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California Council for the Social Studies 57th Annual Conference

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11:00am PDT

One Person, One Vote: Teach Equality With Primary Sources

Limited Capacity seats available

How has suffrage been both expanded and suppressed in our nation's history? Learn how to engage students in primary source analysis related to voting and equality through reading, writing, critical inquiry, and interactive small-group discussion. Participants will gain ready-to-use lessons aligned to Common Core standards, as well as California History-Social Science Standards and the revised Framework.

Speakers

Damon Huss

Senior Editor & Curriculum Specialist, Constitutional Rights Foundation

Damon Huss is senior editor and curriculum specialist at Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) where he develops, writes, and edits curricular materials, including Bill of Rights in Action magazine, and where he coordinates and conducts teacher professional development. Before CRF... Read More →

Friday March 23, 2018 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Pacific Salon 6

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School
Additional Disciplines Civics

1:00pm PDT

Teaching the "Other America": Why Mudsill/Redneck History Matters

Limited Capacity seats available

This workshop delves into our history of division: recurring white identity movements reacting to urban immigrants, minorities, secularism, changing economy, and feeling ignored and increasingly marginalized. It hears voices of controversial leaders and the disaffected. Activities on epithets and "race" bring awareness for developing a more civil society in an increasingly diverse country. Bridging divisions starts with curiosity and understanding.

Speakers

Bob Eager

Director, Own Your History® Leadership Course - Reconciliation Education

Robert Eager has developed the innovative Own Your History® curriculum (OYH) which the Los Angeles Unified School District and San Bernardino City Unified School District have accepted as authorized history/social studies and ethnic studies curriculum and posted on their proprietary... Read More →

Friday March 23, 2018 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Pacific Salon 7

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... General Audience
Additional Disciplines Civics

2:00pm PDT

E Pluribus Unum: Evolution of American Identity through Four Worlds

Limited Capacity seats available

Empower students to question the continuity and change of a shared national identity with American individualism! This Four World's unit is a powerful framework that pushes students to analyze what it means to be an American politically, socially, economically, and culturally through continuum analysis, case studies, and a Humanitas culminating task in the free online database!

Speakers

Julie Naturman

Teacher, ArTES Magnet High School

Friday March 23, 2018 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Stratford Room

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School
Additional Disciplines Civics, ELA, VPA

3:00pm PDT

“Anyone Who Isn't Confused Really Doesn't Understand the Situation” (Vietnam War 1963-1965)

Limited Capacity seats available

With the possible exception of the Civil War, no event in US history has demanded more soul searching than our engagement in Southeast Asia. The Vietnam War still matters because the essential questions it raised remain with us today. Participants will have the opportunity to actively engage with primary sources that they have not previously used or were not readily available to the public.

Speakers

Ron Nash

Senior Education Fellow, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

I’m a Senior Education Fellow at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. I have developed a wide range of curriculum materials, presented frequently at social studies conferences, and have planned and conducted over 30 teacher summer seminar programs. In addition, my military... Read More →

Friday March 23, 2018 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Pacific Salon 5

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School, General Audience
Additional Disciplines Civics, Geography, ELA

4:00pm PDT

Pickles, Pretzels, and Beer: How to Eat History

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

This session will share one way of teaching about immigration at the turn of the 19th century by examining the role food culture played in the development of immigrant identity and subsequent nativist reactions. The content will focus on immigrants arriving on the East Coast, but the ideas can be expanded to include all immigrant groups.

Speakers

Chris Lewis

EL TOSA, Teacher, Mountain View High School

Friday March 23, 2018 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Pacific Salon 4

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School
Additional Disciplines ELA

8:00am PDT

Teach More, Work Less

Limited Capacity seats available

Walls torn down with high equity, access and inclusion for all students. A comprehensive Common Core approach which embeds integration of the H/SS, ELA/ELD Science Frameworks. Also explaining the nexus between K-12 Civic Learning, K-12 Environmental Literacy and K-12 STEM Blueprints. Teachers will learn how to not just provide knowledge to their students but more importantly the application of knowledge.

Speakers

Jose Flores

Brawley Union H.S.

Civics Teacher with environmental focus, K-12 Civic Learning Task Force Advisor, K-12 Environmental Literacy Advisor, C.D.E. Instructional Quality Commissioner.Program recognition by Golden Bell, Assembly, Senate, Supreme Court, Congress and White House (President Obama).State-wide... Read More →

Saturday March 24, 2018 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Pacific Salon 7

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... General Audience

8:00am PDT

Teaching Against Exclusion: Integrating the Chinese Exclusion Act into the H-SS Curriculum

Limited Capacity seats available

Oakland teachers, in partnership with the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project, developed curriculum to accompany the new documentary The Chinese Exclusion Act, co-produced by the Center for Asian American Media. The lessons explore the conditions surrounding the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, resistance and organizing against anti-Chinese ordinances, and the historical contestation over what it means to be American.

You can access our slides at this link.

Speakers

Elizabeth Humphries

History Specialist, Oakland Unified School District

Saturday March 24, 2018 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Stratford Room

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School

10:00am PDT

Integrating LGBTQ History in the 11th Grade US History Classroom

Limited Capacity filling up

The Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Act (FAIR Act) requires teachers to reintegrate the stories of individuals and groups that have largely been excluded from U.S. History textbooks and curriculum. This workshop will highlight the lessons and classroom activities created by the UCLA History-Geography Project with support from the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries. The goal of this curriculum was to support 11th grade US History teachers implement LGBTQ history into their courses so that they adhere to the FAIR Act and align with the new Framework.

For additional lessons on LGBTQ History visit our website: UCLA HGP

Speakers

Daniel Diaz

Director, UCLA History-Geography Project, UCLA History-Geography Project

Daniel Diaz is the Director of UCLA History-Geography Project and a former high school history teacher, as well as the former director of Project Deviate, Inc., a non-profit he founded to support foster youth in the San Gabriel Valley. As Director of the UCLA History-Geography Project... Read More →

Cindy Mata

UCLA History and Geography Project

Saturday March 24, 2018 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Pacific Salon 7

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... General Audience

11:00am PDT

C-3 Approaches to Visual Literacy and World War I

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will explore key aspects of US engagement in World War I. Utilizing visual, literary, musical and other primary documents; teachers will learn how to connect content with literacy strategies.
The intent is to provide teachers with content that is not reflected in the narrative of most textbooks and then connect that content to the classroom by using several literacy strategies.

Speakers

Ron Nash

Senior Education Fellow, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

I’m a Senior Education Fellow at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. I have developed a wide range of curriculum materials, presented frequently at social studies conferences, and have planned and conducted over 30 teacher summer seminar programs. In addition, my military... Read More →

Saturday March 24, 2018 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Pacific Salon 7

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... General Audience
Additional Disciplines Civics, Geography, ELA, VPA

12:00pm PDT

A Socio-Political History of Rock 'n Roll: Blues to Hip-Hop

Limited Capacity seats available

Your students and Common Core will come to life through this dynamic standards-based course, which examines the social and political upheavals in America between 1950-2000, as seen through the oral histories, videos, primary sources, and lyrics of the era’s musicians. Participants will receive valuable materials from the unit on the Vietnam War to foster engaging classroom connections, collaboration and discourse.

Speakers

Teri Gerent

Mission Vista High School

I've been teaching high school history for 20 years at a charter school, comprehensive high school, and most recently at a magnet high school. I'm currently finishing up a 2-year teaching gig in CSUSM's School of Education through its Distinguished Teacher in Residence (DTiR) program... Read More →

Laura Wendling

Professor, California State University San Marcos

Saturday March 24, 2018 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Pacific Salon 4

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School, General Audience
Additional Disciplines Civics, Economics, ELA

1:00pm PDT

The Past is Present: Teaching 9/11 in a Changing World

Limited Capacity seats available

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, what feels like yesterday for some is now a historical event for students. How do educators impart the significance of the day to students, while underscoring its ongoing relevance 16 years later? Discover engaging strategies that tackle controversial topics, including the balance between civil liberties and national security and the rise of Islamophobia, while fostering empathy through personal stories.

Speakers

Megan Jones

Senior Director of Education Programs, 9/11 Memorial & Museum

Megan Jones is the Senior Director of Education Programs at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, where she oversees educational programs for school, teacher, youth, and family audiences. Jones was a member of the team that conceived and implemented all educational programming for the museum... Read More →

Saturday March 24, 2018 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Brittany Room

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School
Additional Disciplines Civics

2:00pm PDT

Immigration and The U.S. Policy Debate

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

How should the U.S. balance its stance on immigration with national security concerns? What does it mean to be an American, and who gets to decide? Session provides a Choices curriculum and videos to help educators place the question of Immigration in historical context and address this contested issue from multiple perspectives.

Speakers

Barbara Vallejo-Doten

Site Director, California Global Education Project at CSU Long Beach

Barbara Vallejo-Doten is the Regional Director for the California Global Education Project at CSULB, which offers a place-based professional development environmental education program, Teaching for Sustainable Communities: Empowering Eco-Literate Global Citizens that centers the... Read More →

Saturday March 24, 2018 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Brittany Room

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School
Additional Disciplines Civics, Geography

3:00pm PDT

Who’s All-American? : Changing Perspectives and Outcomes for At-Risk Youth

Limited Capacity seats available

Sixty years after Brown vs. Board of Education, schools in the United States remain separate and unequal. Black and brown males disproportionately populate jails, special education, and suspension rooms. This workshop examines how integration failed because America failed to integrate content. It looks closely at the role of social sciences in transforming self-images, educator perspectives, and our current political climate.

Speakers

Florence Avognon

Teacher on Special Assignment/Instructional Coach, Los Angeles County Office of Education

Howard University, B.A., Columbia University, M.A.T (Social Studies), California Teacher of the Year 2012, Juvenile Court School Teacher

Saturday March 24, 2018 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Esquire Room

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... General Audience
Additional Disciplines Civics

3:00pm PDT

(WS) The American Revolution: Unheard Voices of Rebellion

Limited Capacity seats available

What should the balance of power be between states and the national government? What does it mean to be American? These questions were asked in 1776 just as they are in 2018. Explore the lives, values and interests of people in 1776 who are often excluded from history: enslaved peoples, native groups and colonial women. Choices unit provided.

Speakers

Barbara Vallejo-Doten

Site Director, California Global Education Project at CSU Long Beach

Barbara Vallejo-Doten is the Regional Director for the California Global Education Project at CSULB, which offers a place-based professional development environmental education program, Teaching for Sustainable Communities: Empowering Eco-Literate Global Citizens that centers the... Read More →

Saturday March 24, 2018 3:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Brittany Room

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School
Additional Disciplines Civics

4:00pm PDT

The Gals Were There Too: Women of the American Revolution

Limited Capacity filling up

While some women participated in the Revolution as soldiers, spies, defiant defenders of their property, and messengers, others used their pens and positions to influence policy while still others rescued, harbored and aided the troops. In this interactive session attendees will be asked to work in groups and focus on the actions of different women of the Revolution in an activity that can be replicated in any classroom.

Speakers

Susan Casey

Author/Teacher

Saturday March 24, 2018 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Pacific Salon 5

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... General Audience

8:00am PDT

Boundaries and Bridges: Exposing the Past with Primary Sources

Limited Capacity seats available

Social studies teachers face the challenge of how to counteract the assumption that moments in time presented in textbooks, news, and film are concrete facts devoid of any interpretative process.
Using an exhibit on Japanese Americans in WWII and yearbooks, participants wrestle with the importance of context, point of view, and research methods to demonstrate the dynamic nature of the past.

Speakers

Pam Kruger

Adrienne Scott

Curator, Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, California State University, Chico

Sunday March 25, 2018 8:00am - 8:50am PDT
Stratford Room

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... Middle School, General Audience
Additional Disciplines Civics, Economics, Sociology, ELA

8:00am PDT

(WS) Innovative Technology Use + History = Real Learning in the Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Can technology truly engage students? We believe educational technology transforms learning when thoughtfully and creatively partnered with relevant curriculum. This workshop is designed to help teachers integrate technology by providing examples of projects, activities, and lessons using technology. We will also share rubrics to assess both content mastery and analytical skills for your students, plus the process and resources we have used to develop several successful classroom technology integrations.

Speakers

Christy Story

Teacher, Castilleja School

For over 15 years Christy Story, Ph.D. has been a teacher and held many leadership positions at Castilleja School in the Upper School across grades 9-12.

Jamie Sullivan

Sunday March 25, 2018 8:00am - 9:50am PDT
Pacific Salon 4

U.S. History, High School

Target Grade Level Audience Middle School, High School
Additional Grade Level Audienc... General Audience, Middle School
Additional Disciplines History, ELD