93rd NCSS Annual Conference-St. Louis 2013

Details

November 22, 2013through November 24, 2013
Cervantes Convention Center at America's Center
St. Louis, MO

Earlybird Registration Deadline: January 11, 2013
Advance Registration Deadline: November 20, 2013

Description

Online Registration is Closed

Please register onsite at the conference. Registration is located on level 1 of the the convention center.

Registration rates include complimentary 24/7, 365 access to the new NCSS Live Learning Center, with synch-to-slide audio recordings of more than 30 of the highest-demand sessions from the conference, plus your choice of a free NCSS Bulletin, redeemable by coupon in the Conference Program and available at the NCSS Bookstore.

Conference Registration

Pass Name	Description
Regular Registration
Student--Full Conference
Retired Member--Full Conference
Wednesday/Thursday Only--Pre-Conference Registration
Friday Only--Single Day Registration
Saturday Only--Single Day Registration
Student--Wednesday/Thursday Pre-Conference Only
Student--Friday Only
Student--Saturday Only

Events

Event Name	Date	Time	Description
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Clinic-Preparing NCSS/NCATE Program Reports - Clinic for Program Report Writers	Nov 20, 2013	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	This clinic prepares participants to compile NCATE Program Reports in Social Studies or related disciplines for review by NCSS and to prepare and update reviewers of those programs.
CUFA Conference Sessions	Nov 20, 2013 - Nov 21, 2013	4:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
NSSSA Conference-Non NSSSA Member Rate	Nov 21, 2013	7:00 AM - 7:00 PM CST
NSSSA Conference-NSSSA Member Rate	Nov 21, 2013	7:00 AM - 7:00 PM CST
School Visit-Sustainability and Global Citizenship: MRH School District	Nov 21, 2013	8:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST	Maplewood Richmond Heights is an award-winning school district noted for innovative programming. Visit pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school campuses to see how a commitment to sustainable practices, global citizenship, student leadership, experiential learning, and service intersect with curriculum, partnerships and technology. Visit classrooms, talk with student leaders, hear from school faculty and meet community partners. Explore efforts to create responsible citizens in the diverse MRH school community. Attendees will travel by MetroLink and are responsible for their fare.
Clinic-National Showcase of Schools of Character:Best Practices in Civic Mission	Nov 21, 2013	9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST	Schools that reach the elite distinction of National School of Character have created a culture that breeds civic dispositions: respect, concern with the rights and welfare of others, personal efficacy, sense of belonging, attentiveness to civic matters, representative governance, and a rich capacity for community involvement. Principals from nine of these award-winning schools will share their journey to mastery of the 11 national character education standards, from a caring community to shared moral leadership. They will share the insights of staff buy-in, expanded student leadership, service learning and core values that are lived rather than recited. Participants will choose three 1.5 hour sessions from a total of nine, selecting among three elementary, three middle and three high schools. Principals often present with teachers and students as they share the unique blend of components that ignite the passion and capacity to act for the betterment of the world us. Conducted by CHARACTERplus.
Clinic-Teaching about Slavery: Exploring Museum-Classroom Connections	Nov 21, 2013	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST	The Missouri History Museums Teaching About Slavery initiative is based in close collaborations between teachers and museum educators. This 3-hour workshop includes archival documents and stories to represent the humanity of the enslaved, tested methods to challenge your students thinking, and group reflection on sensitivity to racial dynamics in the classroom. All participants will receive free entrance to the special exhibit, "Slavery at Jeffersons Monticello: Paradox of American Liberty." Easy access with public transportation. Questions welcomed at (314)454-3116 or lgilbert@mohistory.org Presenter: Lisa Gilbert, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, MO
School Visit-New City School	Nov 21, 2013	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST	The New City School, serving students from age three through the sixth grade, is an independent school that has been implementing the theory of multiple intelligences since 1988. MI is used along with thematic instruction, an appreciation for human diversity, and an emphasis on the personal intelligences to create a program that points students toward success in life, not just success in school. An important component of the curriculum is the integrated thematic approach that teachers use. In addition to incorporating the multiple intelligences in both teacher instruction and student performance, grade level teams develop their curriculum based on yearlong themes they have created.
AP Workshop-AP Human Geography: Gender and Geography	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	This workshop presents teachers with resources and ideas to expand their curriculum with an emphasis on gender, and the power structure between genders. The following topics are explored: (1) Mapping Gendered Spaces, (2) Measuring Fertility, (3) The Worlds Women: Trends and Statistics, (4) Women in Agriculture, and (5) Sustainable Voices.
AP Workshop-AP United States History	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	This interactive workshop for teachers will contain activities that explore the content and structure of both the current and the redesigned AP United States History course and exam (slated for 2014-2015), and will suggest appropriate instructional strategies and practices for AP teachers.
AP Workshop-AP World History: Critical Trends and Global Processes	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	TParticipants 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	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	This interactive workshop presents teachers at the Pre-AP level with strategies to improve students' historical thinking skills, specifically interpretation and analysis through the exploration of primary and secondary sources.
Clinic-Beyond the Arch: Discovering the Hidden Treasures in St. Louis	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST	Veteran teachers will provide hands-on strategies and lesson plans concerning GPS-Global Positioning Systems, using 21st-Century tools for learning in order to enhance students' geographic understanding utilizing geocaches. Presenters: Paul Nagel, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX; David Faerber, Tara High School, Baton Rouge, LA
Clinic-Columbus, Entrepreneur? Isabella, Venture Capitalist?Econ, History, CCSS	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	A play on Columbus, traveling the Silk Road, and food for "The Columbian Exchange;" 23 interactive lessons (5000 B.C.-1776 C.E.) with activities, content, pedagogy and assessements tied to the NCSS standards and Common Core. Presenter: Doug Young, Council for Economic Education, New York, NY
Clinic-Common Core Classics: Tried & True Strategies to Strengthen Literacy	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	Experience field- and time-tested strategies for using history and social studies to foster student engagement, deep thinking, and essential literacy skills. Hands-on examples apply across multiple disciplines and grades. Presenters: Geoffrey Scheurman, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI; Michael Yell, Hudson Middle School, Hudson, WI
Clinic-Following the Threads: Tracing Connections among Cultures at SLAM	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST	Explore connections between Asia, Africa and Europe in the newly-renovated Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM). Trace cultural, economic and religious influences through artifacts; learn to create similar activities in local museums and online. Presenters: Barbara Petzen, Middle East Connections, Lovettsville, VA; Jennifer Doyle, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Clinic-Web Tools and Strategies for the Flipped Classroom	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	Join TCI to discover powerful web tools and pedagogy to help you flip your classroom and supercharge classroom instruction time. Presenters: Brian Thomas, Bert Bower, TCI, Mountain View, CA
Clinic-You Say You Want a Revolution? The 1960s from Past to Present	Nov 21, 2013	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST	This exploration of the tumultuous, transformative decade of the 1960s will combine in-depth content analysis with primary source examination, including innovative ways to bring the Sixties to life in the classroom. The clinic will also focus on creating engaged students in the 21st century, learning lessons from the past to inspire action today. Presenters: Stephen Armstrong, West Hartford Public Schools, West Hartford, CT; Margaret Hughes, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY
Clinic-Engaging Online Programs and More from the St. Louis Fed	Nov 21, 2013	12:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST	Choose sessions on the Federal Reserve, macroeconomics, and international economics, and learn about engaging online programs used to teach thorny subjects such as comparative advantage, inflation, unemployment, and more. Presenters: Mary Suiter, Barbara Flowers, Scott Wolla, David Wheelock, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Tour-A Walk through Baseball Heaven: A Special Tour/Reception of Busch Stadium	Nov 21, 2013	1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	Go behind the scenes of one of the most storied teams in Major League Baseball on this Busch Stadium tour and reception. Visit special Cardinal Nation locations such as the clubhouse, field, dugout, video room, batting cages, and the Champions Club, and then participate in an interactive social studies lesson from the award winning Cardinal Academic Program (CAP). When the tour is over, join everyone for a special reception with Cardinal team officials and Mike Konzen, Chairman and Principal of PGAVArchitects for new St. Louis Cardinals Museum. Dont miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Cardinals' four World Series trophies, hear more about Baseball Heaven and its place in St. Louis history, and find out how a sports museum is built.
Clinic-Action Civics: Harnessing Youth Voice to Create Sustainable Change	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	This interactive clinic demonstrates strategies for teaching students to determine root causes of issues, analyze power, develop strategies and implement effective action plans that work toward long-term sustainable change. Presenters: Jill Bass, Meghan Goldenstein, Mikva Challenge, Chicago, IL
Clinic-Historical Thinking about Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima: National Narratives	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	Presentation will integrate historical thinking skills and primary sources (speeches, cartoons, official documents, newspapers, textbooks) to provide lessons on perspectives on the Pacific War between Japan and the United States. Presenters: Dennis Lubeck, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO; Thomas Johnston, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis, MO; Karen Johnson, Nerinx Hall, Webster Grove, MO; Chris Marshall, John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO
Clinic-History, Memory, Legacy: The Sand Creek Massacre at 150	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	For the 150th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre,a key event in frontier history, we hear from Cheyenne and cavalry descendents, discuss primary sources and share lesson plans. Presenters: Lauren Small, Community College of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; Henrietta Mann, Alden Whiteman, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College, Weatherford, OK; Michael Schrage, Peyton High School, Peyton, CO; Byron Strom, Des Moines, IA
Clinic-Innovative Lessons on World War I: Balkans and Middle East	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	World War I transformed world history--and 2014 marks its 100th anniversary! Focusing on the war's effects on the Balkans and Middle East, the presenters will share classroom-ready lessons, resources, and teachers' opportunities. Presenters: Lisa Adeli, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Lora Vogt, National World War I Museum, Kansas City, MO; Kent Schull, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY; James Tallon, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
Clinic-Targeting Vocabulary Acquisition and Use in Social Studies	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	Vocabulary acquisition and use are articulated as essential outcomes within the Common Core Standards. Engage your students in an interactive, replicable five-step word-learning process for promoting social studies understanding. Presenters: Tina Heafner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; Dixie Massey, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Clinic-Teaching History as Mystery	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	Classroom-ready materials teach U.S. and World History as uncertain problems based on primary and secondary sources--images, words, music, numbers--riddled with bias, confusion, controversy to motivate youthful detectives. Presenters: David Gerwin, Jack Zevin, Robert Dytell, Queens College/CUNY, New York, NY
Clinic-The DBQ Project: A Solution to the Common Core Standards	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	Aligning with Common Core, The DBQ Project sharpens students' critical thinking, reading and evidence-based writing. The Project's method allows all students, grades 4-12, to excel in the sophisticated DBQ experience. Presenters: Mollie Hackett, Beth Montgomery, The DBQ Project, Evanston, IL
Clinic-You've Got Issues...Creating Engaging Issues-Centered History Lessons	Nov 21, 2013	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST	Learn how to redesign your existing lesson plans with an issues-centered focus. Essential questions will connect present-day social justice issues with content found in U.S. history standards. Presenters: Scott Wylie, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY; Kim Koeppen, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN; Mark Previte, University of PIttsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA; Ronald Evans, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; Gregg Jorgensen, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; Arlene Gardner, New Jersey Center for Civic Education, Piscataway, NJ
Breakfast-President's Breakfast	Nov 22, 2013	7:00 AM - 8:45 AM CST	Join us for the official opening of the 93rd NCSS Annual Conference, with the presentation of the annual Teacher of the Year awards and NCSS President Stephen Armstrong's Presidential address on the current state of social studies. The President's Breakfast is generously sponosored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Breakfast-African American Educators for the Social Studies Community	Nov 23, 2013	7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
Breakfast-Asia Community	Nov 23, 2013	7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
Breakfast-Great Lakes Council for the Social Studies	Nov 23, 2013	7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
Breakfast-Texas Council for the Social Studies	Nov 23, 2013	7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
Breakfast-World History Community	Nov 23, 2013	7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
Civil Rights in the 21st Century: Oh Freedom After While Colloquium	Nov 23, 2013	4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST	Webster University hosts this special screening of the award-winning documentary, Oh Freedom After While, the story of the Missouri sharecropper protest of 1939, followed by a panel discussion featuring Lynn Rubright, co-producer and script consultant for the film, and Shirley Whitfield Farmer, whose father led the protest. A reception follows the panel. This program, at The Old Post Office, is open to all NCSS attendees.
Special Event--An Evening of St. Louis Blues	Nov 23, 2013	6:15 PM - 10:00 PM CST	St. Louis is famous for its distinctive style of blues music. Spend an evening at one of the citys best blues clubs, BBs Jazz, Blues and Soups, noted as a sort of unofficial clubhouse for local blues musicians and a popular after-gig hangout. Featured performers are country blues artist Leroy Pierson and Australian singer/songwriter Harper. Ticket price includes shuttle van service between America's Center and BBs.