Session Descriptions

Monday 8:00 9:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast
Monday 8:30 9:20 AM
Disrupt your teaching by Differentiating with Technology
Conference Room 1
Presenter: Fran Reddick, Adjunct Professor, Notre Dame College
So many choiceshow do I choose what technologies, apps, sites to uses? Use the DISRUPT model to
identify and filter educational technology choices. It can be overwhelming, so learn how to identify
quality sites, apps, or available technology to make the greatest impact on student learning.
Challenged Based Learning in the Social Studies Classroom
Conference Room 2
Presenter: Tim Obergefell, Perkins School District and Adjunct University of Findlay Professor
Come see how Government students at Perkins High School are challenged to identify community
problems within our local area and present solutions to authentic audiences. Presenter will describe how
to use technology and questioning skills to track problem solving and critical thinking skills to show
growth in students. Over the past 7 years, Perkins student's projects have developed changes in our
community ranging from a million dollar grants, to developing gifted programs at the high school, to new
basketball hoops at our elementary and all the way to changing the OHSAA critical injury funds. This
session will focus on 21st teaching and learning and your classroom will never be the same. You will be
the agent of change in your school district and your community. Presenter will share his experiences
with author John Barells whos recent educational book "Moving From What To What if" tracks the
learning on these projects. Presenter will share a several other challenged based projects including "Flip
This House" for personal finance (or economics) classes. Also, presenter will share how his blended
learning International Relations classroom has been transformed into the United Nations for challenged
based learning assignments .
Ohio Department of Education - Updates
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Linda McKean, Ohio Department of Education
This presentation will share the latest updates from the Ohio Department of Education to conference
attendees.
Inquiry-Oriented Global Learning in the Social Studies
Executive Board 2
Presenter: Dr. Brad Maguth,Mackenzie Pfeil, Danielle Judy, University of Akron;
Gloria Wu, Bowsher High School
Global learning activities that are directly aligned to the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
will be discussed. Ways in which inquiry-oriented global learning can seamlessly be interwoven into the
disciplines of History, Economics, Geography, Civics, Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology will be
highlighted.
Increasing Social Studies rigor by adopting the C3 Framework
Conference Room 4
Presenter: David Harms, State of Ohio Representative Teacher Leader for C3
Participants will learn how the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) framework created by Swan, Griffin,
and Grant enhances academic rigor by incorporating both inquiry and literacy skills. The C3 framework
utilizes both compelling questions and supporting questions to enhance student academic comprehension.
Model C3 lessons will be shared. Ohio has been involved with the C3 initiative since the NCSS adoption
of the framework in 2013. Ohio is working with our social studies NRLs, we have focused on Dimension
1 in the Inquiry Arc of the C3 Framework. The main audience for this session will be Social Studies/
English teachers from middle schools to high school. Curriculum directors, administrators and counselors
may also be interested in the framework to enhance rigor.

Third-Grade Social Studies:

Still on the back burner, or off the stove completely?
Executive Board Room 3
Presenter: Tracie Vegh, Ohio University
Are rich, detailed thrird grade social studies standards actually being explicitly covered? I asked Ohio's
third-grade teachers to assess how well they teach targeted social studies standards--specifically the ones
that are elaborated upon in grade four. I will share the survey's results; suggest how third-grade teachers
can incorporate relevant social studies content into reading; show how fourth-grade teachers can
advocate for their subject and NOT do the job of two teachers; and implore administrators to keep an eye
out for the warning signs of social studies neglect before fourth-grade social studies tests are negatively
impacted.

Monday 9:30 10:15 AM

Keynote Speaker: Scott Petri and Corbin Moore
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Salons II ,III, IV

Monday 10:15 10:40 AM

Visit the Exhibitors!
Monday 10:40 11:30 AM
Using Inquiry to Teach About Race in Social Studies
Conference Room 1
Presenter: Dr. Prentice T. Chandler, University of Cincinnati; Dr. Todd Hawley, Kent State University &
Brittany Bryant, Oak Hills High School
This presentation will consist of 3 parts: discussion of teaching about race in social studies, introduction
to inquiry teaching (C3 and Inquiry Design Model), and an overview of the upcoming book Race
Lessons: Using Inquiry to Teach About Race in Social Studies. A main focus of the presentation will be
engaging the audience to share how they teach about race in their classes. Sample chapters from the book
will be shared with participants.
Using Project Explorer for Inquiry and Multimedia Presentations
Conference Room 2
Presenter: Allison Curran, Consultant--Hamilton County ESC
Embedding inquiry requires us to transform social studies instruction in ways that move past a "tour" of
history and geography. Both the C3 and global competence frameworks require 21st century skills. This
session will showcase practical ways to bring these frameworks alive as inspired by a free resource:
Project Explorer. Inspire social studies students to pose questions and make video to communicate inquiry
and to take action.
Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies: Revision Process
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Dwight Groce. Ohio Department of Education
This session will provide the goals and the process for the revision of the social studies standards. Educators
statewide are assisting the Ohio Department of Education in updating Ohios Learning Standards. This began with
those in English language arts and mathematics and will proceed next with social studies and science.
How to Thrive, Not Just Survive in Your First Year
Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: Kyle Ratliff, Social Studies Instructor, Bradford EVSD; Matt McIntire, Intervention Specialist/Social
Studies Instructor at Achieve Preparatory Academy
This presentation will look at a lot of the misconceptions involved with the first year of teaching. It will
give advice, tools and strategies for an educator to be successful. We will attempt to empower young
teachers to do more than just "survive" their first year.

Rick Steves Iran: Pathways to Global Understanding

Conference Room 4
Presenter: Matthew S. Hollstein, Kent State University Stark; Frans Doppen and Michael Kopish, Ohio
University;
Many Americans lack genuine understanding of Iran. To help pull back the veil of misunderstanding.
Rick Steves' Iran provides a unique opportunity to develop students' global understanding. This session
will offer strategies which educators can use to enhance students global awareness and understanding of
Iran, its culture and people. Many Americans hold misconceptions about Iran as mainstream media tend
to portray the country as a nation that seeks to dominate its region, exert global influence, and destroy the
United States. Rick Steves Iran showcases the humanity of ordinary Iranians. The presenters will
showcase how to use Rick Steves Iran travel reports featuring intercultural exchanges with Iranian
citizens as a tools to foster global understanding and cultural empathy. Enhancing awareness of Iran as a
member of the global community will benefit students as their teachers and preservice teachers are able to
demonstrate the humanity we share with those who differ from us. This session will demonstrate teachers
and preservice teachers can use Rick Steves Iran travel series in their classroom. Rick Steves presents the
reality of Iran through the lens of its unique people and culture. Too often we allow popular
misconceptions of places like Iran to serve as truth. This presentation will focus on global citizenship and
will provide participants with a valuable tool kit to use in their own classrooms.

Ohio Social Studies Review Meeting

Executive Board Room 3

Monday 11:40 12:30 PM

Lunch Keynote Speaker: OCSS President Adam Motter
The State of Social Studies Education in Ohio

Salons II ,III, IV

Monday 12:40 1:30 PM

Writing for Publication
100 Minutes
Conference Room 1
Presenters: Victoria Stewart; Associate Professor/University of Toledo, Chris Prokes, Instructional Designer;
Nancy Patterson, BGSU Professor
Do you want to share your ideas with other teachers? Are you interested in having your work published?
In this working session, the editors of the Ohio Social Studies Review will introduce the process of
writing for publication. Part of the session will be allotted for working with individuals interested in
beginning a manuscript. Editors and mentors will work with aspiring authors or teachers who want to
identify and outline ideas for publication.

Project Based Citizenship

Conference Room 2
Presenter: Ryan Suskey; Ohio Center For Law Related Eduation
As Ohio moves toward fuller implementation of the C3 framework into classrooms, more opportunities
arise for walking our students through an inquiry arc not only as learners, but also as citizens. During this
session, educators will learn about two programs offered by the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education
which will help students identify issues in their community, research solutions, take informed action, and
present/reflect upon their activities. Youth for Justice and Project Citizen are ready-made programs that

teachers in any content area can use to empower their students to drive change in their community as an
active and engaged citizen.

Scoring An Extended Response

100 minutes
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Linda McKean, Ohio Department of Education
Participants will learn about hand scoring items for the AIR social studies tests and have the opportunity
to score student responses from a released test question.

Running the Gauntlet: The Student Teaching Experience in Social Studies

Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: Dr. Prentice T. Chandler and Dr. Emilie Camp, University of Cincinnati and former UC students
This session will consist of recent social studies graduates from the University of Cincinnati talking about
their experiences as student teachers last spring. Panel speakers will address challenges they faced during
their internship and share advice and tips with the audience. Handouts provided.
The Eichmann Show: How Active Citizenship Captured a War
Criminal and Informed the World about the Pursuit of Justice
100 minutes
Conference Room 4
Presenter: James Lane; retired teacher, adjunct professor, consultant
This motion picture highlights the joint efforts of two television executives to broadcast to the world the
Israeli trial of accused war criminal Adolph Eichmann. Groundbreaking producer Milton Fruchtman's and
blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz's amazing efforts to televise the 1961 trial are dramatized in this
BBC film starring Martin Freeman and Anthony Lapaglia. The film made its US debut at the world
premiere exhibition Operation Finale: the Capture of Adolph Eichmann at the Maltz Museum of Jewish
Heritage in Beachwood, Ohio in March, 2016. This showing at the OCSS Conference will be only its
second showing in the United States! A brief intro on the capture of Eichmann will precede the viewing,
while a short discussion will follow the film. Handouts will provide the audience with ideas about the
capture and the relevance of the trial to the present day.

Holocaust Survivor Testimony & Tomorrow's Echoing Voices

Executive Board Room 3
Presenter: Trinity Ruggles; The Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education
As time passes, fewer Holocaust survivors and eyewitnesses are able to share their stories in person. In
this interactive session, educators will experience Echoing Voices: Bringing Holocaust Testimonies into
the Classroom, a facilitated experience which brings the testimony of a Holocaust survivor into the
classroom. Educators will walk away with hands-on activities, unique to Echoing Voices, and can also be
used to enhance a unit on the Holocaust. All session attendees are eligible for priority registration in
Spring 2017!

Monday 1:40 2:30 PM

Integrating the Newest Technology into Instruction in Meaningful Ways
Salon
Presenter: Brian Thomas; TCI
Technology can enhance instruction and engage students, but many teachers struggle with learning new tools and
determining how to best use them in the classroom. In this session, well show what a difference the newest
technology makes in your classroom instruction. This is not just technology for technologys sake, but tools that
will engage K-12 students, heighten their understanding of content, and make learning social studies fun.
Participants will leave the session with a sneak peak of the technology advancements for TCIs 2017 History
Alive! Middle School Program.

School-University-Community Collaborations to Promote

Active Citizens and Civic Leadership

Conference Room 2
Presenter: Michael Kopish; Ohio University
University students received training to design and enact service learning projects with 160 high school
government students. This school-university-community partnership inspired students at all levels to
enact positive social change, helped foster a sense of civic responsibility and efficacy, and helped develop
the next generation of service learning leaders. The session will demonstrate how university and high
school students contributed to the community in meaningful ways and engaged in collective action with
fellow members of their community.Service learning projects were carried out on a day that involved high
school students in a five hour service learning day followed by a critical reflection and policy analysis
assignment. In total, university students developed and enacted eight (8) service learning projects, which
included: a technology fair for the elderly; trail clean up and enforcement at a National Forest; a veterans
oral history project; work on an school eco-lab; work at community gardens; ADA code enforcement and
city planning with municipal officials; clean-up efforts at city parks; and community efforts to engage and
support young people. The session will also include panel of university and high school students to share
their experiences with the service learning project - their voices are critical to future efforts to promote
youth civic engagement.

Entrepreneur Day
Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: Lisa Drees
This presentation will be economics based for 4th grade social studies. It is an Entrepreneur Day for the
entire grade level and gets much community involvement. The session will demonstrate how
Entrepreneur Day works and what it teaches the children about risk, entrepreneurship, profit/loss and
resources.
Digital Tools for the Social Studies Teacher: Increasing Student Achievement Executive Board Room 3
Presenter: Dr. Bryan R. Drost; Director of Curriculum and Instruction / ESC of Summit County
This presentation will provide an overview on what digital tools teachers can use to provide feedback and
make instructional adjustments based on student responses within the social studies classroom to improve
student outcomes. Through these tools, teachers will be addressing the rigor required in the learning
standards while encouraging motivation and collaboration with and among students. Please bring a device
with you to practice during this interactive session.

Monday 2:30 3:00 PM

Afternoon Snack in the Exhibitors Area
Monday 3:10 4:00 PM
Introducing Students to Google Scholar
Salon
Presenter: Brian Krieger; Teacher/Ashland High School; Adjunct Faculty/North Central State College
An overview of Google Scholar and how students can utilize it when researching in Social Studies.
Shortcuts, helpful tips, and real student examples will be shared during the session.

LCD eWriters in the Social Studies Classroom

Conference Room 1
Presenter: Mr. Dathan Cole; M.B.A., A.P. Economics Teacher/ Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School;
Adjunct, Ashland University
Hands-on, interactive use of LCD eWriters to develop disciplinary literacy skills in the social studies.
Participants will have the opportunity to use the devices made by Ohio's own Kent Displays. The
presenter will share various classroom applications of the eWriters, and in particular, their effectiveness in
boosting student graph skills and performance on the free-response portion of the A.P. Economics exams.
What if everything you knew about Hinduism was wrong?

Conference Room 2

Presenter: Aesha Mehta; Associate Director of Programs/Hindu American Foundation

This session is designed to highlight best practices on how to teach about one of the most misunderstood
world religions, featuring vetted resources and new approaches to teaching about Hinduism.
Formative Assessment with TCI: Learning is Not Just a Result, its a Proces s
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Brian Thomas; TCI
Measuring that process requires formative assessment that are interesting and informative. Come to this
session to see several strategies for formative assessment throughout the learning process for students to
create rich portfolios and become active participants in their learning. Participants will see practical
examples both with and without the use of technology and will leave with everything they need to
implement these strategies in their classroom.
The Value and Purpose of AP Human Geography
Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: Jim O'Connor; Social Studies Teacher and Department Chair/ Princeton High School
Although AP Human Geography is the fastest growing AP course in our country's high schools, Ohio lags
behind most states in offering this course. With the state of Ohio requiring graduation tests in U.S.
History and American Government, how much geography education are your students receiving?
Whether you are a current AP Human Geography teacher or an educator that wants to bring this valuable
course to your district, this session provides the rationale and purpose of AP Human Geography along
with excellent teaching strategies and resources.
Leave Boring Lessons in the Past with Project Based Learning
Conference Room 4
Presenter: Chris Etchechury; National Curriculum Specialist, Pearson
Move beyond students sitting, unengaged with the marvelous topics we have to learn in Social Studies.
Receive ideas, content and free digital resources for a year and watch your student's interest in Social
Studies come alive. Educators are encouraged to bring their own device for the purpose of exploring the
content and resources as they actively participate in PBL activities.
OCSS Higher Ed

Conference Room 4

Tuesday 8:00 9:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast
Tuesday 8:30 9:20 AM
Tech Tools for Access and Engagement 100 minutes
Conference Room 1
Presenter: Bill Nellis; Darke County ESC
For students with reading and writing deficits, comprehending and using complex text in the social studies can be
daunting. This session will introduce teachers to technology that can level help to minimize or eliminate barriers
posed by a text-centric curriculum. Time will also be spent introducing teachers to technology that can be used
to increase student engagement, as well as, monitor students for understanding.
War Letters
Conference Room 2
Presenter: Tony Schoonover, Jen Henderson; Toledo School for the Arts,
Jen Henderson (English teacher) and Myself (Tony Schoonover) have developed a lesson involving letters written
home from soldiers serving in war. In her English classes the students read the book, The Things They Carry,
they also write their own letters home discussing what about their civilian life they would miss. In history class I
have the students READ and ANALYZE letters written by soldiers from 5 different wars/time periods. We draw
out things that are similar and different as well as work on reading comprehension skills.
The Power of an Off-Hand Comment
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Jim Edwards, Executive Producer "Searching for Augusta"
At a time when racial tensions are high, this story of a black woman and a white medical doctor offers a teaching
opportunity that will change the way young people see others.
An off-hand comment in Episode 6 of Band of Brothers led to a four year search to discover Augusta Chiwy, a
black Belgian nurse who saved countless lives during the Battle of the Bulge in World War Two, only to be
forgotten in history for 60 years. Her story became an EMMY award winning documentary that will air on PBS
stations across America late in 2016.
On the Path to Economic and Financial Literacy
Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: Dr. Julie Heath, University of Cincinnati
Save classroom time and make learning economics and personal finance for grades 1-6 exciting. This session
introduces a free resource for elementary school teachers. $martPath is a digital platform that combines animated
stories, in-class activities, discussions, and online interactives to address multiple learning modalities. Economic
and financial education is integrated with math concepts for a unique, engaging, and efficient teacher-led
experience. The platform explicitly articulates the standards met and online assessments are available, making
implementation easy and effective. Teachers who implement $martPath in their classroom will receive a $75 gift
card. Attendees will also receive the Council for Economics' classroom resource, Virtual Economics, for free.
Virtual Economics provides all the tools you need to create engaging economic and personal finance lessons
including a hands-on approach to teaching that is relevant to how students learn in today's classroom.
435 + 34: The Congressional Elections
Conference Room 4
Presenter: David Wolfford, Teacher, Mariemont High School, Cincinnati
In addition to the presidential election, 469 congressional contests will determine control of our legislature, and
thus shape national policy. This session presents congressional election history, examines contemporary trends,
and offers relevant classroom activities. There will be a lecture and discussion of the history, recent trends, and

the current state of the House and Senate races nationally, with some emphasis on the hottest Ohio race(s). This
session could be useful to any social studies teacher, but to Civics and Government teachers especially.

Global Scholars in the Rural Environment

Executive Board Room 3
Presenter: Sean Stevens, West Muskingum High School; Adam Foltz
Adapting and implementing the Global Scholars program offered by the Columbus Council of World Affairs in a
manner that addresses the unique challenges of a rural educational environment.
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Tuesday 9:30 10:20 AM

Using Geocaching to develop teacher advocacy
for diversity in the social studies
Salon
Presenter: Martha I. Pallante, Professor and Chair of History, Davis Simonelli, Professor of History; Youngstown State
University
Participants will be given opportunities to examine principles of geocaching and the characteristics of a well-researched
historically-centered geocache. These characteristics include, but are not limited to, issues of race, gender, diversity,
access and privilege. The end-goal is to produce geocaching activities that will be not only integrated into school
communities, but also available to the geocaching community at large. Our project calls for candidates to use a growing
21st century innovation, geocaching, to inform students about the historic and civic assets in their communities.
Candidates and their students, engaged in experiential learning, connect content knowledge to real places and activities.
Preparation of the geocaches requires candidates, and ultimately their students and their larger communities to employ the
skill and understanding of the historian, political scientist and geographer.
Inquiry in the US History Classroom:
Teaching Critical Questioning in US History
Conference Room 2
Presenter: Ben Hunt; History Teacher, Mount Notre Dame High School
In order to best develop our students to think critically about the pluralistic society which they live, we must teach
them how to actively question. Students become active in questioning when engaged using primary sources in the
classroom. The session will provide multiple lessons based around primary sources, and designed to illicit
questioning and inquiry.
Mapping a Better World!
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Michele Ballinger, Senior Teacher Consultant Ohio Geographic Alliance
This session will provideintermediate/middle school participants with information and activities utilizing maps in
order to enhance and integrate the teaching of geography related social studies and science standards with an
emphasis on civics. Participants will explore important topics and issues related to the state and nation as well as
use flat maps, Google Maps and the giant map to develop perspective and increase spatial awareness.
Instructional Coaching in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom
Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: Josh Stephens; Instructional Coach/ Teacher; Euclid High School
This session focuses on the role of instructional coaches in high school social studies classrooms. Josh Stephens,
PhD, instructional coach at Euclid High School, will describe his experiences as an instructional coach and
discuss ways instructional coaching can be incorporated or improved in your school. Specifically, this session will
address three themes: benefits of instructional coaching; limitations of instructional coaching; and best practices
related to instructional coaching. Session participants will leave the session with practical, research-based
information geared towards improving classroom instruction through an empirically supported coaching model.

Engaging Students through the Choices Program

Conference Room 4 Presenter: Chris
Hibbs, Robin Golden, Daniella Stuckey Theodore (Kent) Roosevelt High
Facilitating the use of the Choices Program specifically the unit on the Middle East. sample units and materials
that teachers can easily use in their classroom

Virtual Field Trips in Middle School

Executive Board Room 3
Presenter: Robin Waldorf; Teacher, Stambaugh Charter Academy
Teachers can incorporate free resources and online tools to create meaningful geographic connections for their
students and the areas they study. Attendees will take a virtual field trip with me and receive ideas, graphic
organizers, websites, and directions for use in their classrooms.

Tuesday 10:30 11:20 AM

Blended Learning for the Social Studies Classroom
Conference Room 1
Presenters: Betty Blockinger, Creative Learning Factory Coordinator; OHC
Hands-on session exploring Blended Learning: Integration of digital and face-to-face instruction for Social
Studies curriculum. The facilitator will present on how Blended Learning can be a useful asset to classroom
teachers and then provide opportunities for participants to explore the digital applications. Teachers will end the
session with a list of useful resources and lesson plans for Blended Learning integration.

YMCA Civic Engagement

Conference Room 2
Presenter: Charlie Myers, State Director / Ohio YMCA Youth & Government
The Ohio YMCA's Youth & Government Program enhances development of the American democratic process for
young people through participatory training in the theory and practice of the Ohio state government. Teens in the
program learn about the legislative process, how to write and research bills, and how to participate in elections.
Their work culminates in teens serving as delegates at their state conference, debating bills on the floor of the
legislature. Some teens have actually made bills into laws!
The YG program seeks to build, encourage and strengthen life assets and character traits that will help teens
become involved and responsible adults. All YAG activities are designed with the following goals in mind:
Providing leadership training and preparation to meet the needs of a democratic society
Stimulating interest and awareness of US and state governments function
Creating opportunities for civic engagement and awareness of prominent social issues
Developing self-confidence and self-expression while fostering tolerance and understanding of others
point of view
Cultivating the application of moral and ethical valuing processes to public policy making
Sparking Inquiry: Using Objects and Project-Based
Learning to Ignite Meaningful Research
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Sohayla Pagano; Coordinator, Educational Outreach, Shoshanna Gross, State Coordinator, Ohio History
Day, Ohio History Connection
Sustained inquiry and critical analysis are the cornerstones of historical research, but how do we get intermediate
and middle school students to engage with content in these significant ways? In this session, learn how both
object-based learning and project-based learning can help students ask focused questions, make concrete
connections, and dig deep into historical topics.

Students in the National Parks:

An Exploration of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: Michael Baker; Social Studies Teacher, John Marshall High School, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
The Centennial of the National Park Service is an excellent opportunity to introduce your students to their
national parks, with a focus on the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. One of the most visited within the NPS,
Cuyahoga Valley offers many opportunities that educators will learn about which will increase student learning
and retention, tactile and engaging place based education, and a greater appreciation for the resources of our
country. Educators will learn about the many opportunities to engage their students by utilizing the park as an
outdoor classroom.
DBQ Online and Argument Writing
Conference Room 4
Presenter: Chip Brady, Imali Kent; The DBQ Project
The DBQ Project will present its new online platform. Emphasis will be on blended classroom techniques of
instruction. The DBQ Project will examine a method to teach the Document-Based Question that will develop
historical thinking and argument writing skills in all levels of students, grades 4-12.

A Fire, a Filmmaker, and 172 Children Dead:

An Online Platform for Teaching the Collinwood
School Fire of 1908
Executive Board Room 3
Presenter: Michael Newbury; Fletcher Proctor Professor of American History, Middlebury College, Middlebury,
Vermont
Working in the Digital Liberal Arts Laboratory at Middlebury College, faculty, students, technology specialists,
and local high school teachers have created an online, multi-media platform focused on the Collinwood School
Fire of 1908. The fire occurred just outside of Cleveland, killing 172 children, two teachers, and one rescuer.We
examine the fire in depth, but also use it as a jumping off point for discussing the birth of mass media, urban
history, immigration, and school architecture. The site interweaves an animated movie, non-fiction historical
narratives, archival film footage, newspapers, photographs, and more. It tells the story of the fire, but also raises
questions about the limits of what can be known and the ways that digital stories are told. It has been our hope
throughout that the project would offer a new kind of classroom resource for teaching about this often forgotten
but important tragedy. In our session, we plan to talk briefly about putting the project together and then allow
ample time for attendees to explore the site and ask questions. Its a wide-ranging site.

Tuesday 11:30 12:15

Lunch and Awards Ceremony

Salons II ,III, IV

OCSS Supervisors Meeting: 11:30-2:30

Executive Board Room 3

Tuesday 12:30 1:20 PM

Digital Preservation of Local History
100 minutes
Conference Room 1
Presenter: Russ Crawford, Ohio Northern University
Interested in projects that allow 7-12 teachers and students to collect and disseminate local history? We will
discuss various projects that we are working on at Ohio Northern University. Part of the presentation will focus

on doing oral history interviews, with attention on the steps needed to do a professional job. In addition, we will
discuss using freeware tools to then make the interviews accessible to a wider audience. Our goal is to provide
teachers with skills that they can use in the classroom. Bring your laptop.
Searching for Research with Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers
Conference Room 2
Presenter: Matthew Hollstein, Ted Guedel Research Librarian; Kent State University at Stark
This session will present materials from a collaboration between a teacher educator and a research librarian to
improve preservice teachers content and pedagogy. Participants will be provided materials and resources.
Value-Added has arrived in Ohio Social Studies: An Orientation
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Adam Motter; Learning Specialist, Akron Public Schools
This school year (2016-2017) students in Grade 6 social studies and High School US History will take their OST
and will be connected to value-added scores and these scores will have OTES implications. Participants in this
session will learn more about how value added works, what is different now that it
connects to OTES, and strategies for maximizing students scoring more than a years growth.
The Trial of the Assassin Guiteau: A Readers Theater 100 Minutes
Executive Board Room 2
Presenter: James Lane; retired high school teacher and adjunct professor, consultant
This presentation is based upon an adaptation by National Park Ranger Joan Kapsch, in readers theater style, of
the actual transcript of the trial of Charles Julius Guiteau for the murder of President James A. Garfield on
October 8, 1881.
Volunteers will be asked to read the roles of the attorneys, the judge, the defendant, various witnesses and the jury
members. Following the staging of the trial, a discussion of the trial nuances, the evidence, the role of the medical
profession, the issue of an insanity defense, and the honest pursuit of justice will be addressed.
Teaching Historical Literacy and Active Citizenship
Through Biography and Historical Research
100 minutes
Conference Room 4
Presenter: Gary Williams; Medal of Honor Academic Program Co-Director, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
The experiences of researching biographies of two Medal of Honor recipients will be used to explore the use of
historiography as a method for engaging students and developing historical literacy, while also using those same
experiences to explore the importance of character, citizenship and self-sacrifice in the service of others and
country.

Tuesday 1:30 2:20 PM

Becoming a Leader in OCSS
Salon
Presenter: OCSS Senior Leadership (Line officers)
Open discussion of how and why to get more involved in OCSS. If you have ever thought about taking on a
leadership role and wish to learn more about it, the benefits for you professionally, and the responsibilites, come
and learn more about it.
Online Courses - Financial Literacy & Civic Engagement (Student Self-Guided)
Sponsored State-Wide for Ohio
Conference Room 3
Presenter: Stacey Dibowski; Director - Ohio K12 Programs/EverFi, Inc.
Utilize our FREE online digital curriculum to engaged students in learning about Financial Literacy, AfricanAmerican History, and Entrepreneurship. These courses are designed to engage students in civic education to
address critical life skills they need to be college and career ready. EverFi's suite of K12 resources includes
pre/post-assessments, online grade book, technology support, and referral programs.

Tuesday 2:30 PM-3:15 PM

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kevin Kern

Salons II ,III, IV