Long Island Council for the Social Studies Social Studies: Frameworks for the Future Thirty-Fourth Annual Conference Friday, October 24, 2014 Melville Marriott, Melville, NY 11747 Long Island Council for the Social Studies Thirty-Fourth Annual Conference Friday, October 24, 2014 Melville Marriott Hotel, Melville, NY Special Guest Presenters James Basker Eric Foner Ted Dickson REGISTRATION IN THE HOTEL LOBBY 7:30- 8:30 AM VISIT THE SOCIAL STUDIES MATERIALS EXHIBIT AND ENJOY A COFFEE HOUR WITH THE PUBLISHERS 7:30-8:30 AM LUNCH HOUR WITH COLLEAGUES 1:00- 2:00 PM Session A: 8:30-9:45 AM Session B: 10:00-11:15 AM Session C: 11:30 AM- 12:45 PM Working Luncheon Session: Navigating the Social Studies Job Market THIRTY- FOURTH ANNUAL LICSS SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 Social Studies: Blueprint for the Future
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Enclosed full and correct amount of fee? A Check is the ONLY accepted form of payment! • Confirmed that your district has sent payment with your registration/ membership and that your district/school, not you, is paying your registration and confirmed that LICSS has received the payment and registration by Friday, October 17TH. In all circumstances attendees are responsible for payment of dues and conference registration upon arrival. ANY DIGITAL RECORDING OF A PRESENTATION WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE SPEAKER IS FORBIDDEN. SESSION A CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS: 8:30- 9:45 AM A1. Social Studies Common Core and the Integrated Co-Teaching Classroom This workshop will explore integrating challenging Common Core texts and writing techniques into the Social Studies integrated co-‐teaching classroom. During the workshop, participants will receive primary sources, guided notes for special education students, a copy of the PowerPoint, and a graphic organizer for the writing assignment. The workshop will focus on comparing the Mandate of Heaven with the theory of Divine Right. This is a multi-‐day lesson that culminates with the students taking a stance on this question: “Based on the texts analyzed in class, which theory of absolutism gave a monarch more power?” Once each student has finished the summary, they engage in an ink-‐
shedding activity where they offer constructive criticism on their fellow student’s written response. Presenter: Michael Renga Carle Place Middle School INTEREST GROUP Grades 9-‐10 A2. Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening in the Social Studies Classroom This workshop will focus on effectively engaging young learners in the social studies classroom. Activities, strategies and practical ideas to promote reading, writing, speaking and listening skills will be shared. The presentation will focus on aligning with the standards and skills outlined in the New York State Common Core Learning Standards as well as the new K-‐12 Social Studies Framework. Presenter: Angelo Cocchiola Carle Place Middle School INTEREST GROUP Grades 3-‐8 A3. Forgotten Roots: Muslims in Early America This workshop will cover humanities historical thinking skills by looking at the history of Muslims in early America from the earliest arrivals of Muslims to the American shore dating back to the mid-‐
1500’s with Estevanico the Moor, who is credited with discovering Arizona and New Mexico; to the Melungeons, the Moors of Delaware, Muslims who fought in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, personalities, narratives, and events of the 1700’s and 1800’s. This workshop will highlight America’s diversity and Islamic history. Presenter: Amir Muhammad INTEREST GROUP America’s Islamic Heritage Museum Grades 6-‐12 A4. Insights into the new Advanced Placement United States History Test and Curriculum Ted Dickson served on the curriculum development committee that produced the new APUS framework and is one of the authors of the Teaching guide. He was also a member of the test development committee for the APUS test. This workshop will focus on the structure and composition of the multiple choice and essay questions on the new exam. Practice questions will be distributed and analyzed. Suggestions will be given for creating practice questions. Presenter: Ted Dickson Chair, History Dept, Providence Day School INTEREST GROUP Grade 11 A5. Preparing for the New Advanced Placement European History Course, 2015-16 Since each question on the new AP European History exam will assess student proficiency relative to the Thematic Learning Objectives, Historical Thinking Skills, and Key Concepts, it is essential that units of instruction integrate these three elements. This workshop will illustrate how to achieve this integration by analyzing a new unit of instruction Mrs. Grant has prepared for distribution to the participants. Presenter: Alice Grant INTEREST GROUP Consultant for BOCES and the College Board Grades 9-‐12 A6. The New York State Social Studies Framework/C3Framework This session will focus on the new social studies framework and its implementation. The latest developments in the New York State Social Studies Toolkit Project with specific examples and suggested lines of thought and consideration as teachers and districts begin the implementation of the K-‐12 new Framework. Presenter: Greg Alquist SED Social Studies Consultant Webster High School INTEREST GROUP Grades K-‐12 A7. Teaching Economics without Fear Novice and veteran social studies teachers dread hearing, “Next year you will have several sections of 12th grade Economics.” This workshop will help you to stop worrying about teaching Economics (mainstream and AP) and to actually embrace the experience. Participants will learn how one teacher stopped fearing the subject and eventually created a successful economics program. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in practical market-‐based simulations, which can be used in their own classrooms. The presenter will also share free resources from his website for classroom use. Presenter: Craig Medico Schreiber High School, Port Washington INTEREST GROUP Grade 12 Economics A8. Focus on Foreign Films in World History The use of excerpts from foreign films as a teaching tool for the Global History and AP World History courses helps to cement learning concepts in a memorable way. The critical viewing of historically themed films helps to engage students and encourages critical thinking. The film excerpts and lessons demonstrated in this workshop will focus on helping students to explore the issues of bias, perspectives, global context, and comparisons. Some examples highlighted will be Ran, Mangal Panday, Shadow Magic, To Live, and Voces Innocentes. Presenters: Christina Cone, Greg Sill Smithtown High School West INTEREST GROUP: Grades 9, 10 A9. Best Practices in Upper Elementary Social Studies Education This workshop will offer an overview of creative and practical social studies activities, along with materials for immediate use in the classroom. Ideas and lessons include historical simulations, close reading of poetry and primary sources, activity centers, and student projects. Connections will be made to the Common Core Social Studies Curriculum, as well as the Common Core English Language Arts Standards. Presenters: Kristin Anderson, Amy Lustig Harborfields CSD INTEREST GROUP: Grades 3-‐5 A10. Social Studies Research Assignments in the Common Core Era The skills articulated by Common Core Learning Standards, the dispositions of College and Career Readiness, and the framework of the proposed high school Regents research paper support the need for students’ consistent experience with historical research in Social Studies classrooms. Workshop participants will explore the process of collaboratively developing tiered research expectations through the design and incorporation of assignments for social studies courses, grades 6-‐12. Various resources from the Bay Shore Social Studies team including a tiered research assignment plan, synthesis of expectations from educational leaders (e.g., International Baccalaureate, College Board, etc.), research vocabulary, research and referencing guides, and graphic organizers will be provided to the participants. Presenters: Michael Krieger, Joseph Lemke, Adrienne Morpurgo Michael Sanesky, John Sanesky Bay Shore School District INTEREST GROUP: Grades 6-‐12 A11. The NOCCA Integrated World History Program: A Four-Year Course of Study
This presentation describes the collaborative process of creating and implementing a unique, secondary
history program. Instead of the traditional format of individual courses in American and world history,
government and economics, NOCCA students examine the history of humanity, early humans to the
present, in an integrated four-year course of study. Presenter: Mike Wallace New Orleans Center for Creative Arts INTEREST GROUP: Grades 9-‐11 ** NEW WORKSHOP A12. Practical Applications of the Common Core: Answering Regents Questions Educators are being challenged with a completely new curriculum and evaluation system for the 2014-‐2015 school year but are doing so with little support and guidance. This workshop aims to demystify some of the language of the Common Core Standards and practically apply them in a social studies classroom. Presenter: Matt Foglino, Michael Freydin INTEREST GROUP: Grades 9-‐12 SESSION B CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS: 10:00-11:15 AM B1. What’s your VICE: Immersive Journalism in the Social Studies Classroom Immersive journalism in the classroom enhances students’ understanding of both past and present social studies themes and events. Students engage visually with historical issues, while using historical thinking skills to make connections across a historical continuum. This workshop will provide participants with materials and lesson plans aligned to the Common Core Standards that promote the use of websites such as VICE, an HBO and YouTube recurring series on present-‐day world issues to foster global citizenship today, including the impact of China’s One Child Policy on Chinese youth today. Presenter: Harrison Rubenfeld Hofstra University, Doctoral Student INTEREST GROUP: Grades 7-‐12 B2. Integrating Technology into the Common Core U.S. History Class This workshop focuses on the use of flip classroom, blogs and the use of smart phones as educational tools to teach a new common core unit in US History: Foreign Policy in the Middle East. Using this unit as a vehicle, participants in the workshop will experience teaching techniques that are on the forefront of the use of technology in the classroom. Modern era topics fall victim to being rushed due to curriculum time constraints. This workshop illustrates the use of innovative activities to create more flexibility in the curriculum, more opportunities for formative assessments and addresses the common core curriculum Presenter: Daniel J. Bachman Massapequa School District INTEREST GROUP: Grades 7, 8, 11, 12 B3. Integrating Social Studies/ELA with the NYS 2014 Framework for Social Studies and the New Your State ELA Common Core Celebrated for ten years and in over one hundred school districts, the web-‐based K-‐6 Integrated Social Studies/English Language Arts Curriculum has been completely revised and updated, reflecting the shift to greater emphasis on historical thinking skills. The lessons in each grade level are now aligned to the Key Ideas, Conceptual Understandings, and Social Studies Practices of the Framework. New lessons have been added. In addition, many more Reading Informational Text and Literature selections, with suggestions for scaffolding, writing prompts, and rubrics are now highlighted to promote literacy. Join us as we explore the site and receive sample lessons. Presenter: Mirla Morrison Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES INTEREST GROUP: Grades K-‐6 B4. Hidden Cost of College: What Every Student and Parent Needs to Know Student debt now exceeds credit card debt. Who is teaching our students about the “Real Cost of College?” Most know that the costs include more than tuition, room, board and books. Student debt now exceeds $29,000. Students need to see the costs and make decisions that will not strap them financially for the next 20-‐30 years. Teach them the pitfalls and how to avoid living with debt, bad credit and possible bankruptcy. Lessons from CEE’s EconEdLink, PowerPoints and videos will provide participants with engaging materials for classes on personal finance and economics. These lessons meet the Common Core C3 Frameworks. Presenter: Doug Young Council for Economic Education INTEREST GROUP: Grade 12 Economics B5. How the Poets Ended Slavery Professor Basker will discuss the effectiveness of literature in influencing historical events. Selections from American Anti-Slavery Writings (Library of America) such as Phillis Wheatley, Joel Barlow, David Walker, Lydia Adams and Louisa May Alcott will be analyzed for their message and the impact of their writings on events and actions. Presenter: Jim Basker President: Gilder-‐Lehman Institute of American History INTEREST GROUP: Grades 7, 8, 11 B6. The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America The Boston Tea Party, as it later began to be called (as it was not originally known as that) was an ambitious and revolutionary act. Why did it happen? Who did it involve? What did it mean? Why has it had such a lasting impact? The answers to these questions are far from straightforward. They will be analyzed in this session. Connections will be made as to why the name is being used in political organizations today. Presenter: Benjamin Carp INTEREST GROUP: Brooklyn College Grades 7, 8, 11, 12 B7. Grading the AP World Exam Ever wonder what the reader looks for when grading the AP essays? Lois Hawkins, an AP grader
for five years, shares her insights and strategies on how students can be more successful on the
essay portion of the test.
Presenter:
Lois Hawkins
INTEREST GROUP:
B8. Supervisor’s Update Massapequa Public Schools (retired)
AP World teachers Ms. Polan will provide an inside look as to new social studies state initiatives, the progress and implementation of the new frameworks and the future of social studies assessments. Presenter: Patricia Polan Social Studies Supervisor, Curriculum, State Education Department INTEREST GROUP: Social Studies Supervisors, Chairpersons, Lead Teachers B9. Vatican and the Holocaust: Caring or Indifference? (Moved to Session C) Presenters will focus on the controversial issue of Pope Pius XII and the Vatican during the Holocaust. Opposing views of the Papacy will be discussed and a variety of historical thinking skills will be demonstrated while utilizing primary sources and visuals. Presenters will also offer strategies and lessons that stress literacy skills and connections to the common core curriculum. Presenters: Barbara Bernard, SUNY Oneonta Vincent Marmorale NYSCSS Human Rights Committee INTEREST GROUP: Grades 7-‐12 B10. The Nazi Youth (Moved to Session C) Strategies will be presented that will focus on the use of propaganda techniques used by the Nazis to influence and control the actions of the young men and women of Nazi Germany. Totalitarianism and its control apparatus will be demonstrated by a focus on schools and youth organizations. Presenters: Facing History and Ourselves INTEREST GROUP: Grades 8, 10, 11 B11. Teaching about the Middle East and Muslims through Literature A seasoned presenter brings together high-‐impact resources and strategies to inspire students to see this complex culture from within, often from the perspective of youth. Common Core-‐suitable texts will explore perhaps unexpected themes and voices with which young Americans should grapple. Participants will become aware of how demographic realities have pushed youth culture to the fore to pose an energetic challenge to the powers-‐that-‐be through music. This engaging youth-‐centered approach (applicable to any region) enriches understandings of the Middle East and Muslims; challenges students via analysis of complex realities and messages, and lays the groundwork for study abroad/tours or other global connections. Presenter: Barbara Petzen Independent Consultant INTEREST GROUP: Grades 7-‐12 ** NEW WORKSHOP B12. Newsie New York: Children and the Industrial Revolution This workshop is inspired by Newsie New York, a component of Four Seasons/Four Centuries, a school program offered through the DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New York Historical Society. Participants will engage in interactive, inquiry-‐based learning activities using objects and primary sources that shed light on the experiences of children during the Industrial Revolution. The content and skills addressed in this session are connected to the Common Core Standards and Social Studies Core Curriculum, and all participants will receive primary source materials to use in the classroom. Presenter: Leslie Hayes INTEREST GROUP: Grades K-‐5 SESSION C CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS: 11:30 AM- 12:45 PM C1. An Economic Way of Thinking Make your social studies courses more exciting by using an “Economic Way of Thinking.” Learn what basic economic concepts you can integrate to make your course more exciting. Create better essay writers and satisfy the New York Frameworks and Common Core Standards. Introduce your history lessons and concepts with clips from Seinfeld, songs by The Stones and the Beatles, and other proven “hooks.” Economics provides a new lens with which to view an ever-‐changing world. Stop being “Eco-‐phobic” and create new rigor and relevance teaching the fourth “R” of education-‐ as sample lessons presented will be linked to the read world. Presenter: Doug Young Council for Economic Education INTEREST GROUP: Grades 6-‐12 C2. The Story of the Underground Railroad (MOVED TO SESSION B) Professor Foner will discuss the purpose and development of the Underground Railroad. Connections will be made with the impact of the abolitionist movement on the origin of the Civil War. This is the subject of his forthcoming book on the topic. Presenter: Eric Foner Professor of History: Columbia University INTEREST GROUP: Grades 4-‐12 C3. Teaching History through Literacy: U.S. Foreign Policy on the Twentieth Century Literacy strategies will be used to analyze visuals and documents that explain America’s entrance into World Wars I and ll. Additionally, the commitment and involvement of the domestic front will be connected to the foreign events. The literacy strategies such as analyzing visuals, drawing conclusions, making inferences and close reading will be developed as historical connections are made. Presenters: Gloria Sesso Director of Social Studies/Business-‐PMSD Steven Schwartz Senior Fellow: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History INTEREST GROUP: Grades 8, 11 C4. New York State Education Panel Discussion Members of the curriculum advisory committee will discuss their new role in approving and monitoring the development of lessons for the new frameworks. They will provide an opportunity for questions to be asked and concerns to be addressed. Presenters: Patricia Pollan Social Studies Supervisor, Curriculum, SED Steve Goldberg Social Studies Chair, New Rochelle H.S. Frank Juscwiak Patchogue-‐Medford School District C5. Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion This workshop draws on the New Historical Society’s new exhibition, “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion.” Spanning the American Revolution through the present day, Chinese American encapsulates the challenges of immigration, citizenship, and belonging that shaped both the Chinese American experience and the development of the United States. Through images and documents pulled from the exhibition, participants will explore the profound impact of Chinese American history on U.S. laws, policies, and attitudes. Participants will practice strategies that enable students to dissect and analyze primary sources and connect those sources to historical concepts. All participants will receive curriculum materials to use in the classroom Presenter: Leslie Hayes New-‐York Historical Society INTEREST GROUP: Grades 7-‐12 C6. Global History and the Common Core This workshop will focus on aligning the 9-‐10 Global History Curricula with Common Core while using Common Core to support social studies instruction. We will emphasize placing document analysis rooted in historical understanding at the center of instruction and also focusing on central historical and social science themes. Sample social studies material aligned with common core will be provided. Presenter: Allen Singer Hofstra University INTEREST GROUP: Grades 9,10 C7. Evidence Based Claims in the Social Studies Classroom This workshop will provide teachers with a clearer understanding of evidence-‐based claims and their roles in the new framework and Common Core. A model of making EBC’s in the classroom will be demonstrated. In addition, teachers will learn how a variety of primary sources can be used to make EBC’s and how EBC’s ultimately increase students’ literacy skills and improve performance on state and local assessments. Presenter: Vanessa Whitney Deer Park High School INTEREST GROUP: Grades 7-‐12 C8. Common Core Strategies for the ESL/ELL and At-Risk Student With an ever-‐growing student population of English Language Learners and students with special needs, teachers must find creative and effective strategies to reach every student individually in their diverse classrooms. This workshop will focus on providing teachers of Global History and United States History with pedagogical tools to bring the common core standards into the classroom and address the boundaries and difficulties that are faced by educators of at-‐risk students. Presenters: Yoleidys Swerdloff, Colleen Gurtner Copiague High School INTEREST GROUP: Grades 9-‐11 C9. Reflecting American History through the Arts: The Civil Rights Movement The turbulent decade of the 1960’s was marked by protest in the quest for equality. This workshop will explore the art and music of the 1960’s as a reflection of the sweeping social and political changes to the fabric of American society. The art of the times reflected the goals, emotions and volatility of the struggle to achieve social and political equality. Participants will examine and analyze the specific works of art that will illustrate a shift from small grass roots protests to militant national movements. Analysis of art meets the demand of the Common Core Literacy Learning Standards while providing enrichment to the NYS Social Studies Framework. Presenters: Karen McGuinness, Erin Coman Bellmore-‐Merrick CHSD INTEREST GROUP Grades 8, 11 C10. Utilizing the Flipped Classroom into the Social Studies Classroom A Flipped Classroom is one in which the “lecture” is presented to the students via video from home prior to the lesson to focus on the processing of the material. The following day in class the students take a quiz and participate in hands-‐on activities related to the lesson. The students receive productive feedback through the processing activities that occur during class, reducing the need for the instructor to provide extensive written feedback on the students’ work. This workshop will show the value of the Flipped Classroom concept within any level of Social Studies (including Economics and Government). Presenter: Joseph Burger Hampton Bays High School INTEREST GROUP Grades 7-‐12 WORKING LUNCHEON SESSION Navigating the Social Studies Job Market This workshop addresses the entire process for securing a social studies teaching position in a difficult job market time. Learning about possible positions, crafting an effective resume and cover letter, preparing for the job interview, teaching the “demo” lesson, and doing the necessary follow-‐up will all be discussed. We will allow plenty of time for any questions you might have. Presenters: Professor Charles Backfish-‐Social Studies Education Program, SUNY Stony Brook Garner Bass-‐Director of Social Studies and ESL, Farmingdale Public Schools James Corcoran-‐Social Studies Chairperson, South Huntington Schools INTEREST GROUP: Candidates seeking a social studies teaching position Long Island Council for the Social Studies Thirty-Fourth Annual Conference Room Assignments Room Session A 8:30-9:45am Session B 10:00-11:15am Salon 1 A-8 Focus on Foreign Films in World History C-2* The Story of the Underground Railroad Salon 2 A-10 Social Studies Research Assignments in the CC Era A-1 Social Studies CC and the Integrated Co-‐Teaching Classroom A-4 Insights into the new Advanced Placement US History Test and Curriculum A-6 The NYS Social Studies Framework/C3 Framework C-2* The Story of the Underground Railroad B-1 What’s Your VICE: Immersive Journalism in the Social Studies Classroom B-2 Integrating Technology into the Common Core US History Class Salon 3 Salon 4 Salon 5 Salon 6 Salon 7 Roosevelt Whitman Vanderbilt Nassau Suffolk A-12 Practical Applications of the Common Core: Answering Regents Questions A-2 Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening in the Social Studies Classroom A-3 Forgotten Roots: Muslims in Early America A-5 Preparing for the New AP European History Course A-7 Teaching Economics without Fear A-9 Best Practices in Upper Elementary Social Studies Education A-11 The NOCCA Integrated World History Program B-3 Integrating SS/ELA with the NYS 2014 Framework for SS and the NYS ELA Common Core B-6 The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America B-8 Supervisor’s Update B-4 Hidden Cost of College: What Every Student and Parent Needs to Know B-5 How the Poets Ended Slavery B-7 Grading the AP World Exam B-11 Teaching about the Middle East and Muslims through Literature B-12 Newsie New York: Children and the Industrial Revolution Session C 11:30am-12:45pm C-10 Utilizing the Flipped Classroom into the SS Classroom C-8 Common Core Strategies for the ESL/ELL and At-‐Risk Student C-3 Teaching History through Literacy: US Foreign Policy in the 20th Century C-6 Global History and the Common Core C-4 New York State Education Panel Discussion C-5 Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion C-1 An Economic Way of Thinking B-9* Vatican and the Holocaust: Caring or Indifference C-7 Evidence Based Claims in the SS Classroom B-10* The Nazi Youth C-9 Reflecting American History through the Arts: The Civil Rights Movement ** Note B9 and B10 workshops have been changed to Session C ** Note C2 workshop has been changed to Session B **A-12 and B-12 are newly added workshops ** Working Luncheon (Navigating the Social Studies Job Market) will be held in the Suffolk Room