schools
No high tech software? No problem! Using a variety of desktop and online geospatial tools we will quickly model how
you and your students can use GIS to interactively question, analyze, and visualize the myths and realities of history.
GIS provides depth to history and social studies education. Lesson plans, replication tips, tricks, and challenges will be
shared.
Teaching Disciplinary Literacy in a Global Age
Mount Vernon
Audience:
Middle, High
US History, Government/Civics
Presenter(s): Yonghee Suh, Kaavonia Hinton, Old Dominion University,
Maria O’Hearn, Norfolk Public Schools,
Lourdes Colon-Brown, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
We will present the lessons we learned from two cases of interdisciplinary collaborations between social studies and
English teachers. We will also have an open discussion about how social studies and English teachers can work
together to use the four-part framework we developed and disciplinary literacy skills to help students become
competent readers and writers in a global world.
Virginia's Resource Round-Up
Montpelier
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary
Economics, Virginia Studies
Lynn Black, Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom
Join the staff from AITC for a fun and interactive session that will use Virginia resources to teach elementary
economics concepts. Participants will take part in activities and simulations from AITC's newest social studies unit "Virginia's Resource Round-Up." Topics covered with include natural, human, and capital resources; economic choice
and opportunity cost; as well as geography and map skills.
Technology-Enhanced Teaching: Connecting the Past, Present, and Future
Monticello
Audience:
Elementary, Middle
US History, Government/Civics, Economics, Virginia Studies
Presenter(s): Katie Blomquist, Fairfax County Public Schools
Erin Sloan, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
How do the 18th and 21st centuries collaborate in the classroom? This session builds bridges between the past,
present, and future through the integration of primary sources and technology. Participants will explore documents
and discover free online resources that make learning fun for young historians. Come for the strategies, stay for the
raffle, and leave with resources you can use with your students right away.
The Boomerang Effect: How Bias, the Global Economy, and Personal Responsibility Impact Students
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
High
World History, Government/Civics, Economics
Presenter(s): Jennifer Hitchcock, Katherine Lorio, Fairfax County Public Schools
This session features a collaborative unit plan that explores the recent economic recession via Michael Lewis's recent
work, Boomerang. Students will be lead through various interactive digital and classroom activities that seek to root out
bias in Lewis's work, as well as find and elaborate on the sources of contemporary economic problems.
History for All
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
US History, World History
Angelique Clarke, Chesterfield County Public Schools
Through the use of art and literature, we will explore how students can make connections to historical, cultural, and
global events that seem alien to them at times. You will walk away with a list of resources and strategies that can be
implemented in class the next day. If you are looking for something to spice up your classroom routine or informally
assess student understanding, you will not be disappointed.
Civics for the Real World: Teaching the Skills of Active Citizenship
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Ash Grove Ballroom C
Middle, High
Government/Civics
Abby Kiesa, CIRCLE at Tufts University, Abby Pfisterer, Morven Park, Leesburg, VA
How can we better prepare students for their role as citizens of Virginia and the world? Research has found that by
teaching civic skills, students are more likely to be engaged, informed and active in their communities. In this
participatory session we take a look at current recommendations for youth civic engagement and how these findings
can be integrated into the classroom through project-based learning.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSIONS
8:30 – 9:30 A.M.
Standards Based Learning in the Social Studies Classroom
Shenandoah
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, World History, Government/Civics
Frank Franz, Fairfax County Public Schools
Learn how to transform a traditional classroom into a standards-based learning classroom. Explore how integrating
student choice and differentiation in a standards-based learning classroom can lead to a more focused and relevant
learning experience for students. Bring your computer as many electronic resources will be shared.
Basics of Blended Instruction
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All strands
Sarah Stewart, Arlington Public Schools
Interested in learning more about blended instruction? This session is designed for teachers who want to begin
integrating blended instruction strategies into their existing practice. No experience necessary- just a willingness to try
something new!
Zooming in on Primary Sources with Google
Great Falls
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All strands
Patti Winch, Fairfax County Public Schools
This session will look at how to use Google Forms to integrate primary sources into the classroom. Participants should
bring a computer with access to a Google account as we will build some online activities that support primary source
investigation.
Sugar Tariffs and Sweatshops: Teaching About Globalization
Rappahannock
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All strands
Stephen Day, Virginia Commonwealth University, Center for Economic Education
This interdisciplinary session will provide teachers with resources for teaching about interesting and difficult aspects of
Globalization. Participants will use data to construct arguments before a "congressional committee" regarding
agricultural tariffs. They will also study letters written by textile workers from various places and times in history in
order to understand the economic choices that young people make in a Global World.
Flipped Classroom
Wolf Trap
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
All strands
Jennifer Herrin, Loudoun County Public Schools
Presenter will share how she flips her classroom by providing videos and corresponding notes as homework. This
allows for class time spent on engaging students in the skills that historians utilize every day. During class, students
will analyze primary and secondary sources, critically thinking about the past and incorporate more writing. A Flipped
Classroom allows teachers to reach students with technology.
Whose Fault Is It? A World War One Mystery
Vienna
Audience:
High
US History, World History
Presenter(s):
Lisa Pennington, Virginia Tech; Amanda Williams, MacArthur Memorial Museum
What events led the world into war? This session will focus on interactive activities related to the start of World War
One. Free primary source activities and educational film related activities will be shared.
It’s Elementary: Even Young Students Can Interpret Primary Sources!
McLean
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary
US History, Government/Civics, Economics, Geography
Dr. Amie Weinberg, Prince William County Public Schools
Participants will learn how pre-readers, emerging readers, transitional readers, and fluent readers can learn AND use
historical thinking strategies. Attendants will take part in K-6 historical thinking activities in which they view and
interpret images, documents, and various artifacts. Opportunities to differentiate among various learning styles and
abilities will be included.
Snippets and Problem Based Learning
Falls Church
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle
US History
Dawn Garvey, Leann Pauley, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
When faced with creating and teaching problem based activities history teachers turn to primary sources. This session
will share how to select shorter, meaningful excerpts while giving students basic information about the documents.
This results in students developing a better understanding, being excited about using a primary source, and being
better equipped to develop a solution to the problem presented.
The Rule of Law: Foundation for Global Democracy
Montpelier
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, World History, Government/Civics, Economics, Virginia Studies
Tim Isaacs, G. Michael Pace, The Center for Teaching the Rule of Law
This session will help teachers to engage students with historical documents, literature, art, and film to expand student
knowledge and understanding of the rule of law and its important role as the bedrock of democratic ideals and
institutions. Participants will learn how to plan and implement their own rule of law projects.
Interactive Activities for Teaching Global Economies and Trade
Audience:
Middle
Civics/Economics
Presenter(s): Katie Arnold and Roxanne O’Neill, Loudoun County Public Schools
Monticello
The session will provide teachers with activities to incorporate in their Economics Unit for 8th grade that are interactive
and provide students with hands-on experience in learning global economies and world trade. Activities allow for
student analysis and reflection that meet the requirements established by the SOLs.
GPS… Old World Style! How Clestial Navigation Made European Colonization of the New World Possible
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
Elementary, Middle, High
US History, World History, Virginia Studies
Presenter(s): Jaie Pizzetti, Susan Horne, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
When Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery made their epic journey in 1607 to establish Jamestown as the first
permanent English settlement in North America, sailors carried aboard the tools and knowledge of the growing field of
celestial navigation. Learn how some simple math and science concepts, driven by economic need, changed the
world forever. Use provided materials to build simple navigation tools you'll bring home to your classroom for crosscurricular activities.
Educating the Exception Learner: Tips and Strategies for A Diverse Classroom
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History
Melissa Viola, Laura Deren, Prince William County Public Schools
This session will focus on instructional strategies aimed to engage diverse learners from different cultural
backgrounds, as well as students who might have diverse academic needs. There will be a focus on helping ELL
students navigate the Social Studies curriculum utilizing strategies such as Whole Brain Learning that help students
learn content, as well as master life and language skills.
Kizzy Ann Stamps: Making the Economics of Integration Meaningful
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Ash Grove Ballroom C
High
US History
Rebecca Booth, Lynchburg College, Center for Economic Education
Lynne Farrell Stover, James Madison University, Center for Economic Education
This interactive session focuses on the economic lessons of twelve-year-old African-American Kizzy Ann, the main
character in the 1963 based children’s book, Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts. Classroom-ready lessons based on
productive resources, entrepreneurship, scarcity, and choices will be demonstrated. Door prizes include autographed
copies of the book
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION
9:45 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.
Imagination & Integration: Infusing Virginia Studies into Reading
Shenandoah
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary
Virginia Studies
Angela Foster, Colleen P. Ready, Gloucester County
We will explore various ways to integrate Reading and Virginia Studies. Our exploration will involve how we can use
various reading skills to investigate and master the Virginia Studies curriculum. Also discussed will be the ways to
infuse the Virginia Studies curriculum into our daily reading lessons. Using our helpful tips, your Reading and Virginia
Studies curriculum will be enriched and your students' understanding expanded!
Discover Diplomacy: A Web Resource for the Classroom
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
Government/Civics, Economics, Geography
Lauren Krizner Fischer, U.S. Department of State
Did you know that right now, there are thousands of U.S. Diplomats working your behalf? The Department of State
has created a rich website called "Discover Diplomacy" that can help students learn about U.S. diplomats working
around the world. Join in this session and participate in activities based on the website. Exercises use 21st century
skills like listening, discussing and researching to engage with the content.
Teaching and Learning About World War II in the Digital Age
Great Falls
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, World History, Government/Civics
James A. Percoco, Friends of the National World War II Memorial
Learn about the free educational materials created by the Friends of the National WWII Memorial that are available on
their website, including primary source based lessons and a moving student/veteran intergenerational video interview
project called “The Voices of World War II.” Participants will learn how they can do the same in their classrooms using
the model crafted by the Friends of the National WWII Memorial.
We Need to Do What? Practical Ways to Use Primary Sources in the Social Studies Classroom
Rappahannock
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary
US History, Government/Civics, Economics, Geography, Virginia Studies
Anne Walker, Prince William County Public Schools
Every student brings their own experience to the Social Studies classroom and most students love to talk. This makes
using primary sources an exciting opportunity for open discussions. We will explore practical ways to use primary
sources to introduce, instruct and assess students' learning on a daily basis.
The Story Makes the Difference
Wolf Trap
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
US History, Virginia Studies
Laura Ellis, Portsmouth Public Schools, Rose Omalley, Virginia Beach Public Schools
This workshop will focus on the art of storytelling. Beginning with some characteristics that all master storytellers
share, the presenters will cover how to use literature as well as personal stories to assist in content delivery.
Participants will learn how to use role playing as an effective tool in understanding historical events, and be taught how
to turn curriculum into historical fiction in 5 easy steps.
World War I and the Impact of Conflict on Geography
Vienna
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History, World History, Geography
Laura Pritchard Dobrin, Virginia Association of Independent Schools
As we approach the centenary of World War I, it is imperative to note the importance of World War I and the Treaty of
Versailles in regard to changing the political map of Europe. This session will investigate the many ways conflict can
have an influence on political boundaries as well as human geography. Using technology, we will be able to help our
students make connections to the past, present and their future.
Transatlantic Suffrage Movement: A Virginian in Parliament
McLean
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History, World History
Elizabeth Mulcahy, Albemarle County Public Schools
How did Virginia native Lady Nancy Astor become the first sitting member of the British Parliament? This session will
use primary documents from a variety of digital sources to analyze the Trans-Atlantic Suffrage movement. Session
attendees will have the opportunity to create class activities from the US and British National Archives and digitally
share their work.
Art, Politics & Economics: A Global Tapestry
Falls Church
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, World History, Economics, Geography
Twyla Kitts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Who buys art? What is it worth? How is art connected with war, rebellion, politics, economics, and social attitudes?
This session will use works of art from the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to investigate these questions
in several different times and places, including ancient Rome, 17th century Europe, China’s Ming and Qing dynasties,
and the Colonial and Federalist Eras of the United States.
Deciphering Primary Source Documents
Madison
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle
US History
Abigail Omans-Seeley, Fairfax County Public Schools
This session will show how to help students discuss and analyze the text of primary sources in small groups. Utilizing
communication and collaboration, this engaging strategy helps meet varying learning styles and the needs of all
students. Walk away with a complete lesson aligned with US History I and a strategy that can be adapted to any
primary source document in grades 4-6.
The Urban Learner in the Global World
Mount Vernon
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, World History, Government/Civics, Geography
Joy Beatty, Nakita Lee, Richmond Public Schools
Our session will focus on how to prepare new history/social science teachers in urban settings. The session will teach
new teachers how to equip students with critical thinking skills so that they may make connections using their personal
lives to the global world.
Differentiating for Diverse Learners
Montpelier
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
All Strands
Cathy Hix, Arlington Public Schools
A great lesson can sometimes be derailed by the diversity of learning needs in a classroom. During this workshop,
teachers will be provided with effective strategies that they can use to reach all learners, Many of the strategies
involve actions teachers can take immediately to help all students experience success in social studies.
Teaching the Cold War: What We Knew Then and What We Know Now
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
US History, World History, Government/Civics
Leon Reed, Prince William County Public Schools
This presentation examines three of the most critical decision points in the Cold War. After a brief introduction about
the Cold War and the nuclear arms race, participants will be a series of documents related to one of these periods
(and receive a packet on all three). The presentation shows how people experienced these events at the time and how
contemporary understandings can change over time.
Captive Passage: Investigating the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
US History, World History, Geography, Virginia Studies
Wisteria Perry, The Mariners' Museum
During this session we will trace the economic, cultural, and racial origins of the Transatlantic Slave Trade from its
earliest years to the legacy today. Using primary sources, reproduction artifacts, and demonstrations, teachers will
follow the trade from the interior of Africa to the “castles” on the western coast and then across the Atlantic. Teachers
will receive interactive activities to take back to the classroom.
The Power of Specialization and Interdependence
Ash Grove Ballroom C
Audience:
Primary, Elementary
Economics
Presenter(s):
Rebecca Booth, Lynchburg College Center for Economic Education
During this session, we will discuss the power of specialization and interdependence. Focus will be placed on two
classroom lessons. The first centers on community workers and the specialized jobs they perform. The second
involves active participation in a simulation of two countries. Come experience the benefits of specialization and
voluntary exchange. Copies of lessons will be shared. Door prizes will be awarded.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION
11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Educational Travel on Someone Else’s Dime!
Shenandoah
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
All Strands
Kelley Graves, Chesapeake Public Schools
Isn't it fun when you get to network with people that love what you love? There are many opportunities for you to
travel, learn, be "treated well," and do it all for FREE! These programs are very competitive, so you have to bring your
"A" game on the application. If you are chosen, you will love the week long (some longer) experiences all over the
country and world. You just need to know where to look for these opportunities!
Explore the Sea of Liberty with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
Potomac
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, World History, Government/Civics, Virginia Studies
Melanie Bowyer, Jacqueline Langholtz, Linnea Grim, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
Attend an interactive session on creating digital projects using primary source documents and images on the Sea of
Liberty website. The session will equip teachers with the information and tools they need to use technology to teach
the Jeffersonian ideas of freedom, liberty, and self-governance and how those ideas have evolved over time - not only
in the United States, but in the global sphere. Bring your laptop or tablet!
Using Acronyms to Make Them Think
Rappahannock
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle, High
US History, Government/Civics, Geography
Rebecca Burley, Brandan Adams, Norfolk Public Schools
When students see "TACOS" on the class agenda they get excited. Acronyms make document and visual analysis
easier for them to stomach. Learn a variety of acronyms for source analysis. Sources include written documents,
maps, graphs, political cartoons, and more. Learn how to develop your own acronym and create a strategy to help
students reach those higher levels of thinking.
Appy Hour
Wolf Trap
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary
US History, Geography, Virginia Studies
Ryan Stein, Henrico County Public Schools
Participants will explore ways to incorporate the “new” and “hip” apps into their 21st century classroom. Come hungry
to learn how apps can promote differentiation, collaboration, and creativity among the students. Bring your tablet to
download these engaging, inspiring and educating tools! You will leave this “Appy Hour” with an abundance of creative
ideas to implement into your classroom tomorrow.
Did the Cold War Really End?
Vienna
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
World History
Elva Card, Janet Martin, Fairfax County Public Schools
The Russian Bear is on the prowl again. How far will he go? This session will look at current Russian expansion and
its effects on global peace and security. We will also look at historical precedents and parallels. CD of teaching
materials will be provided to attendees.
Easy Ways to Greatly Reduce Discipline Issues and Increase Teaching Time
Falls Church
Audience:
Presenter(s):
All Levels
All Strands
Andrew Malca, Center for Teacher Effectiveness
Stop! Stop! Stop! Does that sound like you? Constantly warning and disciplining students? Does that take away from
valuable instruction time? Learn how to eliminate the multiple warnings and repeated requests that so often plague
teachers, and how to be more efficient at discipline. Reduce discipline issues significantly and regain your love of
teaching. Get back more of that precious time for teaching!
Tobacco, International Slavery, and Slaveholding in Virginia with a Special Focus on Northern Virginia
Madison
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Elementary, Middle, High
All Strands
Jim Bish, Prince William County Public Schools
We will examine the impact of colonial tobacco and the resulting market for global slavery. Slavery will be the primary
focus as we examine international slavery and its impact on Virginia from 1619 and regionally Northern Virginia from
1810 until 1860. There will also be information about the largest slaveholders in the region during that time as well as a
look at those who suffered under this terrible institution.
Constitutional Controversies – Contemporary Cases and the US Supreme Court (Summer Institute for
Teachers, Street Law Inc.)
Mt. Vernon
Audience:
Middle, High
Civics, Government
Presenter(s): Roderick Zano, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Looking for meaningful lessons that focus on the most contemporary US Supreme Court cases and constitutional
controversies? VA/US Government teachers are invited to this session to find out ways to facilitate instruction by
using a variety of interactive strategies, emphasizing critical thinking skills and collaboration, to teach students about
the US Supreme Court and its most recent decisions. Participants will actively engage in classroom simulations
designed to highlight the in-depth analysis of cases from the 2013-14 US Supreme Court term and approaches to
constitutional interpretation taken by US Supreme Court justices. A plethora of print and online resources will be
provided by STREET LAW INC.’s US SUPREME COURT SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS.
Civics and Economics in the Interactive Classroom
Montpelier
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Middle
Government/Civics
Ann Leone Forrest, Newport News Public Schools
Get your students up and moving. Engaging activities in the Civics and Economics classroom. Help your students to
make connections to the real world
Dial 411, Not 911! Technology-Infused Curriculum and Resources
Ash Grove Ballroom A
Audience:
Presenter(s):
High
All Strands
Mitzi Fehl-Seward, Meagan Taylor-Booth, WHRO Education
India Meissel, Suffolk Public Schools
Students in today's classrooms need exposure to the 21st century skills provided by high-quality online learning
experiences. WHRO Education Online Courses allow teachers and students to interact with media-rich content,
connect with diverse groups of learners, and explore links between national and world historical events and their
modern implications. Online courses in government and economics prepare students to be well-informed global
citizens.
Children’s Literature: The Lens for Exploring the Global Community
Ash Grove Ballroom B
Audience:
Presenter(s):
Primary, Elementary, Middle
US History, Government/Civics, World History, Economics, Virginia Studies
Jane Huffman, University of Mary Washington
Literature is an especially powerful way in which to explore the global community. Good literature offers a framework
for examining issues affecting people including human rights, war, genocide, social structure, intolerance, and poverty.
The session will explore global themes in literature and strategies for integration in the elementary curriculum.
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