CELEBRATING 75 YEARS… REMEMBERING THE PAST PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE 75 Years– Remembering & the Past Preparing for the Future NYSCSS & NYS4A75 Years– 75th Annual Conference February 28–March 2, 2013 HiltonRemembering Westchester • Rye Brook, New York the Past Preparing for the Future NYSCSS & NYS4A 75th Annual Conference February 28–March 2, 2013 Hilton Westchester • Rye Brook, New York Wednesday, February 27th Registration Team - Training and Setup 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Governance Meeting: NYSCSS Executive Committee 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Joint Dinner Meeting: NYSCSS & NYS4A Board’s Of Directors 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Thursday, February 28th Continental Breakfast (Provided for all registered attendees) 7:00 am - 8:15 am Conference Session 1 8:30 am - 11:00 am “Making Big Applesauce: Hurricane Sandy, Common Core, and the Neuroscience of Learning” Luncheon Keynote Address Phillip Gershmel, Michigan Geographic Alliance (Lunch provided for all registered attendees) 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Conference Session 2 12:15 pm - 2:45 pm Refreshment Break (Dessert and beverages provided for all registered attendees) 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Board of Regents Town Hall Meeting Join us for an opportunity to hear directly from members of the Board of Regents. Regent Roger Tilles and Regent Kathleen Cashin will share views and respond to questions about educational reforms in New York State. 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Evening Vendor Reception and A Cappella Vocal Performance Enjoy light dinner refreshments while having a chance to peruse vendor exhibits. (Refreshments provided for all registered attendees) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 2 Friday, March 1st Continental Breakfast (Provided for all registered attendees) 7:00 am - 8:15 am “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” Keynote Address by Eric Foner As DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University Dr. Foner is widely regarded as one of this country's most prominent historians. Author of numerous texts that have been highly influential among scholars and students of history throughout the world, he is one of only two persons to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, and Society of American Historians, and one of a handful to have won the Bancroft and Pulitzer Prizes in the same year. Following his address Dr. Foner will be available at the Norton publishing booth to sign books. 8:30 am - 9:15 am Session 3 9:30 am - 10:30 am Session 4 10:45 am - 11:45 am Lunch (Provided for all registered attendees) 11:45 am - 12:30 pm “The Life and Views of Betsy Costner: A Nineteenth Century Slave” A Dramatic Historic Character Presentation by Sheila Arnold of History’s Alive Betsy Costner was a nineteenth century slave born in North Carolina. During the second migration she moved alone to Mississippi. As a pre-Civil War slave, Betsy will share her views about daily life, relationships with free Negroes and whites in Mississippi, as well as the runaways and abolitionists. In the post-Civil War perspective, Betsy will discuss the Civil War itself, the destruction where she was living, her search for her son, and her desire to go north to this new thing called freedom. 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Session 5 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Session 6 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm NYSCSS Annual Membership Meeting 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm NYS4A Annual Membership Meeting 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm 75th Anniversary Gala Reception 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Dinner 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Join with friends and colleagues, past and present to celebrate the distinguished accomplishments of people and events that have marked our professional community. The Dutchess Antislavery Singers will be performing hymns, patriotic and popular tunes from abolitionist conventions and rallies. The evening celebration will include text, photography, stories, and videos submitted by Speak Truth to Power finalists. 3 Saturday, March 2nd Continental Breakfast (Provided for all registered attendees) 7:00 am - 8:15 am Governance Meeting – NYSCSS Local Council Presidents 7:30 am - 8:30 am Session 7 8:30 am - 9:30 am Extended Session 7 8:30 am -10:00 am Session 8 9:45 am - 10:45 am Extended Session 8 8:30 am – 11:45 am Session 9 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Extended Session 9 10:15 am – 11:45 am Annual Awards Reception Meet award winners and learn about their contributions to social studies education 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Annual Awards Luncheon with Keynote Address by Greg Ahlquist “Extraordinary Possibilities in the Classroom and Beyond” 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm As New York State Teacher of the Year, Greg Ahlquist challenges all stakeholders in education to clearly define what we believe about learning and students because beliefs always impact our actions. Based on Carol Dweck's seminal research on mindsets, Ahlquist presents important applications of clearly defined beliefs and their impact on education in general and for teachers in particular. Governance Meeting - 2014 Convention Planning Committee 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 4 & 5 75 Years– Remembering the Past Preparing for the Future NYSCSS & NYS4A 75th Annual Conference February 28–March 2, 2013 Hilton Westchester • Rye Brook, New York Thursday, February 28th - - - - - - - - - SESSION 1 8:30AM – 11:00AM How Different Peoples Become Americans Explore how the Lower East Side Tenement Museum can serve as a resource for learning about immigration. Learn about the museum's hands-on approach to history and gain content knowledge and strategies to enrich your classroom. Teaching Medieval Civilizations The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine and the Cloisters Museum and Gardens are invaluable educational resources for school groups of all ages. Exploring these institutions' collections and unique settings allows students to discover the art and culture of the Middle Ages. Through inquiry, discussion, and hands-on activities, this interactive session will inspire teachers to make the medieval period relevant and alive for their students today. Abraham Lincoln: Slavery and the Problem of Emancipation Abraham Lincoln is one of America's most beloved presidents. His two terms as president have left much room for discussions and a variety of historical interpretations over his actions. Two areas of discussion are his views on equality and his role in ending slavery. Handouts and CD will be provided. Human Rights and U.S. Policy Need help engaging your students in critical analysis of the role of the U.S. in today’s world? Participants will work with the Human Rights unit from Brown University’s Choices Program, examining the issues, ideologies, agendas, and wildcards that are influencing global affairs as they debate what should be the U.S.’s foreign policy priorities in the coming years. Reading, Writing, and Researching in the Content Areas: Reading and Writing like a Researcher to Investigate Questions in a Research Community The Common Core State Standards and the authors of teacher effectiveness have helped educators across the country shine a spotlight on argument — the art of being persuasive by backing up your claims with evidence. The National Social Studies Frameworks focus on argument. The path is clear: we need a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum across disciplines that teaches powerful argument and helps students ratchet up their skills in persuasion, logic, and research. Virtual Economics (VE) and EconEdLink: Resources to Explain the Past and Prepare for the Future Students need an “Economic Way of Thinking” to prepare for economic and financial independence. A free copy of VE 4.0 (60 publications, 18 for K-8 teachers) featuring new videos and simulations and EconEdLink (1100 free lessons) will be featured as a resource for teachers to help achieve this goal. - - - - - - - - - SESSION 2 12:15PM - 2: 45PM A New Look at WWII: Making Global History Tangible and Local During World War II, New York City was the major Port of Embarkation for North Africa and Europe, and an important manufacturer of warships and ammunitions, yet even New Yorkers know little about their city’s role in the Allied victory. The presenters will discuss their efforts to advance education and public knowledge about the war and its legacies, and to draw upon oral history collections to inform and engage students and teachers 6 Social Studies, Neuroscience, and the Common Core An enormous amount of recent neuroscience research underscores that social studies are not just "content" for Common Core readings, they promote neural pathways and "habits of mind" essential for acquisition of reading and math skills. This workshop reviews this research and provides K-12 scaffolds and multimedia lessons based on it. Thinking Like a Historian - Using Common Core to Support Student Historians and Social Scientists. A Clinic for Pre-Service and New Teachers The Common Core Standards provide a framework for teaching students to inquire like historians. In this clinic, participants will apply the standards by experiencing strategies that support diverse students to read, talk, and write like historians. Activities include "wall talk" and a scaffolded approach to document analysis and evidence-based writing. Put the World in Their Hands: Creating Project-Based Learning Environments Using literary works, participants will learn a process for integrating technology to align with the Common Core Standards in a Project Based learning environment. Teachers will present real-world problems students will try to solve using a project in which the students integrate STEM related results while adhering to the CCSS-ELA. Columbus, an Entrepreneur? Isabella, a Venture Capitalist? You are Columbus pleading your plan to Isabella, swapping goods on the Silk Road or trade real goods in “The Columbian Exchange”. These free interactive lessons provide knowledge and retention strategies to improve Regents’ scores.