Saturday, January 06, 2007

Podcast #58 - Ideas on Teaching American History from the 2006 NCSS Conference in Washington DC

Hello. Today's podcast is a summary of the sessions I attended last month at the 2006 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference in Washington, DC - December 1-3, 2006. It was a great conference and great place to share ideas, recharge the batteries and meet new people. The podcast gives a general overview of the sessions I attended and below is a listing of the presentations, presenters, and when possible a link for contact information.

If anyone else who attended would like to comment on a session they attended please feel free to leave a comment to this post or e-mail me at
speakingofhistory@gmail.com

Direct link to Podcast #58 - Ideas on Teaching American History from the 2006 National Council of the Social Studies Conference - MP3 Format - 18:09 minutes

Podcast #58 Show Notes:

Friday / 9:15 - 10:15
"Beyond PowerPoint: Integrating Technology into Social Studies Method Courses"
Christy Keeler - University of Nevada Las Vegas

Friday / 2:15 - 3:15
"Blogs, Podcasts and Wikis - Social Software For Social Studies Teachers"
Kelly Woestman - Pittsburgh State

Friday / 3:30 - 4:30
"Gaming Technology in History Education"
Dale Van Eck - Colonial Williamsburg
Demo of Jefferson's West Online Game from Colonial Williamsburg

Friday / 4:45 - 5:45
"Dig Up Some History"
Jason Endacott - Newmark Middle School, North Kansas City

Saturday / 8:00 - 9:00
"Securing the Promise of Liberty - Showcasing Grades 7-12 Lesson Plans from the Abraham Lincoln Bicentenial Commisson"
James Percoco - West Springfield High School - Springfield, MA
Tamara Ogden - West Springfield High School - Springfield, MA

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 2009 Commission Site
James Percoco's Book - A Passion for the Past - Creative Teaching of US History

Saturday / 10:30 - 11:30
"Wingdings, Extravaganzas and Shindings - If You Plan Them Families Will Come"
Becky Bosewell - Lefler Middle School - Lincoln, NE
Caroyln Patterson - Pound Middle School - Lincoln, NE
Kathi Mercure - Lux Middle School - Lincoln, NE

Saturday / 3:00 - 4:00
"Pop Culture - A Sweet Tool for Motivating Middle School Students"
(same presenters as listed above from Lincoln, NE)

Saturday / 4:15 - 5:15
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
George Lipscomb - Furman University - Greenville, SC

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