California Council for the Social Studies 59th Annual Conference: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 59th Annual California Council for the Social Studies Conference

9:00am PST

DBQ Symposium

Private DBQ Event

Thursday February 27, 2020 9:00am - 3:00pm PST
Newport Beach 1

10:10am PST

Controversial Issues on the U.S. Census

The U.S. Census has become a very controversial issue for many people. Some students are not aware of how much the Census will affect their daily lives. Nor that controversies today may not be controversies tomorrow. This session will walk participants through a sample lesson plan (free to all participants).

Speakers

Maria Gallo

Center for Civic Education

Friday February 28, 2020 10:10am - 11:10am PST
Newport Beach 1

Other, High School

11:20am PST

Creating Original Mock Trials: Justice in Action

Roll up your sleeves and help create a mock trial based upon literature, research-based landmark cases, and intriguing current events to build powerful civil discourse skills through our justice system. Walk away with resources, templates, and experience to guide students or teacher collaboration teams to design trials that build connections with meaningful societal issues!

Speakers

Mary Manbert

Teacher

Mary Manbert is a teacher leader at Flora Vista Elementary, a 2019 Civic Learning Award winning school in Encinitas Union School District. She has been an advocate for personalized learning and civic education, engaging her students to take civic action locally and nationally. She... Read More →

Robyn Litt

Teacher on Special Assignment, Encinitas Union School District

Robyn Litt is a Teacher on Special Assignment for Encinitas Union School District (K-6). She has led over 40 teachers in her district in a civic education movement over the past six years, resulting in Top Statewide Civic Learning Awards in three schools and permanent branding of... Read More →

CCSS The Cat in the Hat Questions and Testimonies pdf

CCSS Creating Original Mock Trials Justice in Actions pptx

Friday February 28, 2020 11:20am - 12:20pm PST
Newport Beach 1

Civics, General

1:30pm PST

Developing Historical Thinking Using Artifacts and Images

Historical thinking encourages students to ask sophisticated, probing questions that lead to a deeper understanding about history and their world, think critically, and effectively analyze information and sources. Students don't do this intuitively. Throughout this session, participants will engage in hands-on experiences with objects and images/print materials using strategies designed to teach historical thinking routines in the classroom.

Speakers

Cheryl Adkisson

Gifted Coordinator

Cheryl Adkisson served thirty-three years as a public educator. Throughout her career, she taught high school business for three years and served as a middle school media specialist and then as a gifted coordinator at both elementary and middle school levels. Professionally, Cheryl... Read More →

Ron Adkisson

Friday February 28, 2020 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Newport Beach 1

U.S. History, Elementary/Middle School

2:40pm PST

Taking Informed Action: Fostering Powerful Student Led Civic Action Projects

This session will provide strategies for teachers to support students in taking informed action, with a focus on cultivating youth voice and youth leadership. Participants will explore multiple paths to classroom based action, and leave with tools and frameworks to help their students engage in impactful, informed, youth-led action projects.

Speakers

Brian Brady

National Director, Mikva Challenge

Brian Brady is the President of Mikva Challenge and has served in that capacity for 19 years. Mikva Challenge's mission is to develop informed, active and empowered citizens who will promote a just and equitable world. Brian has helped grow Mikva from a program in 1998 that served... Read More →

Erik Peterson

Teacher, SAUSD/Mikva Challenge/NHD-CA

Erik Peterson teaches seventh and eighth grade social science at Santiago K-8 in Santa Ana. As the 2018 CCSS Middle School Teacher of the Year, Erik Peterson constantly seeks opportunities to empower and elevate his students. He is going into his 6th year doing Action Civics and Project... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 2:40pm - 3:40pm PST
Newport Beach 1

Civics, Middle/High School

3:50pm PST

Love Meets Equity: Utilizing High Expectations to Produce Emotional Maturity

Students are attending class with more social-emotional barriers than ever before. Participants will engage in strategies to create a classroom community that allows students to feel safe and engaged through the demonstration of love and the utilization of equity strategies. Additionally, these classroom strategies will allow teachers to raise expectations and produce better understandings of historical thinking and content.

Speakers

Erik Peterson

Teacher, SAUSD/Mikva Challenge/NHD-CA

Matthew Lee

Equity Through History pptx

Friday February 28, 2020 3:50pm - 4:50pm PST
Newport Beach 1

Other, Middle/High School

7:50am PST

Inquiring Minds What to Know: Transforming Wonder Into Knowledge

Inquiry driven learning is more than asking questions. It is a way to activate student curiosity and motivate them to ask more profound and meaningful questions. In this session, participants will explore teacher-friendly strategies that focus on how to interweave inquiry-based learning throughout all content areas and grade levels. Instruction will focus on hands-on interactive activities and shared student work.

Speakers

Cathy Marston

Teacher, Glendora unified

I am a veteran teacher with more than 30 years in the classroom. I currently teach 5th grade at Sutherland Elementary school in Glendora, California. In the spring of 2015, I joined a group of Glendora teachers, later named the Glendora C3 Collaborative. Our focus was the implementation... Read More →

Inquiring Minds Want to know Transforming Wonder into Knowledge CCSS PDF pdf

Saturday February 29, 2020 7:50am - 8:50am PST
Newport Beach 1

10:10am PST

Create a Culture of Inquiry (CANCELLED)

DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Inquiry doesn't have to mean giant research projects that bring stress to you and your students. Inquiry should
be a culture that has students questioning, exploring, and taking control of their own learning. Learn how to
build a culture of inquiry in your history classroom without assigning endless projects!

Speakers

Kathryn Byars

Teacher, Corona Norco USD

Kathryn Byars is a World History teacher in Eastvale, California. She has a passion for meeting students where they are at and then helping them surpass their own expectations! As a World History teacher, she strives to make the learning real and relevant for his students and uses... Read More →

Saturday February 29, 2020 10:10am - 11:10am PST
Newport Beach 1

Other, Middle/High School

11:20am PST

Punk Attitude in the Social Science Classroom

The session would invite presenters to explore how the themes of punk rock (Do-it-Yourself attitude, Voice,
Inquiry, and Transgression) can be applied in the history classroom through unit design rooted in civic action,
as well as the explicit teaching of historical thinking skills and disciplinary practices.

Copy and paste the link: bit.ly/punkCCSS for materials

Speakers

Holly Royaltey

Del Mar High School

Holly Royaltey has been teaching history for 15 years and has worked at all levels and in a variety of school contexts. She holds a doctorate in Education from San Francisco State University, and has worked with both the UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz History and Civics projects. Holly... Read More →

Saturday February 29, 2020 11:20am - 12:20pm PST
Newport Beach 1

US History/World History/Civics, Middle/High School

1:30pm PST

Improving Social Awareness in the Social Studies Classroom

Teachers will explore the significance of addressing the social and emotional needs of ALL students in the social studies classroom. Gain lesson ideas, rooted in five SEL competencies: self awareness, self management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills and social awareness. Help your students create a community of trust, where they learn about themselves and their place in our complex world.

Speakers

Rachael Collins

History & SEL teacher, MTSS Intervention Coordinator, Placentia Yorba Linda USD

Rachael Collins is a middle school social studies teacher in the Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District. Rachael has a passion for student inquiry and cross curricular learning. Rachael also teaches a class that aims to provide social and emotional learning opportunities... Read More →

CCSS Presentation SEL pptx

Saturday February 29, 2020 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Newport Beach 1

Civics, Elementary

2:40pm PST

Got Context?

In the age of “just google it,” how can students establish context --historical, geographic and conceptual-- to put information in perspective? With strategic use of maps, timelines and analytical tools -- students use points of reference to “stay oriented” and tackle complex inquiry. Engage with examples for democracy, equality, and climate change and tour database for more 6-12 lessons.

Speakers

Teresa Hudock

USC CALIS

Teresa Hudock is the founding director of USC CALIS. Her mission is to promote student-driven analysis, working to ensure teachers have resources they need to unleash students’ critical thinking. To target critical thinking is to cultivate new knowledge and new ideas both for... Read More →

Saturday February 29, 2020 2:40pm - 3:40pm PST
Newport Beach 1

General, Middle/High School

3:50pm PST

The Analytical Toolbox: Beyond Four Worlds

When we have the right tools, we can work better and faster. This session will engage teachers in the components of case teaching with analytical tools using units for government and economics. Cases are designed for students to practice skills using a toolbox that addresses competing ethical principles, policy options, equality, identity, multiple perspectives, and trade-offs between equally important values.

Speakers

Teresa Hudock

USC CALIS

Saturday February 29, 2020 3:50pm - 4:50pm PST
Newport Beach 1

Civics/Economics, High School

8:00am PST

What Should We Do About the Electoral College?

As the 2020 U.S. presidential election approaches, students will have questions about this process. This workshop explores the origins and current debates over the Electoral College. Attendees learn how to engage students in a civic scenario to recommend potential changes to presidential elections. Finally, attendees engage in a Civil Conversation on slavery and the Electoral College.

Speakers

Sarah Badawi

Senior Program Director, Constitutional Rights Foundation

Sarah Badawi is Senior Program Director at Constitutional Rights Foundation. Prior to joining CRF in 2017, she was a middle and high school social studies and special education teacher, as well as a school administrator, for 15 years in a variety of settings in the U.S. and overseas... Read More →

Sunday March 1, 2020 8:00am - 9:30am PST
Newport Beach 1

US History/Civics, Middle/High School

9:40am PST

Integrate Action Civics Strategies and Projects into your H-SS Curriculum

Come explore Integrated Action Civics in which content informs civic engagement and conversely integrates civic empowerment strategies into your course content. We’ll share a model for examining power that helps students understand history content through a new lens while preparing them for possible civics action projects in your course. Participants will engage with these strategies and leave with classroom-ready materials.

Speakers

Devin Hess

Academic Coordinator, UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project

Devin Hess is an Academic Coordinator and Director of Technology Integration for the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project, leading professional development for educators in the SF Bay Area since 2012. Currently, he leads UCBHSSP’s “Integrated Action Civics” research programs... Read More →

Olivia Santillán

Coordinator of History & Civic Engagement, Santa Clara COE

Coordinator - History Social Science & Civic Engagement. Santa Clara County Office of Education

Sunday March 1, 2020 9:40am - 11:10am PST
Newport Beach 1

Civics, Elementary/Middle School/High School

California Council for the Social Studies 59th Annual Conference

9:00am PST

10:10am PST

Maria Gallo

11:20am PST

Mary Manbert

Robyn Litt

1:30pm PST

Cheryl Adkisson

Ron Adkisson

2:40pm PST

Brian Brady

Erik Peterson

3:50pm PST

Erik Peterson

Matthew Lee

7:50am PST

Cathy Marston

10:10am PST

Kathryn Byars

11:20am PST

Holly Royaltey

1:30pm PST

Rachael Collins

2:40pm PST

Teresa Hudock

3:50pm PST

Teresa Hudock

8:00am PST

Sarah Badawi

9:40am PST

Devin Hess

Olivia Santillán

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