Conference Session Descriptions
TUESDAY, SEPTMEBER 23, 2014
7:45
Registration Table Open
8:00
Exhibitor Area Open
8:45
Welcome-Keynote
Dan Rothstein, Co-Founder of the Right Question Institute (RQI) and Co-Author of
Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions, has spent many years
learning from the people with whom he has worked all over the U.S. and beyond. He has
benefited greatly from the ideas of people who are not typically looked to as sources of insight.
Their ideas have been acknowledged and have informed RQI’s innovative teaching methods
that have proven to help all people, no matter their level of income or education, learn to think
and act more effectively on their own behalf. Dan’s work in communities around the country
has been enhanced by his education. He is a graduate of Seneca H.S., Louisville, and Harvard
College and completed his doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where he
served as an Editor of the Harvard Educational Review. Dan was a Fulbright Scholar and one of
very few non-academics to be chosen as a National Academy of Education Spencer Fellow. He
is, at heart, an eternal learner and is grateful for the opportunities the work at RQI presents to
continue to learn from all people with whom he works.
Concurrent Sessions-September 23rd
10:20-11:05
Banquet A
Social Studies and PGES
Kelly Stidham
Kentucky Department of Education
Participants will discuss the measures and feedback on practice of teaching social
studies provided by the Ky PGES.
Banquet B
DBQ Project-Constructing Written Arguments
Beth Montgomery
DBQ Project
Do you have experience teaching with DBQs? Are you looking for strategies to build
students’ abilities to reason and develop arguments? This workshop will address
connections between reading, discussing, and writing. Focusing on only one
document we will look at ways to help students see how to gain and then apply their
knowledge.
Development A
Creating Deep Thinkers by using Structured Discussion
Melissa Culver
Jefferson County Public Schools
5th Grade Teacher, NBCT Middle Childhood Generalist
This session will focus on increasing rigor in the elementary social studies classroom
through the use of inquiry based instruction, primary sources, and accountable talk.
Development B
Teaching the Underground thru Web based Resources
Dr. Dallmer-Indiana University East
Dr. Code-Northern Kentucky University
This interactive session will feature quality web-based resources for teaching students
about slavery, the Underground Railroad, and freedom studies.
Development C
Developing Inquiry Skills with Students
Dr. Rothstein-Co-founder of the Right Think Institute
Participants will be engaged in learning the process of how to get students to think
independently. Research and implementation model will be demonstrated.
Leadership A
The New APUSH Course-Changes in 2014
Barry Leonard-Graves County
Sue Wimsatt-Bullitt East High School
The 2014-15 AP US History course and test has changed completely. Come and share
our discussions as we explore the new changes to the course. We will examine the
new curriculum and testing format. Your presenters have both attended workshops
this summer and have a number of new things to share. Come and let’s learn together
how to tackle this new “Historic” journey!
Leadership B
Arts & Humanities in the Social Studies
Robert Duncan-Kentucky Department of Education
Join KDE Arts and Humanities Consultant Robert Duncan for utilizing authentic arts
activities in the Social Studies classroom. While finding natural connections between
social studies and the arts, discover the differences between integrating the arts into
instruction as opposed to enhancing socials studies instruction with the arts. This
session is appropriate for all grade levels as well as building and district
administrators.
Auditorium
Why New? Why Now? Envisioning Social Studies for the 21st Century Student
Jennifer Fraker-Kentucky Department of Education
Gain an understanding of the development and progress of the new Kentucky draft
standards for Social Studies, current work and initiatives occurring at the Department
of Education, and professional learning opportunities through regional educational
cooperatives.
Executive BR
Boone Trace Corridor
Sam Compton-President, Boone Society
This educational experience is delivered through a tourism venue spanning from the
Cumberland Gap, to Fort Boones borough, 120 mile away. There will be a series of
wayside signs, describing the struggles of the first settlers into the wilderness that
would soon become Kentucky. Some of these stops will be on the original trace and
they can walk in the footsteps of Daniel Boone!
11:10-12:00
Mets Center
Parking Area
Banquet A
KHS History Mobile Tours-Tours Run Concurrently from 11:10-12:00, 1:00-2:00,
2:10-3:00, 3:30-4:30. Sign up at Registration Desk for Groups of sixteen to tour.
Thinking with Inquiry C3 Clinic-Questions Matter
Dr. Kathy Swan-University of Kentucky
Questions play a vital role in the inquiry process. No question, no inquiry. This
session focuses on the nature of compelling and supporting questions in an inquiry.
Encouraging teachers to work with students to develop questions sets the tone for
this activity and will help to disrupt teachers thinking about curriculum and
instruction. The focus is on the quality of questions and student agency and
understanding at the onset of inquiry.
Banquet B
TCI-History Alive; Using Visual Discovery
Brian Thomas-TCI
Something as simple as a powerful image can say more than a weeks’ worth of
lectures. You’ll learn how to use Visual Discovery activities to encourage students
to view, touch, interpret and bring to life compelling images. Participants receive
the materials to teach this and other great TCI lessons to their students.
Development A
Developing Historical Thinking Skills by Studying Monuments
Tim Talbot-Kentucky Historical Society
Monuments usually tell a story of two eras; the time period the monument
commemorates, and when the monument was erected. This session will
show that historical thinking skills can be taught to students using national,
regional, and local monuments.
Development B
Choices Program
Allison Hunt- DuPont Manual High School
This session focuses on utilizing case studies from Brown University’s choices
program to illustrate important Social Studies concepts. All units use a problembased approach to make complex current and historical issues accessible and
meaningful to high school students. Participants will receive a complementary unit.
Development C
I Don’t Teach Reading; I Teach Economics. It’s Possible to do Both!
Dr. Jana Kirchner-Western Kentucky University
Teaching economics? The reality is often so many concepts and so little time.
Participate in a lesson that teaches the concept of global interdependence using a
variety of texts and literacy strategies that engage students, target Common Core
Literacy in History/SS standards and C3 domains, and develop critical thinkers.
Leadership A
Geography Awareness Week-Future of Food
Jessica Roberts-Kentucky Geographic Alliance
Harmony Hendrick-Kentucky Geographic Alliance
The global production and transportation of food is a perfect way to link geography
with common core standards. This session provides hands-on, classroom-ready
activities that use geo-literacy to investigate some of our favorite foods.
Leadership B
Transportation in KY-How to Incorporate Local History in Social Studies Lessons
Dr. Resor-Eastern Kentucky University
Every historical development in transportation – roads, canals, railroads, interurban
railways - can be directly related to Kentucky history. In this session, learn how
Kentucky transportation history can be incorporated into American history classes.
Resources for developing your own local, place-based social studies units will be
provided.
Auditorium
“A Cry for Justice” Daniel Rudd and the Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Gary Agee-Anderson University
This program is meant to appeal to a general audience of educators who will be
introduced to a little known but important journalist and civil rights leader who was
born in ante-bellum Kentucky. Daniel Rudd was born a slave in Bardstown,
Kentucky in 1854. Yet he became one of the country’s best known black journalists.
His newspaper, the American Catholic Tribune, enjoyed an eleven year run. Because
of the author’s work on behalf of black Catholics on two occasions he was
entertained by President Grover Cleveland. Rudd’s work as a journalist and
advocate for racial equality, however, has been widely overlooked. In this workshop
I will attempt to tell his story.
Executive BR
Your Guide to Winning the James Madison Fellowship
Ben Gies-McConnell Center, University of Louisville
Explore the exciting and career-defining opportunities offered by the James
Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. The Madison Memorial Fellowship
Foundation offers $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals
desiring to become masterful teachers of the American Constitution at the
secondary level. The award also includes the opportunity to network with
educators throughout the United States, and provides a rare peek into the federal
government while attending a summer study conducted in Washington, D.C.
LUNCH BREAK 12:00-1:00-EXHIBITS WILL REMAIN OPEN
1:00-2:00
Banquet A
Thinking With Inquiry C3 Clinic-Assessment Matters Too
Dr. Kathy Swan-University of Kentucky
In this activity, teachers move to the end of the inquiry process and draw on UbD to
think about learning outcomes and student products with consideration for both
formative and summative assessments. Teachers think carefully about learning
outcomes and the forms of students' work that provide evidence of student learning.
Special consideration is given to taking informed action the role of criteria and rubrics in
assessing student progress.
Banquet B
DBQ Project- Using the DBQ in World History
Beth Montgomery-DBQ Project
Looking for fun but rigorous ways to engage students in world history? This
presentation will introduce ways to teach DBQs to world history students of all ability
levels. The DBQ Project has materials in world history to support teachers but the
presentation will primarily address ways to teach students to closely read documents
and use them to write evidence-based essays.
Development
A
We The People-EBook
Glenn Diedrich-Houghton Mifflin
Glenn Manns-State Coordinator Kentucky We the People
Teachers will see the interactive version of the “We the People” textbook and learn
strategies to engage their students. Examples of how to integrate Socratic discussion,
classroom hearings and other formative assessments will be illustrated. Also,
connections to C3 Dimension 4, Taking Action, will be discussed. Participants will
receive texts and other implementation materials.
Development
B
PGES, C3 and KACS: What does Student Engagement Look Like in Social Studies?
Dr. Jana Kirchner-Western Kentucky University
We all agree that students need to be engaged, active learners in their social studies
classes. But what does that look like in a classroom? We’ll discuss research-based,
practical strategies for student- centered social studies lessons and examine our own
classroom practices through the lenses of PGES, C3, and KCAS.
Development
C
Using Children’s Literature to Teach Geographic Concepts
Dr. Gandy-Western Kentucky University
This session will include hands-on activities to use children’s literature to teach
geographic concepts.
Leadership A
KDE Instructional Staff and Dr. Rothstein
Leadership B
Teaching Economics Through Children’s Literature
Dr. Erin Yetter-Louisville Federal Reserve
This workshop will demonstrate how to teach economic concepts using popular
children’s literature. Participants will be guided through interactive lessons with
whiteboard applications and receive instruction in the delivery of the economic
content. All attendees will receive classroom-ready, standards-based, printed
curriculum materials.
Auditorium
“Let’s Talk About Race”: Exploring Racial Stereotypes using Popular Culture
Dr. David Childs-Northern Kentucky University
Young people should critically examine popular media, reflecting on how it shapes
identity. This presentation explores how social studies educators can integrate popular
culture into their curriculum to unpack racial stereotypes in American society, thereby
helping students become more critically aware of how the media impacts their lives and
self-image.
Executive BR
Socratic Methods in the Social Studies Classroom
Brent Allen-Royal Springs Middle School
This classroom will focus on Socratic Questioning, Socratic Discussion and Socratic
Circles in Middle and High School classrooms.
2:10-3:00
Banquet A
Thinking with Inquiry C3 Clinic- Skills and Content Matter Too
Dr. Kathy Swan-University of Kentucky
In between questions and assessment are the content and skills that give purpose
to the inquiry. This activity focuses on the ways that students engage content and
use disciplinary tools (skills) to examine sources. Teachers consider the cognitive
processes student use during inquiry, and think about how students work with
sources and evidence to build claims. The form and means for communicating
conclusions also plays an important role in this activity.
Banquet B
TCI-History Alive-Teaching Great Writing in Social Studies
Brain Thomas-TCI-History Alive
Teach great writing in Social Studies! Writing for Understanding activities gives all
learners something memorable to write about. Learn how to help your students
clarify their ideas organized what they have learned and support their argument
with evidence.
Development A
KYSS Standards Writing Team Panel
Mathis, Erin –Marshall County High School
Gruen,Tiffany – John G. Carlisle EL-Covington Independent Schools
New, Ryan- Boyle Cobh’s
Holbrook, Katie L.-Hager Elementary-Ashland Independent Schools
Clark, Monica- Bullitt North HS
Decker, Adam-Chandler’s Elementary School-Logan County Schools
Nikki Cecil-Corbin Middle School
A panel of social studies teachers that collaborated on the writing of the draft of the
new Kentucky Social Studies Standards will discuss the processes involved in
creating the draft standards. The vision behind the new standards, the collaborative
model used, and challenges involved and new challenges ahead will be discussed.
Development B
“APPsolutley” Engaging: WEBever is in Your Hand!
Rachael Yaden & Debbie Francis-Lincoln County Middle School
A plethora of engaging apps to use in your classroom no matter the types of devices
you have available. Students will be engaged, motivated and instruction will be
rigorous, yet fun! These tools foster cooperative learning, critical thinking and 21st
century skills. This presentation will offer participants to leave with a toolbox of
engagement strategies to implement immediately.
Development C
McConnell Center Teacher Scholar Program: Grow as an Educator, Leader and
Thinker
Ben Geis- McConnell Center-University of Louisville
Are you interested in growing your talents as a history or civics educator while
traveling the nation, meeting with renowned scholars, and having more fun than
you can shake a stick at? The McConnell Center’s Teacher Scholar Program invites
you to learn more about our program which not only affords remarkable educators
the ability to grow personally and professionally, but is regarded as Kentucky’s
primer professional development program. Learn more about how your students
will grow as historians and statesmen through your participation as a McConnell
Center Teacher Scholar.
Leadership A
Conflict Resolution, Storytelling and Children’s Literature
Dr. Judy Pierce &Dr. Beverly Boulware-
Leadership B
This presentation will focus on providing participants developmentally appropriate
ideas for working with their students to resolve conflicts. Examples of personal
stories, children’s literature sources, online links, pictures and developmentally
appropriate practices will be shared.
Geography Education Survey Results
Allison Hunt-DuPont Manual High School
The Kentucky Geographic Alliance conducted a series of surveys regarding
geographic education in Kentucky. During the session, results will be shown along
with how the information has impacted the Kentucky Geographic Alliance’s efforts
to influence and support geography education in the state.
Auditorium
Oh, Flinders Petrie! Teaching Ancient Egypt at the Secondary Level
Chris Robinson, Assistant Professor, Model Laboratory High School Social Studies
Katie Hunt, 2014 TED Fellow, Egyptologist, Founder of the Paleo-Oncology Research
Organization and is the pioneer in the field (via Skype).
Dr. Jackie Jay, Associate Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of History
Teaching Ancient Egypt is not just for the middle school nor is it about mummifying
a chicken. From early state formation to the unifications and divergences of Egypt,
to the impact of Hellenism during the Ptolemaic Dynasty; philological
interpretations of stelae, papyri, temple and tomb inscriptions can be used in the
modern classroom to develop an understanding of cultural and temporal relativity
all while maintaining the curiosity of the learner. A variety of methodologies and
information can be used from such classic scholars as Sir Alan Gardiner and Flinders
Petrie to more contemporary studies and philosophies such as those of Dr. Robert
Brier and Dr. Robert Wenke. By emphasizing the importance of holism,
incorporating a wide variety of sources, perspectives, concepts, methodologies,
differentiated instruction, incorporation of philology, remote site sensing, video
conferencing with Egyptologists, and engaging activities the educator can expect to
achieve higher levels of enthusiasm, critical thinking, and literacy skills from their
students.
Executive BR
Boone Trace Corridor
Sam Compton-President, Boone Society
This educational experience is delivered through a tourism venue spanning from the
Cumberland Gap, to Fort Boonesborough, 120 mile away. There will be a series of
wayside signs, describing the struggles of the first settlers into the wilderness that
would soon become Kentucky. Some of these stops will be on the original trace and
they can walk in the footsteps of Daniel Boone!
3:00-3:30 AFTERNOON BREAK-VENDORS/EXHIBITS OPEN
3:30-4:30
Banquet A
Making the Flip: Implementing the Flipped Classroom
Kevin Dailey-Gallatin County High School
“Making the Flip” is a chance to see an authentic implementation of the flipped
classroom in a social studies classroom. This brief seminar will include discussion
on what I do in my flipped classroom (what works, what doesn’t), a discussion on
the misconceptions of the flipped classroom (pair and share of teacher experiences
with homework, flipped lessons, and direct instruction), an overview of technology
that makes the flip easier, setting up a Learning Management System (LMS) to
structure your flipped classroom, and answer any questions that teachers may
have as we move forward.
Banquet B
Using Photographs to Engage Learners
Dr. Weber-Murray State University
Dr. Erikson-Murray State University
Using selected sets of photographs from archived historical sources, participants
will determine the audience for, and intent of photographs, use rubrics to analyze
the content of photographs, and evaluate the relevance of photographs to an
historical time period or event. Aligns with Dimension 2 of C3 Frameworks.
Lesson plans provided.
Development A
KET-Engaging Students with Technology
Helen Morrison
Development B
This Session will provide an overview of KET’s amazing collection of social studies
resources. We will look at primary and secondary resources, videos, interactives,
and lesson plans in Discovery Education and PBS LearningMedia. We will also look
at KET’s excellent standalone resources, including A State Divided.
APUSH Strategies for Success
Howard Muncy- Jackson County High School
Need ideas for increasing attention, retention and analysis? Learn how to
incorporate important skills for standardized tests and more importantly, essay
construction. Find out what I call “150 Americans in 150 Days” and how images,
political cartoons, and primary sources help students become more analytical in
thought when studying American history. We will also preview a brainstorming
template and see how all of this along with other concepts is relevant in helping
students become better writers and students of history.
Development C
Engaging Students and Taking Action-Project Citizen
Glenn Manns-State Coordinator of Project Citizen
Project Citizen is a highly engaging civics curriculum that focuses on students
addressing locally based problems dealing with public policy within their
community. Teachers and students select and research problems, identify
solutions, and present their findings and their possible solutions to some type of
local administrative or legislative body. Widely used both nationally and
internationally, Project Citizen utilizes reading, writing, research and speaking skills
to engage students in the basic participatory democracy. Text and resources on
implementation will be given to participants.
Leadership A
99 Red Balloons: Using Controversial Songs as text Sources in Social Studies
Kimberlee Sharp-Morehead State University
Social Studies have long supported the use of song lyrics to enhance student
understanding of historical and controversial issues. This session will present the
case of using song lyrics as non-fictional text sources and demonstrate powerful
strategies that fulfill the expectations of ELA Common Core Standards for
History/Social Studies.
Leadership B
Diversity and the Twenty-First Century Classroom
Dr. Gary Agee-Anderson University
The world is changing fast. By 2050 it is projected that the U.S. will be a majorityminority country. In this workshop participants will look at demographic changes in
the U.S., the breadth of the diversity conversation, the formation of stereotypes,
and strategies to create a more equitable classroom environment for instruction.
Auditorium
Equipping Your Toolkit-Pre-Service and Student Teachers
Dr. Corrie Block-Bellarmine University
Sue Wimsatt-Bullitt East High School
Jerona White-Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
Executive BR
Preparing Student Teachers for the real ‘Classroom Experience’. Tips, resources,
and suggestions of how to navigate that first year of teaching and opportunities to
engage in content for the social studies profession.
KGA Board Meeting
Kay Gandy- Kentucky Geographic Alliance
Day 2 September 24th Concurrent Sessions
8:00 – 8:50
Mets Parking
Area
KHS History Mobile Tours-Tours Run Concurrently from 9:009:50,10:00-10:50. Sign up at Registration Desk for Groups of
sixteen to tour.
Banquet A
DBQ Project: DBQs for Government and Civics
Beth Montgomery-DBQ Project
Looking for fun but rigorous ways to engage students in Government and Civics? This
presentation will introduce ways to teach DBQs to Civics students of all ability levels.
The DBQ Project has materials in Civics to support teachers but the presentation will
primarily address ways to teach students to closely read documents and use them to
write evidence-based essays. This work can serve as an end in itself or a basis for
taking informed action.
Banquet B
Learn the Nuts and Bolts of National History Day
Cheryl Lynn Caskey-Kentucky Historical Society
Carmen Thompson-Elkhorn Middle School
Teachers will learn the nuts and bolts of National History Day, learn about
connections to the Writing Program Review, hear about the benefits of participation
from a veteran National History Day teacher, receive sample activities for their
students, see project examples, and put together their own National History Day
exhibit!
Development
A
Zero to Hero: Taking your Google Site to the Next Level
Brooke Whitlow-East Hardin Middle School
Tired of your boring website? Ready to “wow” your students, parents and
administration with an awesome online platform? Or maybe you are new to GAFE
and haven't fully harnessed the power of Google Sites. Regardless of your “why” let
me show you the “how”!! Web design can be intimidating, but with a few simple tips
and tricks you will learn how to fully integrate your Drive through a user friendly site
organization and professional design (that is completely FREE to create).
Development
B
From Appalachia to Ankara, Taking Xenophobia Out of the Classroom
Chris Robinson, Assistant Professor, Model Laboratory High School Social Studies
Luke McClees, Instructor, Model Laboratory High School Spanish
Do you fear teaching culture? Many teachers welcome the challenge of global
learning, and look for every opportunity to infuse their lessons with international
content and do so well. However, there are times that cultural lessons do go awry and
the lesson succeeds only in reinforcing stereotypes, or the “re-enactment” of cultural
or religious ceremonies that show gross disrespect. Lack of knowledge or
understanding, or even good intentions but poor planning can mar students’ learning
about cultures. Many fear of making embarrassing mistakes in cultural content and
avoid teaching the content. We will help you tackle those concerns and locate
resources to help all be teachers of culture.
Development
C
APUSH- Effective Writing of FRQ’s in the AP US History Course
Becky Berry-College Board consultant
A look at writing in the AP US History course- this session will examine the different
types of writing (short answers, longer essays, and DBQs) that are now part of the AP
US History exam. Participants will have the opportunity to view examples of each
writing prompt type and gain insight into how to incorporate each type into their own
classes.
Leadership A
The American Vacation: A Theme to teach History, Geography, and Government
Cynthia Resor- Eastern Kentucky University
Until the mid-1800s vacations were only for the wealthy. Changes in technology,
transportation, government and culture made the vacation accessible to middle class
Americans. In this session, history of the vacation will demonstrate how themes can
be used over a span of history to create interdisciplinary units and lessons.
Leadership B
Network Transforming Teaching-NBCT- Leading from the Classroom
Suzanne Farmer-NBCT,KY NT3 Coordinator
Network to Transform Teaching
Interested in learning more about National Board Certification as a possible candidate
or as an administrator? This session will focus on WHY this is the right decision and
HOW to get involved during this exciting time. National Board is changing nationally
and in KY to support teachers more, improve certification, and connect with the PGES.
This session is to educate potential candidates and administrators about:
- the changes to certification
- KY resources and supports
- powerful research to support the impact of Nationally Board Certified Teachers
- link certification with the PGES
- discuss career ladders for teachers
Auditorium
Getting Students Actively Involved-Civics as tool for engagement
Ben Reno-Weber-YMCA
Come learn what the YMCA can do for teachers and students! The YMCA offers
several programs to actively engage your students. Using experiential learning,
service learning, and civic engagement see how programs such as Y-Corps, KYAKentucky Youth Assembly (Largest youth model legislature in the nation), KUNAKentucky United Nations Assembly (largest YMCA-run model United Nations
program in the USA) and Leadership conferences are models to engage
students.
9:00-9:50
Banquet A
Faith and Flood, the Story of Kentucky’s Worst Flash Flood: The 1939 Frozen Creek Flood
Dr. Gary Agee-Anderson University
Seventy-five years ago an almost apocalyptic-like storm brought death and destruction
to two regions of the commonwealth. Record rainfall caused a flash flood that left over
eighty people dead. Fifty-two were killed along Frozen Creek in Breathitt County. This
Session will relate the story which is featured in the August issue of Kentucky Monthly
Magazine. (Gary Agee has penned a novel set around the flood titled Will in Frozen
Country, A Novel Recalling Kentucky’s Worst Flash Flood, July 5, 1939.)
Banquet B
TCI-Social Studies Skill Builder
Brain Thomas-TCI-History Alive
This Social Studies Skill Builder activity helps students use stimulating resources to
complete multiple-ability tasks. Students read, write, speak and listen while mastering
social studies skills in an engaging and meaningful way. Participants receive materials
to teach this and other great TCi lessons.
Development
A
Increase Student Responsibility by Ramping up Formative Assessments
Melissa Culver-NBCT, Jefferson County Schools
This session will include ways to increase student responsibility by ramping up
formative assessments to include student goal setting, self-reflection, and tracking of
learning. Learn useful, realistic ways to differentiate instruction based on formative
assessment results.
Development
B
Analyzing clues, making a hypothesis…Is this my social studies class? Using an inquiry
strategy that works!
Dr. Jana Kirchner-Western Kentucky University
Want to design inquiry lessons for social studies, but just don’t know how? Learn an
easy-to-use mystery/inquiry strategy that integrates a variety of primary source clues,
engages students as they answer a compelling historical question, and teaches them to
read and think like historians.
Development
C
Rebuilding Kentucky: Society and Politics After the Civil War
Dr. Vivian-University of Louisville
The Civil War left Kentuckians deeply divided. Citizens across the Commonwealth
struggled to rebuild lives shattered by wartime losses and to forge new social and
political alliances amid radically changed circumstances. This presentation examines
some of the major conflicts that Kentuckians faced and the challenges they presented.
It considers the choices Kentuckians made and what they meant for life in the decades
that followed. It also examines sources for teaching about the period and why the era
of “readjustment” remains relevant today. Learn why students need to know about
the strife of the postbellum era and how it shaped conditions in the Commonwealth
for decades afterward.
Leadership A
Using HISTORY® digital media to investigate primary sources
Glenn Diedrich-Houghton Mifflin
Primary sources are more than photos and documents. Learn how HISTORY® digital
media uses primary source footage to deliver compelling storytelling and multiple
points of view. Using the 100 year anniversary of WWI and the 50 year anniversary of
the Civil Rights Act, this session will provide new resources for blending digital media
with traditional primary sources.
Leadership B
Kentucky Virtual Library provides resources to support Inquiry
Kathy Mansfield-Kentucky Department of Education
The Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) provides many databases to support social studies
instruction. Find out how to access KYVL resources that support inquiry practices in
your classroom and support collaborative activities with your school library media
specialist.
Auditorium
East Asia History Seminars
Dr. Maske- University of Kentucky
Beginning this Fall, the UK Confucius Institute will work with the UK Asia Center to
offer a series of 4 seminars on China: Chinese Religions and Philosophies, Chinese Art,
Chinese Literature and Modern Chinese History. These four one-day seminars
presented by scholars in the field are designed to enrich your knowledge of these
topics in preparation for their integration in your classroom.
Executive BR
10:00-10:50
Banquet A
Social Studies and PGES
Kelly Stidham-Kentucky Department of Education
Participants will discuss the measures and feedback on practice of teaching social
studies provided by the Ky PGES.
Banquet B
TCI-Response Groups, Students use Technology to solve real Historical Problems
Brain Thomas-TCI-History Alive
In this technology based Social Studies lesson, help students to learn how to develop
their own solutions, to real historical problems, analyze primary source documents,
and discuss political issues in Response Group Activities.
Development
A
We The People Congressional Hearing and Ebook
Glenn Manns-State Coordinator We the People
Glenn Deidrich- Houghton Mifflin
Teachers will see the interactive version of “We the People” textbook and learn
strategies to engage their students. Examples of how to integrate Socratic discussion,
classroom hearings and other formative assessments will be illustrated. Connections
to C2 dimension 4, Taking Action will be discussed. Participants will receive text and
other implementation materials.
Development
B
Teaching Controversial Issues in the Social Studies
Dr. Ryan Crowley
This session will discuss a rationale for why social studies classrooms are the perfect
place for controversial issues discussion as well as highlight important considerations
for teachers prior to engaging in controversial content.
Development
C
Place-Based Pedagogy: Using Local History to Facilitate Student Learning
Dr. Vivian-University of Louisville
Cities are the living embodiment of past decisions. Any place is a tangible record of
human activity over time. Studying nearby places and associated events offers
opportunities to make history tangible, exciting, and real. This presentation outlines
strategies for incorporating place-based learning into the social studies curriculum. It
discusses research methods, assignments, and techniques for connecting nearby
histories with broader themes and events. Learn why place-based learning deserves a
spot in your classes and how it will inspire student interest in local history.
Leadership A
College, Career, Civic and Globally Competent?
Kelly Clark-Kentucky Department of Education
Program Abstract: Find out how global competency emerged as the fourth leg of the
stool supporting future enabled students in Kentucky. Discuss both the addition of
global competency to the World Language Program Review and the Learn and Launch
grants supporting model sites for global integration. Help inform tools and supports
for schools, teachers and students in blending and building both global competency
and social studies knowledge.
Leadership B
Interactive Web Based resources for teaching Elementary Economics
Dr. Kimberly Code-Northern Kentucky University
Auditorium
This interactive session will feature quality web-based resources for teaching
elementary students basic economic concepts. Specific lessons, strategies, and
resources will be provided.
AP US History Changes
Becky Berry-College Board consultant
This session examines the redesigned AP US History course. Get an overview of the
changes and have an opportunity to ask questions about the changes.
Executive BR
Teaching Social Studies in Non-Traditional Formats (Workshop)
Brent Allen-Royal Springs Middle School, Scott County
110 Minute Session
This class will focus on utilizing non-traditional formats to communicate social studies
content. Examples of such formats will include: Classical Education, Memory Palace
and the ancient Greco-Roman art of memory development, creating past-present
connections, use of musical-motions during instruction, and in-class simulations
11:00-11:50
Development
A
KYSS Standards Writing Team Panel
Mathis, Erin –Marshall County High School
Gruen,Tiffany – John G. Carlisle EL-Covington Independent Schools
New, Ryan- Boyle Co.HS
Holbrook, Katie L.-Hager Elementary-Ashland Independent Schools
Clark, Monica- Bullitt North HS
Decker, Adam-Chandler’s Elementary School-Logan County Schools
Nikki Cecil-Corbin Middle School
A panel of social studies teachers that collaborated on the writing of the draft of the
new Kentucky Social Studies Standards will discuss the processes involved in creating
the draft standards. The vision behind the new standards, the collaborative model
used, and challenges involved and new challenges ahead will be discussed.
Development
B
Gilder Lehrman-Resources and Professional Learning Opportunities
Sue Wimsatt-Bullitt East High School
Great Resources! And Great Opportunities! Come learn about becoming an affiliate
school. Explore the online resources, History in box curriculum units, and financially
supported teacher seminars and institutes. GLI is a great resource for all Social Studies
educators.
Development
C
KUNA and KYA Wonderful Ways to Build Citizens and Leaders
Ben Reno-Weber-YMCA
KUNA and KYA are two engaging programs that facilitate leadership and civic
responsibility in students. Learn how these programs can help your students ‘Take
Action’ in tangible way.
Leadership A
Economic Resources for Teachers
Dr. Nancy Lang-Northern Kentucky University
This session will help teachers apply the principles of economic decision making and
basic insights that economics can bring to history. They will leave with sample lessons
that can be used in the high school classroom.
Leadership B
Social Studies Methods Meeting
Dr. Kathy Swan-University of Kentucky
University methods professors and educators will discuss the implications of new
Kentucky Social Studies Standards and the preparation of future social studies
teachers.
Auditorium
AP US History Changes
Becky Berry-College Board consultant
This session examines the redesigned AP US History course. Get an overview of the
changes and have an opportunity to ask questions about the changes.
Executive BR
CONTINUED WORKSHOP Teaching Social Studies in Non-Traditional Formats
Brent Allen-Royal Springs Middle School, Scott County
This class will focus on utilizing non-traditional formats to communicate social studies
content. Examples of such formats will include: Classical Education, Memory Palace
and the ancient Greco-Roman art of memory development, creating past-present
connections, use of musical-motions during instruction, and in-class simulations.
Luncheon Keynote-Wednesday September 24th 12:15-2:30
Sponsored by the McConnell Center at University of Louisville
Luncheon Speaker- Dr. Tom Tretter, University of Louisville
New Social Studies Standards, New Science
Standards, Parallel Challenges, Parallel
Opportunities?
Thomas Tretter
Director, Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium, Associate Professor, Science
Education
Co-Director, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Teacher Development
University of Louisville