Social Studies Summer Institute
Civics, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Geography and History
Agend a
West Virginia Department of Education
Civics, Economics, Entrepreneurship,
Geography and History
Charleston Civic Center
Charleston, W.Va.
June 18 - 21, 2007
Social Studies Summer Institute
Civics, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Geography and History
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WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION
2006-2007
Lowell E. Johnson, President
Delores W. Cook, Vice President
Priscilla M. Haden, Secretary
Robert W. Dunlevy, Member
Barbara N. Fish, Member
Burma Hatfield, Member
Gayle C. Manchin, Member
Jenny N. Phillips, Member
Ronald B. Spencer, Member
Brian E. Noland, Ex Officio
Chancellor
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
James L. Skidmore, Ex Officio
Chancellor
West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education
Steven L. Paine, Ex Officio
State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
Social Studies Summer Institute
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Social Studies education has always been a priority, but it has never
been more important than it is today. I am pleased to welcome our
outstanding social studies teachers, business teachers, administrators,
members of the business community and civic leaders to this
collaborative conference. It is because of your dedicated efforts in
preparing students to be involved, effective citizens who are financially
literate and who share a global perspective that we hold great promise
for the future of our state. I am certain this second annual Social Studies
Summer Institute emphasizing civic literacy, economic literacy, global
awareness and our Appalachian heritage will spark much debate,
discussion and deliberation as you continue to advocate for dynamic
social studies education in West Virginia schools. Our sincere thanks
and best wishes as you prepare our children to be successful in this
21st century.
Dr. Steven L. Paine
State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
Social Studies Summer Institute
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June 18 – June 21
Global Awareness, Civic Literacy, Financial Well-being and Entrepreneurship
Throughout History and in Future Opportunities Yet to Unfold
PURPOSE: To provide social studies teachers with resources and instructional strategies that will support their
efforts as they provide their students with a true understanding of the past and an appreciation of their heritage as
West Virginians; and to draw strength from the foundation of their roots as they take up the challenges fashioned
by globalization, become economically judicious, and engage in local, state, national and world civic experiences.
Day 1
Monday, June 18, 2007
Evening Focus:
• 21st century learning in the social studies content
• Awareness of the global influences of our Appalachian heritage
• The consequence of civic and economic global activities on our
students
5 p.m.
Reception and Registration
Great Hall,
Cultural Center
6 p.m.
Dinner
Great Hall
7 p.m.
Introductions:
Regina Scotchie, Social Studies Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
Welcome:
Carla Williamson, Executive Director
West Virginia Department of Education
Keynote:
Mr. John LeFeber, Curriculum and Instruction Developer
National Council an Economic Education
Presentation - West Virginia Musical Heritage
Lynette Swiger, Monongah Elementary School
Patty Looman and Brad Swiger, Marion County
Social Studies Summer Institute
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Today’s Focus:
• True global awareness as an essential prerequisite for understanding
globalization, economic literacy, entrepreneurship and civic
engagement in historical context.
• The urgent necessity for the 21st century learner to become an
engaged citizen locally, nationally and internationally
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Day 2
7:45 a.m.
Light Refreshments and Opening Session
Regina Scotchie
8:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions:
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Room 202
Quilting Our Culture: An Interdisciplinary Approach
to Teaching Appalachia
Sarah Morris, West Virginia Teacher of the Year, Morgan County
Heather McChesney, Kanawha County
Room 203
The War that Made America
French and Indian War Impact on America and on West Virginia
James Wetzler, Presenter and Re-enactor for the French and Indian War
250 Inc., the French and Indian War Commemoration
Room 204
“The Faces of Freedom” and “Freedom and You”
Jay Shackett, Bill of Rights Institute
Room 205
Focus Globalization and Thinking Globally
John LeFeber, Curriculum and Instruction Developer
National Council on Economic Education
Room 206
Youth Leadership Institute
Meg Heubeck, University of Virginia
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Day 2 (continued)
10 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions:
Session 1:
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Presnter:
Mini Society (grades 4-8)
Real World Entrepreneurship
Carol Hamilton, National Board Certified Teacher, and
Chip Hamilton, Berkeley County
Room 202
Room 203
The War that Made America
French and Indian War Impact on America and on West Virginia
James Wetzler
Session 3:
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“Free to Believe” and “Free to Gather”
Jay Shackett
Session 4:
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Youth Leadership Institute
Meg Heubeck
Sessions 5:
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Thinkfinity and Virtual Economics
John LeFeber
11:45
Second Floor
Lobby
Room 204
Room 205
Room 206
Lunch
Keynote
Speaker:
Title:
1 p.m.
Rebecca Weiner, Project Manager of the Globalization101.org
Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Globalization 101
General Session
Keynote
Speaker:
Title:
Rooms 103-105
Welcome
Dr. Steve L. Paine, State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
Patrick Overton
Re-building the Front Porch of America Foundation
Engaging Youth in the Democracy of Civil Discourse:
Understanding the Math and Metaphor of Citizenship
Little Theatre
Social Studies Summer Institute
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Day 2 (continued)
2 p.m.
Break
2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions:
Session 1:
Title:
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Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum
Studies for 21st Century Skills Initiatives
Sarah Morris
Session 2:
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Youth Leadership Institute (middle and high schools)
Meg Heubeck
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Session 3:
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The Federal Reserve System and Globalization
Amanda Gibson, Economic Education Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Globalization 101: Hands-on Rigor and Relevance
for Global Citizens
Rebecca Weiner
Second Floor
Lobby
Room 202
Room 203
Room 204
Room 205
Room 206
Technology Lab (all programmatic levels)
Integrating Technology Resources
Thinkfinity, SAS, Intelliboards (whiteboards)
Student Response Systems, PowerPoint, Movie Maker
Guilda Haddox, Technology Integration Specialist, Raleigh County
4 p.m.
Team Meeting
Focus Questions
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
Room 202
Social Studies Summer Institute
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6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Optional sessions available
Lab Reopens with Guilda Haddox
Lap Dulcimer Lessons with Lynette Swiger
Teamwork on County Quilt Squares
How to Initiate and Lead a Successful Book Study
Online Social Studies - Instructional Guides,
CSOs and Course Sequence
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Notes
Room 206
Room 202
Room 203
Room 205
Room 204
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Civics, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Geography and History
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Notes
Social Studies Summer Institute
Civics, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Geography and History
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Today’s Focus:
• The geography of economic literacy and civic engagement
• Every student financially literate
• Every student an engaged citizen
• Every student proficient in reading and writing literacy
Wednesday 20, 2007
Day 3
7:45 a.m.
Light Refreshments and Opening Session
8:30a.m.
Keynote
Speaker:
Dr. Harm deBlij
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10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
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Room 202
Author of 30 books and more than 100 articles and papers regarding the
importance of geography in virtually every aspect of society; geography
consultant for ABC and NBC; host for C-Span documentary on global economics
and world trade
Why Geography Matters
Book Signing by Dr. deBlij
Second Floor Lobby
Break
Second Floor Lobby
Breakout Sessions
My Money and the Stock Market
Glenn Gainer, West Virginia State Auditor
Room 202
Adventures in Writing (grades 3-8)
Room 203
Teaching Social Studies Through Writing
Martin and Delia Wach, Authors and Publishers of Children’s Books
The Many States of West Virginia
Dr. George Towers, Professor of Geography
Concord University
Room 204
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Day 3 (continued)
10:30 a.m.
Session 4:
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Presenter:
Beyond the Lemonade Stand (elementary and
middle school)
Dave Johnson, George Weimer Elementry School
Kanawha County
Susan Rice, Entrepreneurship Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
Technology Integration in the Classroom
(all programmatic levels)
George Sumner, Technology Integration Specialist
Fayette County
11:45
Lunch
1 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
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Room 205
Room 206
Rooms 103-105
Room 202
The Great West Virginia Snow Adventure
(elementary school)
Teaching Social Studies While Writing a Publishable Book
as a Class Project
Martin and Delia Wach
Room 203
Making Ends Meet—Envelope Budget Game
and Bean Game
Hands-on activities, free resources to teach financial literacy, Nefe
workbooks and teacher’s manuals (all programmatic levels)
Linda Hawkins, Fnancial Education Director
West Virginia Department of the Treasury
We the People (elementary school)
Jenny Schaffer, Center for Civic Education
Room 204
Room 205
Civics for the 21st Century (high shool new
graduation requirement)
Steve Freeman, Capital High School, Kanawha County
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Day 3 (continued)
1 p.m.
Session 5:
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2:15 p.m.
Break
2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Session 1:
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Technology Lab (all programmatic levels)
Room 206
Integrating Technology Resources
Thinkfinity, SASS, Itelliboards (whiteboards)
Student Response Systems, PowerPoint, Movie Maker
Guilda Haddox,Technology Integration Specialist, Raleigh County
Session 2:
Title:
Presenter:
Teaching Social Studies Through Reading in the
K-3 Classroom
Lynette Swiger and Patsy Dicken
Monongah Elementary School, Marion County
We the People (high school)
Jenny Schaffer
Second Floor Lobby
Room 202
Room 203
Session 3:
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Room 204
Project Citizen
Myron Yoder, Curriculum Coordinator for
Allentown, Pa., School District and Trainer for Project Citizen
Session 4:
Title:
Room 205
Teaching Tolerance, Teaching the Holocaust
(middle and high school)
Brian O’Connell, George Washington High School, Kanawha County
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4 p.m.
Room 206
Technology Tools in Your Social Studies Classroom
(adaptable to all programmatic levels)
Matt Wells, Ravenswood High School, Jackson County
Our National Entrepreneurship Lessons to
Engage Your Students
Susan Rice and Junior Achievement Representative
Team Meetings
Room 207
Breakout Rooms
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4:30 p.m.
Adjourn
6:30 – 8 p.m.
Optional sessions available
Lab Reopens with Guilda Haddox
Lap Dulcimer Lessons with Lynette Swiger
Teamwork on County Quilt Squares
Writing and Publishing with Your Class,
Martin and Delia Wach
How to Initiate and Lead a Successful Book Study
Topics for Discussion - Q&A Session
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Notes
Room 206
Room 202
Room 203
Room 204
Room 205
Room 207
Social Studies Summer Institute
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Today’s Focus:
• Regional and local heritage in a global world
• Transforming what we know into relevant, rigorous and engaging
instruction
Day 4
7:45 a.m.
Light Refreshments and Opening General Session
8: 30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Session 1:
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Room 202
Room 202
Analysis of Primary Documents in the West Virginia History Classroom
• Bartering between Natives and Europeans - the Fort Pitt Day Book
• Slavery - Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers Project
• Formation of the 35th State - Lincoln’s Cabinet Advises Him,
the Willey Amendment, the Statehood Law, the Proclamation, Etc.
• Living History in the Classroom - John Brown, Mother Jones and
Suggestions for Your Own (elementary and middle schools)
Gerry Kohler, National Preserve American History Teacher of the Year
2006, NCBT, VanDevender Junior High, Wood County
Session 2:
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Room 203
Model UN, Youth in Government, HI-Y (high school)
David King, Director, HI-Y Ohio Valley
Jordan Beckett, Wirt County High School
2007 Youth Government Attorney General
Talia Blankenship, Williamson High School
Andrew Koerber, Tyler Consolidated High School
Cameron Wilson, Roane County High School
2008 West Virginia Youth Governor for Youth in Government
Session 3:
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Room 204
Foldable Books for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom
Learn how to generate students’ interest through a variety of
content-based folded books. You will receive step-by-step directions,
materials and supplies as you are guided to create your own.
Student examples will be available for you to see.
Denise White, DuPont Middle School, Kanawha County
Presenter:
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Day 4 (Continued)
8:30 a.m.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Session 6:
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Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? (middle and
high schools)
Terry Reale, English, Lannguage Arts Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
Room 205
Room 206
Technology Lab (all programmatic levels)
Integrating Technology Resources
Thinkfinity, SASS, Itelliboards (whiteboards)
Student Response Systems, PowerPoint, Movie Maker
Guilda Haddox
Room 207
Financial Literacy for All
Representative from the West Virginia Society of Certified Public
Accountants shares lesson plans and resources
10 a.m.
Break
Floor Lobby
10:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
2nd Floor Lobby
Session 1:
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Apple Stackcake for Dessert (all programmatic levels)
Dr. Barbara Shortridge, Geography Professor, University of Kansas,
author of several books on cultural heritage, particularly the culture
of food
Room 203
How to be a World Class Educator of Personal and
Global Investing (middle and high schools)
Michael Branch, Parkersburg High School, Wood County
J.R. Clifford Case Lesson Plans and Activities for
your Classroom (grades 8 through 12)
Tom Rodd, Senior Clerk for Justice Larry Starcher,
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Room 204
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10:15 a.m.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
11:45 a.m.
Room 205
Using the West Virginia Encyclopedia in Your Classroom
Lesson plans (4th and 8th grade)
Mark Payne, West Virginia Humanities Council
Room 206
Technology Lab (all programmatic levels)
Integrating Technology Resources
Thinkfinity, SASS, Itelliboards (whiteboards)
Student Response Systems, PowerPoint, Movie Maker
Guilda Haddox
Room 206
Foldable Books for the High School Classroom
Learn how to generate students’ interest through a variety of contentbased folded books. Step-by-step directions, materials and supplies
Denise White
Lunch
Report out and Assemble our Quilt
Door Prizes
1 p.m.
2007 Social Studies Summer Institute Adjourns
Notes
2nd Floor Lobby
and
Rooms 202-204
Social Studies Summer Institute
Civics, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Geography and History
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Dr. Steven L. Paine
State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education