HUMAN RIGHTS @ NCSS 2015 A guide to the sessions and events for Human Rights Educators National Council for the Social Studies 2015 Annual Conference New Orleans, LA Prepared by the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center http://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu @theDoddCenter Human Rights @ NCSS 2015 Devoted to the theme of human rights, the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center honors Thomas Dodd's service as Executive Trial Counsel in the International Military Tribunal, the first of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center is working to make Connecticut a national model for human rights education in primary and secondary schools. Taking international standards, including the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training (2011), as its inspiration and basis, the Dodd Center aims not only at integrating human rights content into classroom curricula, but also at promoting a culture of human rights in our schools, our communities, and around the world. For more information visit http://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/k-12-education/ HUMAN RIGHTS EVENTS AND SESSIONS Friday, November 13 Time: 9:00AM-9:50AM Location: Convention Center 226 Title: Education as a Human Right: A University-Wide Approach Description: Human rights are an integral piece to education, but how do we approach human rights at the university level? In this presentation, one university's approach will be explored. Presenters: Adam Jordan, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA; Lauren Johnson, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA; James Badger, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA Time: 9:00AM-10:55AM Location: Convention Center 229 Title: LGBTQ Rights are Human Rights: Socially Responsible Approaches for Teachers Description: Authors of a future special section of Social Education dedicated to LGBTQ issues, highlight critical guidelines for teachers K-12 related to student needs, curriculum integration, media, legal requirements, and religious perspectives. Presenters: Gloria Alter, Social Studies for Social Responsibility, DeKalb, IL; Barbara Cruz, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Robert Bailey, State University of New York, Brockport, NY; Diane Johns, Northern Illinois University (retired), DeKalb, IL; J.B. Mayo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Elizabeth Meyer, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; Deb Fowler, History UnErased, Inc., Lowell, MA; Miriam Morgenstern, History UnErased, Inc., Lowell, MA; Maria Lewis, Penn State University, State College, PA Time: 9:00AM-9:50AM Location: Convention Center 232 Title: Getting Graphic: Using Graphic Novels to Teach about Human Rights Description: The presentation focuses on strategies for teaching through a critical social justice lens with graphic novels. These strategies promote classroom human rights discussion while meeting the C3 Framework literacy standards. Presenters: Kenneth Carano, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR; Jeremiah Clabough, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 2 Human Rights @ NCSS 2014 Friday, November 13 (continued) Time: 10:05PM-10:55PM Location: Convention Center R06 Title: Teaching Human Trafficking Curriculum in High Schools: Does it Work? Description: Human trafficking is a global and domestic issue. This research-based presentation examines the effectiveness of curriculum designed to inform high school students of the issue of modern day slavery. Presenters: Dr. Christina Crenshaw, Baylor University, Waco, TX; Dr. Lakia Scott, Baylor University, Waco, TX Time: 10:05AM-10:55AM Location: Convention Center Exhibit Hall B Title: Murals: An American Celebration of Human Rights Description: Murals offer multiple methods of engaging all students in exploring culture, issues, and struggles of diverse American populations. Online assessment and art interpretation techniques make your classroom an interactive museum. Presenters: Kent Willmann, University of Colorado, Longmont, CO; Doug Williams, Longmont West High, Longmont, CO Time: 10:05AM-10:55AM Location: Convention Center 2nd Level Hallway (outside Room 207) Title: It's Not Fair!: Kindergarteners Promote the Human Right to Education Description: Learn about how kindergarten students became active global citizens through an arts-based service learning project in their classroom. Through literacy-integrated social studies, students promoted the human right to education. Presenters: Sarah Montgomery, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; Page Foss, Southdale Elementary, Cedar Falls, IA; Maria Howard, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; Wendy Miller, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; Denise Tallakson, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA Time: 11:10AM-12:00PM Location: Convention Center Exhibit Hall B Title: Our Children are Not for Sale: Preserving Human Rights Description: Slavery is illegal, but exists in the form of human trafficking. Educate students with history and current issues to raise awareness and teach them about ways to counter human oppression. Presenters: Michael Brna, Teaching with Primary Sources at California University of PA, California, PA Time: 11:10AM-12:00PM Location: Convention Center Exhibit Hall B Title: Human Rights and the Social Studies: Perfect Together Description: Emphasizing human rights study in social studies instruction maximizes opportunities for reflective thought and social participation. Using case studies, the power of human rights to develop active citizens is demonstrated. Presenters: William Fernekes, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Jessica Mintz, Bayonne High School, Bayonne, NJ; Mariel Waters, Jefferson Township High School, Oak Ridge, NJ; John Terry, Jefferson Township High School, Oak Ridge, NJ; Anna Major, Bernards Township School District, Basking Ridge, NJ Time: 11:10AM-12:00PM Location: Convention Center 219 Title: Celebrating Human Rights through Meaningful Dis cussion in an Accelerated Classroom Description: Using primary resources, depth and complexity icons, and Socratic seminar, participants will engage in a dialogue- and inquiry-based lesson that will support student engagement while highlighting human rights. Presenters: Lindsey Clewell, Washoe County School District Gifted and Talented Magnet Program, Sparks, NV 3 Human Rights @ NCSS 2014 Friday, November 13 (continued) Time: 2:15PM-3:05PM Location: Convention Center Exhibit Hall B Title: Human Rights & History: Teaching with Comics, Simulations, and Documents Description: Interactive session demonstrating effective methods to engage students in the study of human rights. Includes employing and creating comic books/strips, written debates, webquests, oral histories, and simulations. Handouts provided. Presenters: Melissa Marks, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Greensburg, PA; Ashley Muscarella, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Greensburg, PA; James Gabonay, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Greensburg, PA Time: 2:15PM-3:05PM Location: Convention Center 229 Title: Investigating Potential Human Rights Violations: Violence against African American Males Description: The presentation explores violence against black males in America and whether the violence constitutes human rights violations. Events surrounding Michael Brown, Jordan Davis, Trayvon Martin, and Eric Garner are discussed. Presenters: Amy Samuels, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Gregory Samuels, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL Time: 2:15PM-3:05PM Location: Convention Center 222 Title: Human Rights through Charlie-France, Criminal Justice, and Children's Rights Description: The presenters, leaders in the field of Human Rights Education, will demonstrate human rights lessons pertaining to the Charlie-France killings, criminal justice issues of fairness, and children's rights. Presenters: Ed O'Brien, Street Law Inc and Univerity of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC; Andrea Cohen, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Scott Hirschfeld, UNICEF, New York, NY Time: 3:20PM-4:10PM Location: Convention Center 209 Title: Problematizing Indian Removal for Elementary Students: A Human Rights Investigation Description: Participants will engage in a model elementary think-aloud lesson grounded in a problem- based historical inquiry framework in order to decide if Andrew Jackson was justified in removing Indians to reservations. Presenters: James Howell, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Time: 4:25PM- 5:15PM Location: Convention Center R06 Title: Becoming Global Citizens: Student Dialogue with Global Peers on Human Rights Description: This workshop sponsored by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation global schools program introduces teachers to key resources needed for students to engage with their global peers on human rights through technology. Presenters: Kristen Looney, Tony Blair Faith Foundation - Face to Faith, New Haven, CT; Ian Jamison, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, London Time: 4:25PM- 5:15PM Location: Convention Center 211 Title: Human Rights and the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights in the Interdisciplinary Classroom Description: This session presents the application of human rights education in the development of interdisciplinary units of study between the historical and literary worlds in alignment with state and national standards. Presenters: Christopher Buckley, Darien High School/RFK Human Rights, Darien, CT; Christopher Sparks, East Hartford High School/RFK Human Rights, East Hartford, CT 4 Human Rights @ NCSS 2014 Saturday, November 14