2016 NCSS Annual Conference - Washington, DC
DescriptionWashington will be yours to discover at the 96th NCSS Annual Conference, December 2-4, 2016. Join more than 4,000 of your peers from across the country and around the world in the nation's capital, to share the most current knowledge, ideas, research, and expertise in social studies education.
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| Retired Member-Full Conference | |
| Wednesday/Thursday Only-Pre-Conference Registration | |
| Single Day Registration-Friday Only | |
| Single Day Registration-Saturday Only |
| Event Name | Date | Time | Description |
| CUFA Sessions at NCSS Annual Conference |
Nov 30, 2016
- Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 7:00 PM EST |
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| NSSSA Conference-Nonmember | Dec 1, 2016 |
7:00 AM
- 7:00 PM EST |
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| NSSSA Conference-NSSSA Member | Dec 1, 2016 |
7:00 AM
- 7:00 PM EST |
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| Tour-Gettysburg | Dec 1, 2016 |
7:30 AM
- 8:00 PM EST |
Experience the different ways student groups can make their own history in Gettysburg, PA on this one-day familiarization tour. From interactive museums and hands-on demonstrations to civilian stories, unique battlefield tours, agricultural experiences and a multitude of group-friendly dining options, you will find that Gettysburg and surrounding Adams County is an ideal student destination. Destination Gettysburg can assist in the planning process with sample itineraries, images, group rate information and site tours. |
| Clinic-In Their Own Voices: Middle Eastern Perspectives in the Classroom | Dec 1, 2016 |
8:30 AM
- 5:00 PM EST |
Visit several DC venues to experience the voices of Middle Eastern refugees, artists, comedians, musicians, and more. Receive a resource pack with amny classroom-ready strategies for incorporating diverse, authentic perspectives! Presenters: Barbara Petzen, Middle East Outreach Council, Washington, DC; Susan Douglass, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Craig Cangemi, Qatar Foundation International, Washington, DC; Emily Voight, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Washington, DC; Megan Geissler, Middle East Policy Center, Washington, DC; Stephen Bennett, The George Washington University, Washington, DC |
| Clinic-Teaching the World Wars through the Stories of the Fallen | Dec 1, 2016 |
8:30 AM
- 5:00 PM EST |
America's overseas cemeteries and memorials offer a unique way to understand American memory. This hands-on, interdiscplinary workshop will be held at the offices of the American Battle Monuments Commission. Preseters: Timothy Nosal, American Battle Monuments Commission, Arlington, VA; Jennifer Rosenfeld, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, Fairfax, VA; Cathy Gorn, National History Day, College Park, MD NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach this clinic site, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Tour-Fredericksburg's Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil War History | Dec 1, 2016 |
8:30 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
Visit the homes, museums, shops, buildings, and sites that illuminate the colonial, revolutionary, and civil war history of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This tour, conducted by the City of Fredericksburg Department of Economic Development and Tourism, will include the influence of George Washington and the Washington family during colonial times, the citys Revolutionary history, and its bloody Civil War battles, when the city changed hands seven times. The tour includes free time for lunch and shopping in Old Town Fredericksburg. |
| Tour-Thomas Jefferson's Monticello | Dec 1, 2016 |
8:30 AM
- 6:00 PM EST |
Jeffersons Monticello is a little mountain that is home to big ideas. Take a guided tour of the house and grounds, explore the Visitor Center galleries and interactive Griffin Discovery Room, and attend a workshop with Monticello educators on how to bring those ideas to your classroom with the free resources on our NEW education website. Information about our fully funded summer teacher fellowship and student field trip opportunities will also be provided. |
| Clinic-Visit Your Supreme Court! | Dec 1, 2016 |
8:45 AM
- 12:45 PM EST |
Spend a half day learning about the United States Supreme Court and the court building. We will spend time in: (1) The Courtroom to learn about its history and architecture; (2) One of the ceremonial conference rooms with officials from the Clerks office to learn how cases are processed at the Court and also how last minute death penalty appeals are handled sometimes in the middle of the night; and (3) The exhibit area on the ground floor, where you can explore the rich history of the Court. You can also visit the gift shop, where NCSS participants on this tour will receive a 10% discount. |
| Clinic-A Century of Women in Congress | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:00 AM
- 12:00 PM EST |
The House Historians Office, the Senate Historical Office, and the Capitol Visitor Center Exhibits and Education Division are pleased to offer this half-day educational clinic for teachers interested in learning more about the women who have served in the House and the Senate. Hosted at the Capitol Visitor Center, the clinic will offer a variety of instructional activities led by experts in the field.Participants will: (1) Have the opportunity to learn about women who served in Congress with a special emphasis on the election of the first woman in Congress, Representative Jeannette Rankin, in 1916, through the groundbreaking Year of the Woman in 1992; (2) Receive a behind-the-scenes look at a new oral history project featuring the recollections of women Representatives and House staff; (3) Have the opportunity to speak with House and Senate historians and Capitol Visitor Center educational specialists about the historic role of women in Congress; (4) Receive complimentary copies of the publications, Women in Congress, Black Americans in Congress, and Hispanic Americans in Congress; (5) Have the opportunity to view documents, objects, and photographs about women who served in Congress and receive tips on how to use these primary sources in the classroom; (6) Receive an online tour of the educational resources available on House and Senate history. Presenters: Kathleen Johnson, Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC; Kate Scott, Senate Historical Office, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. NOTE: Atttendees are on their own to reach this clinic site, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Clinic-Civil Rights, the Constitution and the National Archives | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
Join National Archives educators for an engaging and fun-filled day exploring exhibits, discovering programs and researching primary sources related to the Bill of Rights and you! Learn about the unique educational materials, methods, and experiences from National Archives locations across the United States, including Presidential Libraries. Identify methods and resources that connect students with the past and prepare them for civic engagement in the 21st Century. Discover innovative teaching strategies including DocsTeach, distance learning, Apps and eBooks that provide easy access to primary sources while modeling best teaching practices to encourage higher level thinking skills. Tour the exhibits at the National Archives including Amending America. This exhibit explains the amendment process and examines why only 27 of the over 11,000 proposed amendments became part of the Constitution.Research original records in the Innovation Hub and learn how to be part of this cutting edge concept in scanning records for public access. Presenter: Missy Clare McNatt, National Archives, Washington, DC NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach this clinic site, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Clinic-Let's Talk! Getting Comfortable Discussing Race in your Classroom | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:00 AM
- 3:00 PM EST |
Ever danced around the issue of race in your classroom? Join us to investigate challenges of talking about race, discuss ways to engage K-12 students and embrace those important conversations. Presenters: Candra Flanagan, Anna Hindley, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC. NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach this clinic site, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Clinic-Past is Present: Teaching with the Holocaust Museum | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
The Holocaust resonates seventy years after it ended. Explore the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Meuseum's exhibits and participate in new classroom lessons, receive free resources and discuss the Holocaust's relevance today. Lunch will be provided. Presenters: , Kristin Thompson, Cameron Sumner, Christina Chavarria, David Klevan, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach this clinic site, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Clinic-Teaching about Global Conflict and Peace in a Changing World | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:00 AM
- 12:00 PM EST |
Violent conflicts and subsequent humanitarian crises have set the world on fire. In the midst of the chaos, though, are countless people working to extinguish the fires through peacebuilding means. Visit the U.S. Institute of Peace for a behind-the-scenes introduction to the work of international peacebuilding. You will meet USIP experts who work in foreign conflict zones, deepen your understanding of complex global issues of conflict and peace, and discover resources to teach these themes. The program will also include a tour of USIPs iconic headquarters, at the War and Peace Corner of the National Mall.. Presenter: Megan Chabalowski, U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, DC. NOTE: Attendees on on their own to reach this clinic site, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Clinic-The Civic Life of George Washington at Mount Vernon | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:00 AM
- 5:30 PM EST |
Come to Mount Vernon and The Washington Library for a full day of history and civics immersive education experiences. Get inside primary sources with a tour of the mansion and a stroll of the grounds. Lunch and ticket prices included in cost with special time with historic characters, behind the scenes access, and a preview of 2017s professional development offerings. Presenter: Allison Wickens, George Washington's Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, VA |
| Preparing NCSS/CAEP Program Reports-Clinic for Program Report Writers | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
This clinic will prepare participants to review teacher preparation programs in socal studies or related disciplines and to update current reviewers in applying NCSS Standards for the CAEP Program Review Process. Presenter: Brandie Benton, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR |
| Clinic-DC: The Monumental City | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:30 AM
- 3:30 PM EST |
Join university professors Drs. Ed Crowther and Rich Loosbrock for a grand bus tour of Washington. They have developed an entertaining and engaging style by using historical sites coupled with images and documents to provide a vivid and deep understanding of the events that shaped the American past. The tour will involve many stops with light walking. It will also stop for lunch (not provided in the cost) at a food court to ensure quick service to allow more time for seeing the monuments. Highlights: Along the way, the tour will drive by most of the major sites around the National Mall and pass by many of the major museums and government building. The major portion of the day will be spent visiting the monuments that make D.C. famous. Monuments often reflect as much about the attitudes of the era in which they are built as they try to memorialize the person or event itself. The tour will examine the backstory of many of the major monument and discuss how these stories shape public memory. Depending on traffic and construction, the tour will make stops at the White House, the World War II Memorial, the Jefferson, FDR, and King Memorials, and the Lincoln-Vietnam-Korean Group. It will also cross the Potomac to visit the National Marine Memorial (Iwo Jima). This is an excellent introduction to Washington for those who have not been there, but even for veteran visitors this promises to be an engaging tour. Presenters: Rich Loosbrock, Ed Crowther, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO |
| Clinic-Perspectives on History: Interrogating American Art | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:30 AM
- 1:00 PM EST |
Use artwork to zoom in on key issues in American history. Zoom out to see those issues at play in today's world. Inquiry strategies will prompt evidence-based reasoning and argumentation. Presenters: Elizabeth Dale-Deines, Peg Koetsch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach the clinic site, which is within walking distance of the convention center. |
| Clinic-Using Portraiture to Teach a Socratic Seminar | Dec 1, 2016 |
9:30 AM
- 1:30 PM EST |
Learn how to teach your students to discuss a dynamic historical text and a visual portrait, in tandem, through the context of a student-led Socratic Seminar. Materials provided. Presenters: Briana Zavadil White, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Amy Trenkle, Alice Deal Middle School, Washington, DC. NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach this clinic site, which is within walking distance of the convention center. |
| AP Workshop-AP U.S. Government and Politics | Dec 1, 2016 |
10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
Participants will engage in several interactive activities structured to facilitate key curriculum requirements, such as analyzing political behavior, evaluating governmental policies, and comparing and interpreting political concepts and data. |
| AP Workshop-AP United States History | Dec 1, 2016 |
10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
This interactive workshop for teachers will contain activities that explore the content and structure of the AP United States History course and exam and will suggest appropriate instructional strategies and practices for AP teachers. |
| AP Workshop-AP World History | Dec 1, 2016 |
10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
Participants will learn how to use course themes and concepts from the World History Curriculum Framework to develop strategies for cultivating students' historical thinking skills as focused on critical trends and global processes. They will also discuss how to revise a course syllabus to align with course audit requirements. |
| AP Workshop-Pre-AP Strategies in History and the Social Sciences | Dec 1, 2016 |
10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
This interactive workshop presents teachers at the Pre-AP level with strategies to improve students' historical thinking skills, as well as interpretation and analysis through the exploration of primary and secondary sources. |
| Clinic-Finally, an Answer for Elementary Teachers | Dec 1, 2016 |
10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
Shifts in ELA and social studies, the C3 Framework and best practice instruction related to the elementary classroom with interactive activities and resources are the basis for this clinic. Presenters: Kim Heckart, College Community School District, Cedar Rapids, IA; Rebecca Hellund, Pella Community School District, Pella, IA; Katy Swalwell, Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
| Clinic-Teaching the Holocaust and Related Issues through Anne Frank | Dec 1, 2016 |
10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM EST |
New educational tools, using the life and Diary of Anne Frank as a starting point, will be presented in this highly interactive presentation. Presenters: Charles Vaughan, AC Flora High School, Columbia, SC; Barry Van Driel, Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cihan Tekeli, Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Doyel Stevick, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| Clinic-Building Social Understanding with National Public Radio | Dec 1, 2016 |
12:00 PM
- 4:00 PM EST |
This NPR headquarters workshop and tour will give educators the tools to help their students build social understanding and global awareness by discovering how a thoughtful look at news can enrich their understanding of history.These issues are best examined with good storytelling.These issues are best examined with good storytelling. In this clinic led by NPR and Listen Current, explore how to use public radio in the classroom to connect learning to real world events. The presentation will combine teaching strategies, research, and concrete examples of how to integrate podcasts into the social studies curriculum to facilitate students civic awareness and engagement. Learn how you can use podcasts to build important 21st century skills including listening, reading, critical thinking, problem solving, and empathy. Bring your tablets or laptops to sign on and explore as we share the many ways to integrate global current events with Listen Currents curated public radio stories in the classroom. This clinic will be facilitated by a social studies teacher who uses many of these methods. The teacher will share scenarios of how the tools work in their classroom. Attendees will leave a list of websites and teaching strategies to help teachers convey a fluent historical, political, and cultural understanding of ideas that define our world. Presenter: Monica Brady Myerov, Listenwise, Boston, MA |
| Clinic-Creating Global Citizens: Teaching Our Students the Art of Diplomacy | Dec 1, 2016 |
1:00 PM
- 4:00 PM EST |
The U.S. Diplomacy Center is pleased to offer an interactive and informative session for teachers with Department of State diplomats at the U.S. Department of State. This clinic offers teachers the opportunity to meet and discuss with subject matter experts, three critical global issues: refugees, climate change, and countering violent extremism. The session will help teachers better understand how diplomats engage on these important global issues, with whom they work to accomplish tasks, and what diplomatic skills are needed to achieve policy goals. Teachers will acquire vital information about diplomacy and the work of the Department of State that will inspire learning in the classroom. Following the briefing sessions by the Department diplomats, the U.S. Diplomacy Center will offer an introduction to the Diplomatic Simulation Program, a classroom-based education program that allows students to step into the shoes of a diplomats negotiating with various counterparts to find solutions to hypothetical crises. Teachers will receive copies of USDC simulations focusing on the topics covered in the panel discussion. NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach this clinic, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Clinic-Return to the Classroom Inspired by a Naturalization Ceremony | Dec 1, 2016 |
1:30 PM
- 2:30 PM EST |
Naturalization ceremonies are on the of the most moving and memorable public opportunities to bring together native-born and naturalized Americans. You can exoerience this one-hour living civics lesson at the famous Washington, DC federal courthouse. Refreshed with inspiration and armed with classroom-ready activities, you can take your personal experience back to your students feeling ready for them to participate in a local courtroom program or host a naturalization ceremony at your school. In fact, in September 2017, federal judges across the country will make themselves available to conduct swearing-in ceremonies at schools during class time in the weeks prior to Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, officially Sunday, Sep. 17. Local chapters of the Federal Bar Association stand ready to assist participating schools. Attendees will have the opportunity, if they wish, to volunteer in several ways that require no rehearsal. You can sing the National Anthem, lead the Pledge of Allegiance, or say a few words to the new citizens and their families--just as studndes will at local ceremonies next year. This program will send you back to school inspired and remembering why you're a teacher. You will receive information about how to participate in a courthouse naturalization ceremony and a gudi on how to organize and host a ceremony in your school. |
| Tour-President Lincoln's Cottage | Dec 1, 2016 |
1:30 PM
- 4:00 PM EST |
For over a quarter of his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln lived on an uplifting hilltop in Northwest Washington, D.C., where he made some of his most critical decisions. While in residence at the Cottage, Lincoln visited with wounded soldiers; spent time with self-emancipated men, women and children; and developed the Emancipation Proclamation. Experience Lincoln's home for brave ideas with a private, customized tour of President Lincoln's Cottage and a special viewing of American by Belief, a special exhibition on Lincoln's little known immigration policies. These policies embodied some of the very principles that continue to draw immigrants to the United States 150 years later. Education staff from President Lincoln's Cottage and American Immigration Council will share resources on how to incorporate immigration stories, past and present, into classroom lessons. |
| Clinic-A Historical Perspective on the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM EST |
High school world history, geography, and global studies teachers will deepen their pedagogic content knowledge in this dynamic clinic, which emphasizes inquiry-based learning using Teaching with Primary Sources strategies. Presenter: Jacqueline Regev, Institute for Curriculum Services, San Francisco, CA |
| Clinic-Cultural Genocide against Native Peoples in US: Truth & Reconciliation | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM EST |
Unprecedented truth and reconciliation commission on forced removal of Native children explored in film and related curricula. Was it cultural genocide? Learn to teach this story. Free film and curriculum. Presenters: Mishy Lesser, Upstander Project, Watertown, MA; Adam Mazo, Upstander Project, Watertown, MA; Nikki Ulrich, Close Up Foundation, Alexandria, VA |
| Clinic-From Clickbait to Content: Tips for Teaching Current Events | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 6:00 PM EST |
Help your students become savvy information consumers. Interact with media experts, peers and international industry insiders to gain strategies and ready-to-use resources for teaching media literacy to foster global citizenship. Presenters: Barbara Pearson, Barbara McCormack, Newseum, Washington, DC NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach the clinic site, which is accessible by Metro. |
| Clinic-Geography as Inquiry: Bringing People and Places to Life | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM EST |
Geography is defined as art, social science, and science. Participants will explore the world through such case studies of key issues as borders and passages, conservation and exploitation, and sustainability. Presenters: Jack Zevin, Queens College, Flushing, NY; Mark Newman, National Louis University, Chicago, IL |
| Clinic-Successfully Create a World Religions Elective in Your High School | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM EST |
Replace that fear of teaching about World Religions in school with the courage, resources, and support you need to empower your students to be global citizens. Learn as well how to avoid controversies teachers have faced around the country, especially regarding lessons on Islam, when they brought in guest speakers, let students try on religious garb, and went on field trips.. Presenters: Chris Murry, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD; Murali Balaji, Hindu American Foundation, Washington, DC; Linda Wertheimer, Boston, MA; Benjamin Marcus, Religious Freedom Center, Washington, DC |
| Clinic-Teaching the Civil War through a Social/Emotional Learning Framework | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM EST |
Experience how an inquiry-based learning approach uses the narrative structur of Storypath to enhance student engagement and create "the lived experience" for historical, civic, and social/emotional learning. Curriculum provided. Presenter: Margit McGuire, Seattle University, Seattle, WA |
| Clinic-Tech + Narrative = Engaged Students | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM EST |
Harness the power of primary sources with Historical Narrative Inquiry. Foster the curiosity of learners to evaluate primary sources and create historical narratives on interactive timelines. Device needed. Presenter: Thomas Ketchell, HSTRY, Boston, MA |
| Clinic-The Secret History of History | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:30 PM EST |
Teaching history through the lens of intelligence is not only timely but timeless. In a post 9/11 world a focus on intelligence and its role through history is critical. Join International Spy Museum staff for a 2,000 year journey through the secret history of history. Enter the shadow world of espionage in this clinic which will provide a keynote presentation with a former spy, an exploration of the Museum's artifacts and stories, and hands-on simulation and lesson demonstrations with the Museum's educators. Each participant will leave with a comprehensive packet of resources, the Museum's Cuban Missile Crisis simulation publication, and a newfound appreciation for how spying has often changed the course of history.*Designed for secondary teachers. Cost includes a USB with SPY's lesson plans and resources and Museum admission. Presenters: Jacqueline Eyl, Lucy Stirn, Vince Houghton, International Spy Museum, Washington, DC. NOTE: Attendees are on their own to reach this clinic site, which is within walking distance of the convention center. |
| Clinic-Using Inquiry to Discover Washington, DC | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM EST |
Find treasure in Chinatown, discover the secrets of the National Mall, and pay tribute to fallen heroes. Join a hands-on exploration of Washington, DC using inquiry as our guide. Presenters: Paul Nagel, Hempstead High School, Cypress, TX; David Faerber, Lee Magnet High School, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Clinic-Washington, DC: A Capitol Classroom for Onsite Civic Learning | Dec 1, 2016 |
2:00 PM
- 5:30 PM EST |
The city is your classroom at NCSS! Join this hands-on history and civic learning opportunity in Washington, DC. Whether you're visiting for the first time or your tenth, you will learn something you can take with you to your classroom. You will explore the Jefferson, FDR, and Martin Luther King memorials, where you will learn the history behind these remarkable sites and interact with them as never before, using a civic lens to understand how monuments can be explored by your students as a teaching tool. You will also travel beyond the marble monuments to Lincoln Park and Eastern Market, to look at the Capitol Hill neighborhoods and learn the history of Washington, DC. Dont miss this chance to explore Washington and take in all that the city has to offer while learning new ways to teach history and civics using place based learning. Presenters: MaryBeth Wagner, Dan Wallace, Close Up Foundation, Alexandria, VA |
| Breakfast-President's Breakast, sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Dec 2, 2016 |
7:00 AM
- 8:45 AM EST |
Join us for the official opening of the 96th NCSS Annual Conference, with the presentation of the annual Teacher of the Year awards, and NCSS President Peggy Jackson's Presidential address on the current state of social studies. The President's Breakfast is generously sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. NOTE: Breakfast will be served until 7:30AM. |
| International Assembly Conference--IA nonmembers | Dec 2, 2016 |
7:00 AM
- 3:00 PM EST |
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| International Assembly Conference-IA Members | Dec 2, 2016 |
7:00 AM
- 3:00 PM EST |
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| Breakfast-Western States Regional | Dec 3, 2016 |
7:00 AM
- 8:00 AM EST |
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| Tour-Baltimore and Annapolis | Dec 3, 2016 |
8:00 AM
- 6:00 PM EST |
Maryland has a bit of true history, too! Visit Fort McHenry, the birthplace of our National Anthem as well as a national shrine. Following, enjoy the sites, sounds, and cuisine of one of America's oldest seaports at the Baltimore harbor on the Chesapeake Bay. In the afternoon, the tour will continue in Maryland's state Capitol, Annapolis, where you will visit the United States Naval Academy and explore the popular downtown Annapolis city dock. |
| Tour-Washington City Tour | Dec 3, 2016 |
8:00 AM
- 12:00 PM EST |
Discover the historical treasures of our Nation's Capitol. Experience the vast collection of famous sites, including historical memorials and monuments, Arlington Cemetery, and Capitol Hill. |
| Luncheon-Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education | Dec 3, 2016 |
1:00 PM
- 3:00 PM EST |
Help us celebrate teachers! Join Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge and the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation in honoring exceptional teachers and their innovative programs. Recipients of the annual Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education representing elementary, middle, high school, and college educators - will be receive cash prizes of $7,500 each for their work teaching young people history, economics, entrepreneurship, business, and more, while building and supporting the next generation of our nation's leaders. This celebratory luncheon will feature the recipients, a keynote focused on education, information on how to apply for next year's monetary award, and you! The luncheon is a ticketed event, open to all NCSS conference attendees. |
| Tour-Mount Vernon by Candlelight | Dec 3, 2016 |
5:00 PM
- 9:00 PM EST |
Come to Mount Vernon for this holiday tradition, featuring candlelit character-guided tours of the first and second floors of the Mansion, 18th-century dancing, and fireside caroling. On the final stop of the Mansion tour, guests will hear about the Washingtons' holiday cooking and see a reproduction of Martha's Great Cake. "Mrs. Washington" will also be on site. |
| Tour-Washington, DC Night Tour | Dec 3, 2016 |
5:00 PM
- 8:00 PM EST |
Take a night tour of some of D.Cs most popular monuments, inspiring memorials, and iconic landmarks Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, World War II Memorial, Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol to name a few. This tour will be led by a WorldStrides certified Course Leader to provide fun facts along the way and will include a beverage and light snacks. |
| Reception at National Archives | Dec 3, 2016 |
6:00 PM
- 8:00 PM EST |
Visit the National Archives for this special evening reception. Participants will be invited to view the Charters of Freedom, explore the museum's latest temporary exhibit, "Amending America," as well as the permanent exhibit spaces, and participate in demonstrations of new education resources available from across the agency. |
through December 4, 2016