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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Quick Index
[Those who register for Pre-Conference Sessions must pay the conference registration fee in addition to workshop fees.]
Pre-Conference Session I
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
USING PRIMARY SOURCES: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT CRITICAL ISSUES IN CRITICAL HISTORICAL ERAS
Conducted by the National Council for History Education and the Buckeye Council for History Education
Presenters: Dr. Betty B. Franks, Maple Heights High School, Dr. Chester Pach, Contemporary History Institute, Ohio University, Dr. Bill Ross 111, Sidney High School, Mrs. Elaine Wrisley Reed, National Council for History Education
6th Floor Conference Rooms Audience: Middle and H.S. History Teachers, Curriculum Supervisors
"History" is not always what our students read in their textbooks correct and complete. written out the "way it happened," all ready to be memorized and recited. Sometimes history is not so cut-and-dried.
This workshop will demonstrate an approach to history that emphasizes the discovery of the story in the same way historians learn about the past by an examination of the evidence contained in Primary Source Materials. Primary sources include print documents, photos, diaries, newspapers with political cartoons and contemporary news reports, films, the Internet, oral histories, and audio recordings. You'll meet an academic historian who will discuss the historian's professional techniques for interrogating primary sources to find out the history of an episode. A master classroom teacher will suggest how to develop units and lessons in which students use the historian's techniques to assemble for themselves the stories of critical eras in U.S. and World History. Participants will receive written plans and handouts for the lessons demonstrated, including how the lesson links to the Ohio Model Social Studies Curriculum. Participants will also be introduced to a new professional development program from the Buckeye Council for History Education, as well as to new materials for building U.S. and World History curricula.
Size limit: none Cost: $40, includes morning coffee and rolls and History Notebook. No onsite registrations accepted. CEU's available for an additional fee. Lunch is on your own.
PreConference Session 11
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
TEACHING AND ASSESSING BEGINNING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Presenter: Lawrence Parker, The Ohio Center for Critical Thinking Instruction (OCCTI)
6th Floor Conference Rooms Audience: Elementary/ Middle/ Jr. Hi/ High School
Critical Thinking: What is it? Critical Thinking Skills: What are they? How do we teach them and assess student learning of them?
We will begin with a discussion of general Critical Thinking terminology, concepts, and issues in education and in Social Studies particularly. Over the following tour hours, we will look at and work with the specific critical thinking skills of Observing, Predicting, Problem Solving, and Conceptualizing, using examples from the Social Studies. Participants will have the opportunity to develop effective teaching ideas with hands-on and minds-on exercises. Breakout sessions will allow the participants to share their ideas and experiences.
In our final hour, we will discuss theories of and techniques for assessment. What exactly are we testing for? What are effective methods for assessing student learning of critical thinking skills?
Size Limit: none Cost: $35, includes morning coffee and rolls and photocopied materials. CEU's available for an additional tee. Lunch is on your own.
PreConference Session 111
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
ROLLIN' WITH THE TIMES: USING ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO CONSTRUCT LESSONS WHICH ARE TIMELY, ENGAGING, AND EDUCATIONALLY SOUND
Sponsored by the Rock and Roll Museum and Hall of Fame, Cleveland
Presenters: Andy Kenan and Diane Seskes, Kenston High School
6th Floor Conference Rooms Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High
Popular culture is a gold mine area for lessons in Social Studies and especially for lessons which are interdisciplinary by their very nature. Rock and roll music, in particular, taps into the very core of values, myths, day-to-day concerns, societal pressures and changes, even specific events, which get turned into the things studied within the realm of the social studies: disciplinary areas of economics, sociology, political science, geography, religion, and, of course, the overriding arena of history.
An overview of why one should create lessons which employ the use of rock and roll music and exactly how one could begin to go about this process will be the first items considered. Participants will then review the print materials available to help in the creative process of lesson development. The use of the Internet for access to various Websites and song Iyrics will be especially highlighted. Specific lesson plans will be shared.
In the afternoon session participants will be placed online with Internet access so that they will be able to sample the information available and have time to begin work on creating their own rock and roll centered lessons.
This workshop is led by teachers who have been trained through the Rock and Roll Museum and Hall of Fame in Cleveland. They have developed extensive lessons which integrate social studies concerns with interdisciplinary examinations of issues and topics. Size Limit: 20 Cost: $40, includes morning coffee and rolls, photocopied materials, and transportation to the afternoon site for Internet access. CEU's available for an additional fee. Lunch is on your own.
6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Dinner/Meeting of O.C.S.S. Executive Board
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
CONTENENTAL BRRAKFAST
Outside Salons D,E, F Sponsored by Publishers
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1997
Concurrent Sessions I
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
CRITICAL THINKING: THE CRITICAL ELEMENT IN TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
Toledo Room Audience: General; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Roberta Leach, Fuchs Bet Sefer Mizrachi
Critical thinking enables us to function successfully in our rapidly changing world. Our discipline offers unparalleled opportunities for teaching reasoning skills. This session outlines elements of critical thinking its traits, standards, and abililies. Workshop handouts offer strategies for infusing an approach that enhances students' understanding without sacrificing coverage.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MOVEMENT IN OHIO
Salon A Audience: General; Uniqueness of an Era
Presenter: Cathy D. Nelson, Administrator, Columbus Public Schools
What do you know about the underground railroad movement in Ohio? Are you aware of the many 'in your own backyard" sites for this system of slave escape? Cathy Nelson is in the proce.``c of creating a statewide network of educators, historians, and interested citizens who want to help identity and publicize these sites and educate others about Ohio's role in helping runaways escape to freedom. If you would like to participate in this grassroots organization, attend the session. Roll up you sleeves and get immersed in history that is ready made for your classrooms!
THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: A LESSON IN UNITED STATES HISTORY
Cleveland Room Audience: General; Uniqueness of an Era
Presenter: Dr. Mace A. Ishida
Dr. Mace Ishida, educational consultant, is a third generation Japanese American (Sansei), who was interned in Jerome, Arkansas as an infant. Dr. Ishida will present the topic in a fast paced, interactive, and enjoyable conference session. This was a packed house, well received session at last year's conference, and it is being repeated this year for the benefit of those who missed it last year.
STIMULATING CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT ISSUES USING "POWERFUL TEACHING" IDEAS
Reception Room Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High/General, Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenters: William Wilen, Kent State University and associate teachers Courtney Byrne, Tracy Kilfoil, Judith Parker, Robert Patton, and Rogemerry Rudesal
MAT student teachers representing a variety of social studies subject areas will explain and demontrate tested lessons that encourage critical thinking about historical and conlemporary issues and problems. Direct linkages to Ohio Model objectives will be made. Copies of lesson plans will be provided.
EPIC (ECONOMIC PROFICIENCY INTRUCTIONAL CURRICULUM), GRADES 2-6
Dayton Room Audience: Elementary Vital Issue
Presenters: Karen Tryda, Editor, EPIC Series, Economics America Resources, teacher, Cleveland Public Schools and Linda Spencer, Program Director, Economics America, Cleveland Center
The comprehensive units in the EPIC (Economic Proficiency Instructional Curriculum) series, grades two through six, focus on the Ohio Social Studies Model Curriculum and the Citizenship Proficiency Learning Outcomes for grades four and six. EPIC for grades two through six will be visited through hands on activities. With emphasis on interdisciplinary links to other areas of the curriculum, children's literature will be utilized to further the development of economic concepts in the areas of social studies and language arts.
HOW TO PE A MULTIMEDIA CHAMPION ... FAST TIPS FOR CREATING VIDEO LESSONS AND INCORPORATING CDROM
Salon H Audience: Middle/Jr Hi/High; Vital Issue Presenter:
Doug Stone, Technology Specialist, Glencoe/McGrawHill
From Interactive Soflware to Laserdisc technology to CDROM...and then on to the Internet so much to use, so little time! Join Glencoe for an exploration of Multimerdia and how to integrate the many pieces of this technology puzzle. This session is for either the 'technophenom or the lechnophobe."
WHERE CIVICS, ECONOMICS, AND HISTORY MEET: TEACHING THE NATIONAL DEBT
Akron Room Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenter: Raymond D. Irwin, The Center for Learning
Since the elections, Congressional leaders have publicly vowed to make balancing the budget a legislative priority. Using three sample lesson plans the "historical debt," the "budgeting process," and "potential solutions" this session will explore ways to use this timely issue to achieve Ohio Model Curriculum objectives.
"WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND WHY" IN THE ARAB WORLD
Executive Boardroom Audience: General; Vital Issue
Presenter: Robin Hren, Mount Vernon High School
The "Who, What, When, and Why" of the Israel-Palestine Peace in a "hands-on" approach will be the focus of this session. Do your students understand the factions involved in the peace accords? Come and participate in a simulation through which your students can learn what's going on. Large packet given that includes detailed simulation and background handouts.
WILL THE "REAL"WEST PLEASE STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED?
Salon B Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi: Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: I.ora V. Murphy, Social Studies Consultant, The Center for Learning; Jeanne M. Kish, John Marshall H.S.; Paul Pangrace, Garret Morgan School of Science
Hollywood, and with it America and much of the world, has long been fascinated with thc West, Chances are that your students bring to this topic lots of "baggage"--some true and useful, some less than true and confused. Help students see this era in a new way. Come, participate, and share. Sample lessons will be provided.
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
IMPLEMENTING MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION INTO AMERICAN HISTORY
Salon H Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenter: Melissa J. Marks Gold, Finneytown Middle School
Multicultural education in American History is needed. But what exactly is multicultural education? How can educators implement it without drastically changing their curriculum? Can you make these changes? What resources and literature are available'? This session will discuss these questions and more!
GET A JOB! A PANEL FOR PRESERVICE TEACHERS
Reception Room Audience: Preservice Teachers; Vital Issue
Presenters: John Choice and Linda Graham, Cleveland Public Schools and various school personnel involved in the hiring process
What constitutes a good resume? What appearance is expected of me as a professional? What are the schools actually looking for in a candidate for hire? What interviewing techniques should I be aware of? Get these questions answered by the people who do the hiring and have a chance to interact with them in a question and answer session.
WRESTLING WITH CONTROVERSY: A CLASSROOM MODEL
Cleveland Room Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenters: Heidi M. Makela, Library Director, and Dianne L. Smith, Education Director, Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College Eastern campus
Teachers challenged to engage students in dialogues around controversial issues developed this seven-step model for classroom strategies. Overcome concerns and explore methods which will lead to active learning opportunities which integrate complex contemporary issues and build skills of a democratic citizenry.
MINING THE GOLD CLOSE TO HOME- INVESTIGATING YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
Salon A Audience: Elementary; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenter: Letha M. Jones, Nancy Mills and Dennis Rose, Consultants, Mid Ohio Educational Service Center
What "nuggets" are available in your local "gold fields'!" This session will assist participants in "mining" local historical sites and cultural events to enhance study of the community. One tool is the camera that transfers pictures to computer or video. A flow chart, rubric and other organizational materials will be shared.
ECONOMICS IN TRANSITION: COMMAND ECONOMICS TO MARKETS
Dayton Room Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter, Vital Issues and Uniqueness of an Era
Presenter: Abbejean Kehler, Ohio Council for Economic Education
World economic systems are in chaos in Eastern Europe and in the process of moving from state-controlled command systems to consumer-controlled market systems. This session will focus on instructional lessons teaching about this very current issue. Handouts will be available to participants.
USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR THE TEACHING AND LEARNING SOCIAL STUDIES
Executive Boardroom Audience: General; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Mary K. Kastanis, Consultant, Educational Service Center of Lorain County
This session will acquaint participants with a variety of graphic organizers (Venn Diagram, KWL chart, graphs, timelines, webs, and mapping techniques). Various organizers will be discussed and practiced.
FOR THE CRITICAL EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: WRITING NOVELS WHICH BRING A NEW REALITY TO THE READER
Toledo Room Audience: Middle Jr. Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: John Ballard, Founder/Director of World Citizens
John Ballard, author of Monsoon, Soul to Soul and Brother and Sister is a former teacher who prides himself on conveying new realities to his teenage audience-realities that will stir them to take action. In this session he will help educators understand the importance of point of view in a novel and the ability to focus on characters and issues so that the reader will empathize with other cultures and peoples. Critical and creative thinking meld together as concepts, issues problems and personalities are addressed in ways that can lead to action and an improved world.
SOCIAL STUDIES AND SOCIAL ACTION
Salon 13 Audience: General; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenter: Lawrence Parker, The Ohio Center for Critical Thinking Instruction (OCCTI)
Why do we teach Social Studies? Is Social Studies just a "thank you For the information" academic subject, or is there a "bigger" message? What do we want students to learn about Societies and what do we expect them to do with that knowledge?
We will be discussing the ideas of Social Action and Personal Empowerment, and methods for encouraging student critical thinking using Socratic Questioning. Through give and take discussion. participants will have the opportunity to work with and reflect on their questioning skills, including formation and assessment.
PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL STUDIES AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION A 1,IFE HIS'I'ORY APPROACH IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER EDUCATION
Akron Room Audience: Higher Ed; Vital Issue
Presenter: Lisa Cary, Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University
This session will provide insight into the life history and Social Studies perspectives of four preservice secondary Social Studies teachers from a Canadian university and how the stories presented may be useful in redefining Social Studies Teacher Education Programs. Multiple perspectives in the teacher education classroom and life history is suggested as one approach to bridging the perceived gap between theory and practice. Many issues raised through and by this study include the issue of voice and the ethical use of life history in teacher education. The question is how can we encourage personal critical reflection that validates past experiences and opens up the preservicc teacher to new and different ways of looking at things.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Salons C & D
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, Chair, Department of African American Studies, Temple University
A leading figure in African American studies and in the Afrocentric movement, Dr. Asante will provide some pointed comments and advice in his address on Critical Thinking: Challenges and Prospects in Social Studies. A question and answer period will follow.
Dr. Asante's address will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. Chairs will be set up at the back of the room for those who wish to hear the speaker but not purchase the lunch. Seating at the lunch tables will be by luncheon ticket only. Lunch will directly follow Dr. Asante's remarks. Dr. Asante will be available at the book signing table in the exhi6it area from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
MENU. Salad, Heartland Chicken with Basil cream sauce, Corn and roasted pepper salsa, Chef's Choice of Rice or Potato' Vegetable (Chef s choice), Rolls and butter, Sherbet, Beverage.
1:15 p.m.to2:45 p.m.
Salon A
EDUCATING FOR DEMOCRACY IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Vital Issue and Uniqueness of an Era
Presenter: Alvin Bell, Findlay High School and participant in 1996 USIA/Center for Civic Education project
This session is about a project to inservice teachers in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the principles and practice of democracy as they begin to reconstruct a sense of community, cooperation, tolerance and support for human rights. The concepts of Justice, Authority and Responsibility will be stressed through hands-on activities which replicate the teaching which went on overseas.
LIVING OHIO GOVERNMENT SERIES (LOGS): TECHNOLOGY BASED CIVICS FOR OHIO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Cleveland Room Audience: Elementary/Middle/Jr Hi/MS; Approach to Subject Matter
Presenters: Debra Phillips, Bill Cohen, Julie Tunnell, and others
The Living Ohio Government series is designed to demystify the legislative process through a technology-based civics curriculum that provides the sights, sounds, and experiences of Ohio government in action. This project will help prepare students to become productive, global citizens for the 21st century. CDROM materials will be available.
CRITICAL WORLD ISSUES IN THE SECONDARY WORLD GEOGRAPHY CLASSROOM
Akron Room Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi; Vital Issue
Presenter: Dr. James M. Dunn, Geography Education Specialist, Britannica Educational Corp.
This workshop will give secondary teachers hands-on experience with GIGI (Geographic Inquiry into Global Issues), a carefully constructed curriculum set of 20 modules (over 120 lessons) in print form. Participants see how inquiries into world issues is a powerful way to integrate subject studies and to build responsible citizenship. Sample lessons, correlating strongly to Ohio's Model Competency-Based Program for the Social Studies will be distributed.
CONNECTING OHIO'S SOCIAL STUDIES AND DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING MODELS
Salon B Audience: Elementary/ Middle/Jr. Hi/High/Higher Ed/General: Approach to Subject Matter
Presenters: Kent Minor, Ohio Department of Education and Jim Whiteman, Supervisor, Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center
This interactive workshop will connect the six strands of Ohio's Social Studies Model curriculum with the five Dimensions of Learning: I ) POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS about reaming, 2) thinking involved in ACQUIRING AND INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE, 3) EXTENDING AND REFINING KNOWLEDGE, 4) USING KNOWLEDGE MEANINGFULLY, and 5) PRODUCTIVE HABITS OF MIND critical thinking, creative thinking, self-regulation.
WHAT? ME TEACH THE HOLOCAUST?
Salon H Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter, Vital Issue and Uniqueness of an Era
Presenters: Yehuda Lowy, Susan Zanner and Julie Moskowitz, Columbus Torah Academy
Using a multimedia approach (slides, video, literature, and music) we will present an interdisciplinary method of teaching the Holocaust using primary source material geared to the age-level and interests of high school students. The Holocaust is a transcendent moment that can effectively be used to teach our history, as well as tolerance and humanity.
SOUL TO SOUL: AFRICAN AMERICAN CONNECTIONS
Toledo Room Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter Presenter:
John Ballard, Founder/Director of World Citizens
Author and filmmaker, John Ballard helped lay the groundwork for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s march in Selma, worked in Harlem, helped launch the publication of Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land and oversaw the adaptation of his screenplay into the ALA Best Book of the Year, Hoops. In i985 he went to the Sudan to observe the relief efforts for Ethiopian refugees. Ballard became immersed in the history, culture and plight of Africa and from his experiences emerged his two most recent books, Soul to Soul and Brothers and Sisters. This session will help participants break down some of the prejudices teachers and students have and enable us to look at each other as people to people.
DEALING WITH CRITICAL ISSUES IN THIS CRITICAL ERA USING SIMULATIONS
Dayton Room Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High/Higher Ed; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: Secondary Social Studies Methods Class members, Miami University
Developing critical thinking skills requires that students deal with critical issues. Simulations can help develop these skills. Simulations dealing with such topics as affirmative action, the benefits of economic growth, and the troubled American family will be discussed and demonstrated. Sample simulations will be provided those in attendance.
USING WE THE PEOPLE...CURRICULAR MATERIALS TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH CRITICAL THINKING ISSUES INVOLVING CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
Executive Boardroom Audience: General; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Dr. Louis Rosen, Director of Product Dissemination for the Center for Civic Education
' This session will emphasize Center for Civic Education curricular programs currently being used in Ohio schools to assist students in passing state proficiency tests. The Center is the author Of the National Standards for Civics and Government which is used by test writers and social studies curriculum experts throughout the nation. Critical thinking citizenship questions relating to the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the foundations of government and what it means to be an American citizen will be discussed. Handouts which demonstrate the quality of Center materials will be available.
STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING THINKING SKILLS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE OF STUDY FOR GRADES 510
Reception Room Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Patricia Rae Clayton, Summit County Educational Service Center
Participants will be introduced to the difference between thinking and critical thinking. Then they will directly experience teaching strategies for simultaneously teaching critical thinking skills within the context of world and American history. A major focus will be on determining the reliability of gathered data and resources. Handouts will be available for participants.
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SEARCHING IN FOUR DIRECTIONS: THE QUEST FOR UNITY AND DIVERSITY
Toledo Room Audience: Elem/Middle/Jr Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Sandy Taylor, Founder/Director of Rainbow Child International
Build global awareness and respect for cultural diversity by exploring the cultures of Ghana, Russia, Japan, and the Seneca Indians through storytelling, theater, musical performance and cultural regalia. This session invites you to experience how others see, feel, move, think, learn, and celebrate. Cultural wisdom, traditions, and expressions will be brought to life as you discover the threads that unite us all.
ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY
Reception Room Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Janet Kinney, Economics Consultant, South-Western Educational Publishing
The Internet has a wealth of material for the economics researcher. This session will show teachers how students develop their critical thinking skills when researching on the Internet. Attendees will compute the "misery index" using the most current governmental figures. In addition, CNBC video clips and economics tutorial software help focus students and reinforce concepts.
WE THE PEOPLE PROGRAM, GRADES 4-6
Salon A Audience: Elementary; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Joan Smith, Congressional District Coordinator
The We The People for Elementary School students presentation will provide an overview of the instructional units and teaching strategies that help students develop skills in becoming effective and responsible citizens. Each of the participants will receive a complimentary copy of the program. In addition, pass out materials and information will be provided on how Ohio's Social Studies Curriculum Model and Citizenship Proficiency Outcomes correlate with the We The People Program.
TEACHING THE AMERICAN HERITAGE STRAND: USING CRITICAL THINKING TO CONNECT THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT
Cleveland Room Audience: General; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenters: James Shiveley and Mike Fuller, Teacher Education Department, Miami University
This session will deal with applying the American Heritage strand of the Ohio Model Curriculum to the connecting of the past with the present to help promote critical thinking. Lessons covering units such as westward expansion, The Civil War, immigration, the Progressive Era, etc., will be discussed with an emphasis on how these topics can be addressed in a way which helps students see the importance and relevance of historical context as an aid in making decisions in a democratic society. Sample materials will be provided each participant.
CIVIC EFFICACY AND THE MODEL UNITED NATIONS
Akron Room Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High/Higher Ed; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenter: Dr. John Patterson, Jefferson Area High School
Model United Nations simulations annually attract more than 70,000 students from around the world. This unique simulation requires reflective, critical, and creative thinking in addition to developing research, writing, and debating skills. This session will present findings from a longitudinal study designed to examine the efficacious impact of U.N. simulations.
READING INSPIRES SOCIAL STUDIES KNOWLEDGE (R.I.S.S.K.)
Executive Boardroom Audience: Middle/lr Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: Dr. Charles Cross and Dr. JoAnn Holz, Educational Services Department, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Participants will be encouraged to take a R.l.S.S.K. (Reading Inspires Social Studies Knowledge) in the Social Sludies classroom. Instructional approaches incorporating trade books, biographies, poetry, and drama with creative multimodal strategies which promote increased student interest and motivation, improved reading and writing skills, and conceptual social studies understanding that expand critical thinking skills will be demonstrated.
TEACHTNG ACROSS CONTENT AREAS
Dayton Room Audience: Elementary/ General; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: Dean Cristol, Assistant Professor, Sharryn Walker, Instructor, Pamela Heyman, Vincent Ketterer, and Christina Schenunel, students, Bowling Green State University
This session focuses on how learning and teaching across content areas is an authentic experience for elementary methods interns and university faculty. During the session, the interns will describe the successes and problems they faced developing, planing, and teaching their units which integrated social studies reading, and language arts. The BGSIJ faculty will reflect on their experiences.
GRAPHS AND CHARTS IN JAPANESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Salon B Audience: Elementary/Higher Ed/General Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Gary DeCoker, Education Department, Ohio Wesleyan University
Japanese elementary school textbooks make use of sophisticated charts and graphs. This session will include the following: (1) an overview of the Japanese elementary social studies curriculum; (2) an overview of Japanese elementary school social studies textbooks; (3) examples of charts and graphs used in Japanese elementary school textbooks. Overhead transparencies will be utilized and handouts will be provided.
POWERFUL PROFICIENCY TEST PREPARATION WITH STORIES IN TIME
Salon H Audience: Elementary; Vital Issue
Presenters: Jim Reynolds, Educational Consultant; Bill Shaw, Sales Representative, Harcourt Brace
Come learn how Stories In Time-a new school social studies program from Harcourt Brace-makes powerful Proficiency Test connections. We will examine grade level materials, literature links, and new technology. We will also explore a new component, The Ohio Proficiency Test Activity Book. Handouts will be provided.
4:15 p.m. TO 5:15 p.m.
HELPING STUDENTS UNDERSTAND WHY THINGS HAPPEN
Salon A Audience: Elem/Middle/Jr.Hi; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenters; Bill Maxwell and Linda Smith, Nystrom Company
Every era has its own critical issues. Let's help students understand why things happen by enabling them to use critical thinking skills. How? We will employ a variety of hands-on, multimedia materials to help understand the critical issues of today and of past eras. Specifically, we will use hands-on maps, globes, atlases, and videodiscs to A) look at the collapse of the Berlin Wall and changing boundaries throughout history, B) compare the recent migration of people from Central Africa to migration of people in the United States, and C) consider the effect technology had on the environment. Most important, however, we will help students answer why?
POWER, AUTHORITY AND GOVERNANCE AND MIDDLE GRADES LITERATURE
Executive Boardroom Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi, Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: Dr. John Ahern and Dr. Alexa Sandmann, College of Education, The Univ. of Toledo
Children's literature, with appropriate followup activities or discussion questions, that addresses the NCSS Strand's "Power, Authority and Governance" will be presented in this session. The session will begin by providing participants with information about the standards and a listing of the middle school performance expectations for the strand to be discussed. The major thrust of the session will be a description of fifteen trade books that relate to one or more of the performance expectations. The books described will be restricted to those published since 1996. The handout will contain bibliographic data and descriptions of activities.
IS THERE A COMEDIAN IN THE HOUSE? EFECTIVE USE OF HUMOR IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
Akron Room Audience: General; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Ken Hack, Director, Concord School of Opportunity, Concord, Michigan
Today's social studies teacher deals with a multitude of different learning styles in the classroom requiring unique methods of getting important instructions across. This presentation will examine the role of humor in the classroom and how the social studies teacher can make effective use of it in an instructional setting.
"HOOKED ON SOCIAL STUDIES": USING PRIMARY SOURCES TO CAPTIVATE STUDENTS AND FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING
Salon B Audience: Middle/Jr Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Dr. Susan Kent, The Ohio State University Newark
This session will provide examples of highly engaging, fieldtested lessons employing easily obtainable primary sources that will motivate students, foster critical thinking skills, and help students form logical judgments based on factual evidence. Three demonstration lessons will engage the participants in determining chronological order, analyzing changes over time and the implied changes in societal values, and evaluating the soundness of opposing viewpoints.
INTEGRATED METHODS: MODELING FOR PRESERVICE TEACHERS
Dayton Room Audience: Elementary/Higher Ed; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenters: Dr. Shirley DeLucia, Dr. Martha Wilson, and Dr. Tobie Sanders, Education Department, plus several preservice teachers, Capital University
Education students are urged to integrate content and teach thematically. Can their professors teach that way too? Our team has worked together integrating methods courses using expertise in language arts, children's literature, social studies, themes, and computer technology. Collaborative learning, shared decision making, team teaching and learning are at the heart of this program. Several preservice teachers will share their thematic units and experiences.
UTILIZING HISTORICAL FICTION TO TEACH SOCIAL STUI1IES
Toledo Room Audience: Elem/Middle/Jr Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Scott Sanders, English Department, Indiana University
Literature provides the perfect medium for introducing social studies content and issues into the early childhood and middle school curriculum. Meet and converse with the author of The Floating House, Warm As Wool, and Aurora Means Dawn-all historical fiction picture books that take place in Ohio settings and which are quite popular for social studies use at 3rd and 4th grade levels. Wilderness Plot, a series of short stories about the settling of Ohio and Indiana, appeals to upper elementary and middle school readers. Mr. Sanders will be available to autograph books at this session
MAKING LEARNING FUN WITH CITIZENSHIP PROFICIENCY GAMES
Reception Room Audience: Middle/Jr Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Sherry L. Schoonover, Title I Middle School Reading Coordinator, Columbus Public Schools
The majority of public school students sometimes need another avenue of learning, such as handson opportunities that board games can provide. Games such as these can also offer the classroom teacher an opportunity for extended classroom learning or a culminating activity for the different proficiency areas. Above all else, STUDENTS CAN LEARN the content areas of the proficiency WHILE HAVING FUN.
This presentation includes games entitled: Constitutional Amendments, You're History, It's the Law, The Branches of Government, Simple Economics, Know Ohio and Citizenship Jeopardy. Also learn how to make your own games and teaching aids that make the classroom fun.
WE THE PEOPLE PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES
Cleveland Room Audience: Middle School/Jr Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Cinthia Panos, Akron Public Schools
We The People for Middle School presentation will provide an overview of the instructional units and teaching strategies that help students develop skills in becoming effective and responsible citizens. Each of the participants will receive a complementary copy of the program. In addition, pass out materials and information will be provided on how Ohio's Social Studies Curriculum Model and Citizenship Proficiency Outcomes correlate with We The People Program.
SUCCESFUL STRATEGIES FOR PASSING THE OHIO 9TH GRADE CITIZENSHIP TEST AND USING THE OHIO ALMANAC
Salon H Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters. Michael O'Bryant and Joe Hammond, William Mason High School
Mason High School has been successful on the 9th grade proficiency test for many years. Joe Hammond who has been in charge of the program at Mason since the beginning of proficiency testing, has developed an approach which has enabled students of all ability ranges to succeed. He has developed materials to aid in teaching witin traditional classroom settings, as well as individualized materials and intervention strategies He and colleague Mike O Bryant, editor of the Ohio Almanac, have now developed material which utilizes the almanac to and students preparing for the proficiency test and to help improve their social studies skills.
FRUDAY NIGHT CABARET
6:00 to ????
Salon ?
Dinner, followed by reader's theater of Rise at Sunrise, Rest By Midnight, then at 60s style coffeehouse with folksinger/journalist Bill Cohen reminiscing about news events, trivia, and singing folksongs of the era.
. MENU: your choice of A. Grilled Swordfish; B. Stutfed Chicken Breast; or C. Beef Bourguigunone.
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
OCSS BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETING
Salons C & D
President Mark Stewart will make his departing address to the membership and brief announcements will be made.
MENU: Juice, Fluffiy scrambled eggs, Homefried potatoes, Sausage links, Biscuits and muffins, Coffee or Tea.
8:15a.m.to9:15 a.m.
PROFICIENCY TEST RESULTS: ADDRESSING A CRITICAL'ISSUE
Toledo Room Audience: Elementary/Middle/Jr. Hi/High, Vital Issue
Presenter: William J. Muthig, Ohio Department of Education
How well have Ohio's students met the learning outcomes on the Citizenship Proficiency Tests? This session will be devoted to analyzing data from past administration of the fourth, sixth, and ninth grade Citizenship Tests. Student performance on each outcome will be analyzed. The information provided will assist school personnel in planning for instruction and intervention.
USING WRITING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE OHIO PROFICIENCY TESTS
Columbus Room Audience: Elementary/Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Dr. Douglas J. Paul, Profiles Corporation, Iowa City, Iowa
One of the best methods for preparing students to take the Ohio proficiency tests is to teach them to write and edit test questions similar to those on the state tests. This session presents an effective teaching method that motivates students to go deeper into the content level of the citizenship tests while giving them new insights into the construction of test items.
TEAM LEARNING: PRACTICAL APPLICATION FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
Boardroom II Audience: General, Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Ken Hack, Concord School of Opportunity, Concord, Michigan
The present and future work environment requires individuals to work in teams. This presentation will demonstrate how teams can be used in the classroom to enhance social studies instruction. Specific instructional examples will be provided. Active involvement by the participants is integral to the success of this presentation.
CRACKS IN THE MELTING POT? PERSPECTIVES ON U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY
Reception Room Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Jeff Sherman, Ohio Outreach Coordinator, The Close-Up Foundation
Does the U.S. still need immigrants? What does it mean to be an American? This session will use a hands-on approach to discuss immigration and other current events in the classroom. Using a new video from the Close-Up Foundation, Destination America, participants will use teamwork, role-playing, and historical precedent to analyze current U.S. immigration policy. Handouts and lesson plans will be provided; the video tape and teachers guide will be available for purchase.
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CRITICAL THINKING CITIZENS THROUGH INTEGRATION
Salon A Audience: Elementary/Higher Ed, Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: Dr. Cassaundra ElAmin, EDCI, CEAP, and Scott Michaelis, preservice teacher, Bowling Green State University, Jane Garling, Principal, and Beverly Pittman, fifth grade teacher, Woodmore Elementary School
This session highlights a partnership between an elementary school and a university which seeks to build a community of critical thinking students. Attention will be placed on a very successful social studies based integrated unit, focusing on pioneers, that enabled students to develop their ability to think critically while enhancing their citizenship skills.
CRITICALLY REAPPRAISING THE APPALACHIAN PORTRAIT
Salon R Audience: Middle/Jr Hi/High/General; Vital Issue
Presenter: Roger Osborne, author, Land of Yesterday
For more than a hundred years, Appalachians have been portrayed in a very negative light by 1ose who don't know or understand the Appalachian culture. Usually, reporters or film crews till search until they find the poorest family in the poorest rundown shack, and that family, 1at shack then becomes the focus of their story. "Ignorant hillbillies" are commercial. Appalachians are in fact a unique people with a unique heritage and culture. The presenter grew up in ,at culture and understands its uniqueness its strengths and its weaknesses. Explore an issue of cultural diversity with someone "in the know".
TEACHING ABOUT JAPAN IS FUN AND IMPORTANT!
Akron Room Audience: Middle/lr Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenter: Martha McFerran, Independence High School
Teachers will use and get copies of two unit plans about Japan which work for middle and high school students. Students learn about everyday life in Japan through comparing and contrasting lifestyles, as well as making class presentations. Additional resources for teaching about Japan will be available, as well as information about the Keizai Koho Fellowship Program Please come.
ENDANGERED AND EXOTIC ANIMALS
Salon H Audience: Middle/Jr Hi; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter, Donna Nesbitt, East Knox Elementary
Most people are aware of endangered species in other countries such as the mountain gorilla. This session integrates science and social studies to help students understand the complex global issues by looking at the situation of endangered animals here in Ohio. Mapping, ranking and other activities will be used to deal with endangered native species and alien invaders of the Great Lakes.
9:30 a.m 10:15 a.m.
Elementary---------------------------------Reception Room
Middle School/Jr.High---------------------Columbus Room
Senior High Schools-----------------------Toledo Room
Joint Vocational HS-----------------------Akron Room
Supervisors-------------------------------Salon B
Higher Education-------------------------Salon H
Undergraduates--------------------------Salon A
Retired Teachers-------------------------Boardroom II
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
GETTING STARTED: RESTRUCTURING TO INFUSE CRITICAL THINKING
Toledo Room Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Roberta Leach, Fuchs Bet Sefer Mizrachi
"Critical Thinking on Friday" will not equip students to think critically. Fundamentally shifting one's teaching approach is necessary. Demonstrations, activities, and handouts in this session suggest ways to restructure a Cold War unit to foster critical thinking and deepen understanding. Suggested techniques are readily transferable to other situations and disciplines.
THE LIVING OHIO GOVERNMENT SERIES (LOGS): TECHNOLOGY BASED CIVICS FOR OHIO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Reception Room Audience: Elem/Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter
The Living Ohio Government series is design to demystify the legislative process through a technology-based civics curriculum that provides the sights, sounds, and experiences of Ohio government in action. This project will help prepare students to become productive, global citizens for the 21st century. CD-ROM materials will be available. THIS IS A REPEAT OF THE FRIDAY PROGRAM.
CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Salon A Audience: Elem; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: Dr. Ron Sterling, College of Education, and methods students, Univ. of Cincinnati
Elementary Social Studies Methods students from the University of Cincinnati Teacher Education Program complete extensive practicum experiences in the public schools. Social studies assignments connected to the practicum give them the opportunity to teach lessons that use children's literature to promote critical thinking. They will share highlights of these lessons and distribute copies of their plans to the audience.
TEACHING ABOUT AFRICA AND AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
Salon B Audience: Elementary/Middle/Jr.High/General; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenters: Dr. Mary Anne Flourney, Director, Ohio Valley International Council, Center for International Studies, Ohio Univ. and a panel of Ohio and African teachers
Utilizing small group format, K12 teachers and African cultural consultants will demonstrate teaching strategies and suggest appropriate resources for teaching African content as suggested by the new Ohio model curriculum. Handouts will be distributed outlining human and material resources on Africa available to Ohio teachers.
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES: DROPPING A BOMB IN YOUR CLASSROOM
Columbus Room Audience: High
Presenters: Dianne L. Smith, Director of F,ducation, and Heidi M. Makela, Library Director, Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus
Introduce controversial issues into your classroom through exploration of a model developed for the 50th anniversary of Hiroshima. This session will survey a wide range of resources and strategies which support curriculum integration of complex contemporary issues and prepare students for responsible citizenship. Participants will have the opportunity for interaction and hands-on experience and will practice techniques which help students project how alternative choices in a controversy might have different consequences.
FAVORITE SON: WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND HIS IMPACT ON AMERICA
Salon H Audience: General; The Uniqueness of an Era
Presenter: Robert McElroy, author, William McKinley and Our American Nation: A Pictorial History and American Presidents: Fascinating Facts and Anecdotes
From humble origins, through Civil War, to his terms as congressman, governor, and president, McKinicy's achievements influenced the growth of America during the Victorian, or Gilded, Age. What role did McKinley play in developing the U.S. as a world power? How did he handle crises? What were his views on education? What were his weaknesses? And what forces shaped his personality? These and other questions will be answered in a fresh, interesting and unique presentation which sheds new light on his life and times. A short quiz will follow the presentation, with prizes being awarded.
PUT ON YOUR OWN SOCIAL STUDIES COMPETITION!
Boardroom II Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Doug Barhorst, Phil Jones, Bill Ross, Sidney Public Schools
Put On Your Own Social Studies Competition! reveals strategies developed by the Sidney High School Social Studies [Department which are employed annually in the 36 team Sidney Social Studies Shootout and the Sidney High School Place Geography Competition. Attendees will participate in an actual shootout demonstration and receive competition materials.
CONNECTING BOOKS, 1776 AND THE PRIMARY CLASSROOM
Akron Room Audience: Elementary; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Linda K. Graham, Media Specialist, Cleveland Public Schools
This session will focus on the use of children's literature to introduce the American Revolution to Primary children. Cross-curricular links to writing, reading, art, music and math will be demonstrated. Handouts include bibliography, source list tor teacher resources, and ready-to-use materials.
12:00 2:15 p.m.
Salons C & D
Keynote Speaker: K. AsafoAgyei Okrah, State Linguist Of Ghana, Protocol Officer And Praise Poet Of Ghana's President
Mr. Okrah is pursuing a doctoral degree in Social Studies Education at Ohio University and is one of Ghana's top cultural specialists. He has often spoken to groups about a myriad of topics related to his home country and has written, along with Sandy Taylor, Ghana: Arts and Culture for Home and Classroom. This book is also supplemented by an audio-tape and a video he created. Mr. Okrah will bring in a new perspective on critical thinking as he speaks about Critical Thinking and Conflict Resolution Within Chana's Chieftancy Structure.
Mr. Okrah's address will begin at 1:00 p.m. following the luncheon. Chairs will be set up at the back of the room for those wishing to hear his address but not purchase the luncheon. Seating at the lunch tables will be by ticket only
Following Mr. Okrah's address will be a ceremony for the presentation of various OCSS awards. Mr. Okrah and Sandy Taylor will be available for book signings from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
MENU: Fresh melon wedge, Beef Strognoff over noodles, Fresh vegetable, Rolls and butter, Fresh fruit pie, Beverage.
2:30 p.m.to4:00 p.m.
PERSPECTIVES ON AUSTRALIA: A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER SHARES SOME CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND IDEAS (AND SOME MUSIC!)
Columbus Room Audience: Elementary/Middle/Jr Hi/High/General Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Lisa Cary, Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University
This presentation will cover personal experiences teaching High School Social Studies in Western Australia for eight years and the journey that led to further investigation of "What is Social Studies?" in Canada and The United States. There will be some discussion of current curriculum practices and a few hints on authenticating document resources about Australia. We will view a video giving a different perspective of the European Invasion of Australia and listen to a few folk songs telling the stories of women in the outback and immigrants' dreams in the new land. The conclusion will be a whole group discussion on what to take away from today's session not a session giving you a new pile of resources but a new perspective and understanding of Australia.
CRITICAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER EDUCATION AND SCHOOL/ UNIVERSITY (COLLABORATION: 8 TEACHERS REFLECT UPON WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT TEACHER EDUCATION FROM OUR 6 YEARS OF TEACHING IN A PDS NETWORK IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND GLOBAL EDUCATION
Salon A Audience: MiddlelJr Hi/High/Higher Ed; Vital Issue and Uniqueness of an Era Presenters: Merry Merryfield, Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University and a panel of 8 teachers from the Columbus region
Based upon their six years of teaching methods courses and developing a PDS in social studies, eight middle and high school teachers from six districts identify ways to address critical issues in the preparation of preservice teachers and improve the professional development of practicing teachers.
MAKING LEARNING FUN WITH CITIZENSHIP PROFICIENCY GAMES
Boardroom II Audience: Middle/Jr Hi, Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Sherry L. Schoonover, Title I Middle School Reading Coordinator, Columbus Public Schools
The majority of public school students sometimes need another avenue of learning, such as hands-on opportunities that board games can provide. Games such as these can also offer the classroom teacher an opportunity for extended classroom learning or a culminating activity for the different proficiency areas. Above all else, STUDENTS CAN LEARN the content areas of the proficiency WHILE HAVING FUN.
This presentation includes games entitled: Constitutional Amendments, You're History, It's the Law, The Branches of Government. Simple Economics, Know Ohio and Citizenship Jeopardy. Also learn how to make your own games and teaching aids that make the classroom fun.
A POTPOURI OF LAWRELATED EDUCATION TECHNIQUES TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM
Salon D Audience: Elem, Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter, Vital Issue
Presenters: Budd A. Dingwall, Executive Director of the Ohio Center for Law Related Education and 5 teachers
This session will provide a pragmatic approach to the teaching of Law-Related education. Each of five panel members will explain the various programs developed for OCLRE. The panelists will share how each program connects with the Ohio Proficiency Tests and the State Social Studies Model. How to teach the Bill of Rights, Rights and Responsibilities, and Citizenship in fin ever-changing global economy vill be dealt with. Handouts, group work and activities will make this session something to use in the classroom.
WE THE PEOPLE...THE CITIZEN AND THE CONSTITUTION, A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROGRAM FOR GRADES 10-12
Salon B Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter, Vital Issue
Presenters: Peter Kavouras, West Carrolton High School and Vicki Knauff, Highland Co-Educational Service Center, Congressional District We The People Coordinators
We The People...The Citizen and the Constitution presentation will provide an overview of the instructional units and teaching strategies that help students develop skills in becoming effective and responsible citizens. Each of the participants will receive a copy of the program. In addition, pass out materials and information will be provided on how Ohio's Social Studies Curriculum Model and Citizenship Proficiency Outcomes correlate with We the People Program.
THE TRUE ROOTS OF HINDUISM: A HISTORY OF HOW INDIA CAME TO BE
Reception Room Audience: Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: John Ballard, Founder/Director of World Citizens
Did you know that one out of every seven people in the world is Indian? That India is the world's largest democracy? That the idea of nonviolence is embedded in India's religious systems and philosophical elaborations? Join John Ballard, filmmaker and author of Monsoon, as he reveals India as you have never experienced her before. Perhaps the answers for the problems of the West still live in the essence of India that inspired the Beatles and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s. Perhaps the way to stem the tide of greed, anger, and violence is to return to ancient wisdom.
TEACHING VIETNAM AS A CLASH OF CULTURES
Akron Room Audience:Middle/Jr. Hi/High/Higher Ed; Vital Issue
Presenter, Dr. Robert E. Vadas
Teaching the Vietnam War by focusing on the clash between American and Vietnamese cultures is an excellent way to integrate the concepts of religious diversity (Buddhism, Judeo-Christian, etc.), history, geography, cultural conflict, ancestoralism, nationalism, civil unreel, philosophy, ecocide, and others into a multidisciplinary unit. By focusing on the cultural, religious, and philosophical forces behind individuals involved in the war, teachers can develop a creative approach to teaching a long ignored aspect of American and world history.
1996-97 THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS...
Salon H Audience: Preservice Teachers; Vital Issue
Presenters: David Stewart, Mark Stewart, Gail Price, Jim Lane and others
After their first year of teaching, what do those "lucky ones" who got jobs in a very light job market have to say? What is it like being in charge of your own classroom for an entire year? Were you left alone to "do your thing"? hounded and controlled? accepted as a mutual colleague? What does it mean to be a professional? What was expected of you outside the classroom? Bring your own questions and let's get a dose of reality.
4:15p.m.to5:15 p.m.
PROMOTING CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND TEAMING
Reception Room Audience: Elementary/Higher Ed; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenters: Dr. Cassaundra ELAmn, EDCI, CEAP, Bowling Green State University, Jane Garling, Principal, and Beverit Pittman, fifth grade teacher, Woodmore Elementary School, and Erin Albaugh, Kerri Hoover and Tony Poggiali, students, Bowling Green State University
This session focuses on using the Multiple Intelligences to enhance critical thinking skills when team planning, teaching and evaluating. Attention will be placed on the pros and cons of teaming as well as how to develop a successful social studies based integrated unit designed to enhance thinking skills.
INCREASING THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS
Salon A Audience: Middle/Jr. High; Uniqueness of an Era
Presenter: Dr. Dwayne L. DeMedio, University of Toledo
This presentation will help middle school social studies teachers meet the rising pressures for increased academic achievement and higher proficiency scores, while meeting the unique needs abilities, and interests of middle schoolers. Specifically, it will explain: developmentally appropriate instruction, brain compatible activities, positive attitude development, and increasing motivation techniques.
CRITICAL THINKING ISSUES IN TEACHER EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL REFORM
Salon B Audience: General; Approaching Subject Matter and Vital Issue
Presenter, Lawrcnce Parker, The Ohio Center for Critical Thinking Instruction (OCCTI)
We all seem to think that "teaching Critical Thinking Skills" is a worthy idea. But doing so is not simply a matter of reading a book or picking up a packaged lesson plan and "doing it". If we are going to infuse Critical Thinking into our educational ideals, goals and methodologies, what are the implications? In other words, exactly what do we need to do as educators, teacher trainers, parents, involved citizens?
We will discuss the ideas of personal transformation and professional development. We will develop some positive action plans toward a curriculum based on Critical Thinking skills. Can we envision that? What would such an education curriculum look like?
OHIO'S SEAL FOR THE FUTURE
Akron Room Audience: General; Vital Issue
Presenter: William W. Burnett
Since Ohio is now being recognized as The Birthplace of Aviation State (30 June 1996), multigeneration Ohioan William W. Burnett believes that our state Seal should reflect this very significant global distinction and invention by the Wright brothers. Mr. Burnett will discuss this proposed seal update as a meaningful topic of classroom discussion and debate. He will encourage students to participate using their written, verbal and graphic communication skills, feedback ffom their parents, area Senators and Representatives, and submission of gathered student responses to their area newspapers, Columbus Dispatch Letters to he Editor, and the general television and radio media. Become involved with how this change for the future can become law.
KIDS VOTING: A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO ACQUAINT STUDENTS WITH THE VOTING PROCESS
Salon D Audience: Elem/ Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Vital Issue
Presenter: Patti Solomon, Kid's Voting Regional Director
Kid's Voting is a national, nonprofit program that spans the entire K12 educational field and is operative in 40 states with over five million children participating. It's goal is to teach the responsibility of voting, to acquaint students with the genuine voting process and to teach about our democratic rights. The curriculum is designed to be a once-a-week hands-on, activity based approach. Students are actually taken to the real polling places with their parents as one of the culminating activities. Just starting in Ohio, Kid's Voting aims to he the program that will finally get the citizens of this country tuned in to the seriousness of the voting process and the responsibility we owe to each other to keep the process healthy.
THF TASK AND THE CHALLENGE: WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Columbus Room Audience: Elem/Middle/Jr. Hi, Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Nancy Clouse, Art Department, Grand Rapids Community College
The presenter has written or illustrated three children's books in cut-paper-collage format. She will demonstrate how Puzzle Maps U.S.A. can improve geographic understanding among second through fourth graders using visual metaphors and employing images made up of state shapes. Multicultural and multigenerational issues will be explored through her origami-based Pink Paper Swans and an African folktale from Rwanda, Subgugugu the Glutton, illustrated to convey African images and values. Both the latter are suited for elementary through intermediate grade students.
DOCUMENTING HISTORY: THE USE OF PRIMARY SOURCES AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Boardroom II Audience: High; Approaching Subject Matter
Presenter: Janet Kinney, Economics Consultant, South-Western Educational Publishing
Issues in American History will be explored using primary sources including documents, photographs, and paintings. Critical thinking skills will be emphasized as ways to analyze the sources provided in handouts and overheads.
ROCKIN' THE: SOCIAL STUDIES: ROCK MUSIC AND RAVE LESSONS
Salon H Audience Middle/Jr. Hi/High; Approach to Subject Matter
Presenters: Gail Price and Jim Lane, Orange High School
Under the auspices of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, the presenters were trained about the roots of rock and helped to develop classroom lessons which emphasize rock music as the core around which lessons and entire units can be built. The teachers will share the lessons and provide handouts of their work. Some of the lessons to be covered are: Vietnam, slavery, the Salem Witch Trials, revisionist history, the Protestant Reformation, the IRA and Terrorism and South Africa under Apartheid.