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2017 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

9:00 – 9:55am – Meet & Greet Session 10:00am - 3:55pm* – Breakout Sessions *Lunch Break at Attendees’ Discretion

Friday, February 24th, 2017 9:00am - 12:55pm* – Breakout Sessions *Lunch Break at Attendees’ Discretion

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The deepest appreciation of all International Society for the Social Studies members is extended to the following individuals for their significant contributions to the success of this year’s conference.

CONFERENCE COORDINATORS

William B. Russell III

Stewart Waters

Joshua L. Kenna

Bonnie L. Bittman

ADVISORY BOARD

Michael Berson

Brad Burenheide

Jesus Garcia

Anthony Pellegrino

William B. Russell III

Elizabeth Washington

Stewart Waters

CONFERENCE SUPPORT STAFF

Kelsey Evans

Sandra McCall

D’Ann Rawlinson



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Acknowledgements ………………………………………………………...…………….………2

Message from Director……………………………………………………………..................….3

THURSDAY Conference Sessions ……………………………………………………………...4

FRIDAY Conference Sessions………………………………………………………………….13

Fairwinds Alumni Center Map.………………………………………………………………..20

Conference Planner…………………………………………………………………….……….21

* The ISSS Staff has worked very hard to ensure the accuracy of this program. Notifications of any

changes will be announced at the registration desk. Thank you in advance for your understanding

and consideration.

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference. I hope you enjoy the conference and find an array of useful sessions to attend. The conference program includes nearly a hundred presentations from individuals from all over the world, representing five continents.

I would like to thank the advisory board members, conference staff, and proposal reviewers for their dedication and hard work. Without them we would not have the amazing, informative, and beneficial program that we do. I would also like to thank you, the presenters and attendees. Without the dedication and professionalism of all the conference presenters and attendees this conference would not be possible.

Again, I hope you enjoy the conference and find the presentations valuable. Enjoy the sessions and I hope to see you again at next year’s conference.

Sincerely,

William B. Russell III, Director The International Society for the Social Studies



9:30 - 9:55 .::MEET & GREET SESSION::.

FOYER

The International Society for the Social Studies: Meet & Greet Session Welcome! This meet and greet session will feature complimentary coffee and snacks. The session will allow participants to socialize with other conference attendees. The session WILL INCLUDE A WELCOMING NOTE from the conference coordinators and pertinent information regarding the conference.

10:00 - 10:55 .::CONCURRENT SESSION::.

ALUMNI BOARDROOM

Session Chair: Ilene R. Berson Learning about Congress and Civics with Primary Sources in K-2: The Kid Citizen App Ilene R. Berson, University of South Florida (USA) Michael J. Berson, University of South Florida (USA) Bert Snow, Muzzy Lane Software (USA) This presentation highlights a freely available app designed to foster young children’s engaging inquiry with primary sources. Templates for teachers to add new content to the app also will be introduced. The Library of Congress funded the project development.

********* Keeping it kosher: Cross-curricular approaches in Holocaust education

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Alexander Ledford, University of South Florida (USA) Michael Berson, University of South Florida (USA) This presentation examines cross-curricular approaches in the teaching of Holocaust education. Discussion focuses on a proposed exemplar lesson which combines traditional historical and human rights approaches with elements from the culinary arts, English, Biology and religious studies fields.

BALLROOM A

Comparing Technology Enhanced Approaches to Teaching American History Josh DeSantis, York College of Pennsylvania (USA) Participants will learn the results of a research project comparing two technology-integrated approaches to teaching American History. Participants will also learn about several new and exciting tools for enhancing classroom-based and asynchronous history instruction.

********* Fostering Equitable Opportunities for All Children: Ending the Victimization of Bullying through Musical Content Shelly Hudson Bowden, Auburn University Montgomery (USA) Gilbert Duenas, Auburn University Montgomery (USA) Teachers must address the issue of bullying which affects not just the victim and his/her learning, but also the school’s ability to foster an equitable opportunity for all children to physically and emotionally develop in a safe environment.

BALLROOM B

Using Primary Sources to Teach Historical African American Events Irenea Walker, University of Central Florida (USA) The participants will learn about a historical African American event through the use of primary sources. Participants will use thinking maps such as a KWL chart to assess prior knowledge about the event. In addition, the facilitator will review vocabulary and historical events. Maps will be used to identify specific places where African Americans migrated for a better life. These maps will include an outline indicating selected routes where African Americans traveled.

BALLROOM C

Enhancing Students’ Global Competency: Using an Interview Assignment across the Disciplines Madelyn Flammia, University of Central Florida (USA)Houman Sadri, University of Central Florida (USA Cynthia Mejia, University of Central Florida (USA) The presenters will share student learning outcomes across the disciplines that resulted from an interview assignment; students were required to interview a subject matter



expert in another culture. The assignment was designed to enhance students’ global competency and discipline-specific knowledge.

********* Citizenship education: A case study of what it means to be "Pakistani" through Islamization Alex P. Davies, University of Central Florida (USA) Preliminary findings of an ongoing study are presented from a case study of a Pakistani refugee regarding the development of national identity among its students in Pakistan through government-regulated curricula which encouraged discrimination as the basis for its Pakistani construction.


ALUMNI BOARDROOM

The Gullah/Geechee: A Forgotten People LaVerne McDonald, Birmingham City Schools (USA) National Endowment for the Humanities The Gullah/Geechee are direct descendants of slaves who worked the rice plantations in coastal regions of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina, the region stretching from Sandy Island, South Carolina, to Amelia Island, Florida. Due to their relative isolation, the Gullah/Geechee culture on the Sea Islands and Coastal plains has retained ethnic traditions from West Africa since the mid-1700s.

BALLROOM A

Session Chair: Paul Tarc Game of Life - Choices for Rural America Youth Jason Hedrick, The Ohio State University (USA) Mark Light, The Ohio State University (USA) This research presentation will focus on rural student career choices and how those choices are shaped by teachers, parents and their communities.

********* Internationalizing teacher education: Reflecting on teaching for international mindedness Paul Tarc, Western University (Canada) This presentation offers a mapping of the emergent literature in internationalizing teacher education, a description of the cohort specialization in ‘international education’ at the author’s teacher education faculty and a practice-based reflection on the pedagogical tensions in teaching for international mindedness.

BALLROOM B

Session Chair: Terri Susan Fine



Teaching the Historical Perspective on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Terri Susan Fine, University of Central Florida (USA) Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive a resource packet with detailed lesson plans.

********* The Challenges of Practicing Global Citizenship Education: Voices of Social Studies Teachers in Korea Yeji Kim, Teachers College, Columbia University (USA) This qualitative study delves into Korean social studies teachers’ perspectives and experiences in global citizenship education. Illuminating upon the teachers’ narratives, this study will lead a discussion, which guides teacher educators and researchers in reflecting upon the direction of global citizenship education.

BALLROOM C

PD Meet 4D -- Professional Development Meet Charlotte Danielson's Four Domains of Teacher Responsibility Dr. Samuel Gomberg, Shalhevet High School (USA) Charlotte Danielson's Four Domains of Teacher Responsibility bring to the professional development table twenty-two discrete teacher behaviors and new insights to teacher goal setting and evaluation.

12:00 - 12:55 .::POSTER SESSIONS::.

ALUMNI BOARDROOM

Why is history remembered this way? Examining race in Civil War monuments and memorials Sara B. Demoiny, University of Tennessee (USA) Stewart Waters, University of Tennessee (USA) This poster provides the rationale for using monuments and memorials to investigate issues of individual and systemic racism in the way Civil War history is remembered. Additionally, it provides examples to use with students and instructional strategies for classroom use.

********* A National Survey of U.S. Social Studies Teacher Educators’ Professional Habits and Preferences Stewart Waters, University of Tennessee (USA) This session will discuss findings from a survey research study distributed to social studies teacher educators throughout the U.S. to determine their professional habits and preferences. Handouts will be provided.



********* Political Promises Margaret Tseng, Marymount University (USA) Presidents and presidential candidates make many unattainable promises to the public in order to be elected to office and to stay in office.

********* Constitution Day: Celebrate The Ratification of the U.S. Constitution Michael L. Rogers, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (USA) On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia and signed the U.S. Constitution. To celebrate this remarkable event in U.S. history, Congress, in 2004, established legislation recognizing this day as “Constitution Day.” The congressional act encourages all Americans to observe this important day in our nation's history and also mandates that all publicly funded educational institutions provide educational information on the history of the American Constitution on that day. This poster presentation encourages faculty, teachers and administrators to celebrate Constitution Day each September 17 and gives examples and best practices on how to get students involved in celebrating our nation’s Constitution.

********* Critical thinking skills: the importance of social studies education to understand the “post-true” era Alberto Lopez-Carrasquillo, Northeastern Illinois University (USA) With the election of President Trump, the media has argued that the United States has entered into a “post-true” era. Facts and opinions have been central themes. To recognize the difference, three strategies are vital: inquiry learning, controversial topics through critical lenses, and historical thinking.

********* “Can We Still Use Them?”: The Status of Field Trips Among Social Studies Teachers Joshua L. Kenna, University of Tennessee (USA) Social studies teachers have long utilized field trips, but in the 21st century the future of this practice looks bleak. This presentation uses quantitative and qualitative data to describe the status of field trips among social studies teachers.


ALUMNI BOARDROOM

Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, (Aleppo/Syria), Ruanda -- When Do We Go to War? Dr. Sam Gomberg, Shalhevet High School (USA) Linda Dawson, Downers Grove South High School (USA)



What is the most significant public policy issue facing a nation? Answer? When should a nation commit ground troops to an international conflict? Recent conflicts come to mind including Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Ruanda. How do we decide?

BALLROOM A

Session Chair: Diana Fidaoui Social Studies Teachers’ Talk about Citizenship: Immigrant Students and the Gateway to U.S. Democracy Diana Fidaoui, Syracuse University (USA) Jeffery Mangram, Syracuse University (USA) This qualitative study examines secondary social studies teachers’ conceptions and practices of citizenship education for immigrant students. Teachers framed citizenship education within a discourse of personal responsibility; they empathized with their immigrant students, but their pedagogical accommodations were minimal.

********* Why do they do it? Social studies teacher educators who do race work Sara B. Demoiny, University of Tennessee (USA) This session will present the preliminary findings of a qualitative interview study exploring why some social studies teacher educators have placed an importance upon race as a component of the social studies teacher education curriculum.

BALLROOM B

Session Chair: Lindon Ratliff How Secondary Social Studies Teachers Define Literacy and Implement Literacy Teaching Strategies Joshua L. Kenna, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (USA) Social studies teachers are inundated with messages to include “literacy” in their teaching, but what is literacy? This presentation discusses how seven social studies teachers talked about and defined literacy. Furthermore, it will explore how those perspectives informed their pedagogical choices.

********* Recreating Historical Autopsies with Anatomage 3D Virtual Table Lindon Ratliff, Mississippi State University (USA) A cross discipline approach was used between Kinesiology and Education with the purpose of illustrating the autopsy findings of the 1964 Mississippi Burning Murders. The Anatomage 3D virtual table was used to visually recreate the bullet path, trajectory and injuries that occurred to the bodies of the three victims.

BALLROOM C

Session Chair: Yeji Kim You Can’t Take It for Granted: Voices of International Pre-service Teachers in a Social Studies Teacher Education Program



Yeji Kim, Teachers College, Columbia University (USA) This qualitative case study explores the perceptions and experiences of international pre-service teachers in a social studies teacher education program.

********* “The pictures were really, really super awesome”: PSTs’ book selection and rationale Heather N. Hagan, Coastal Carolina University (USA) This study examines how pre-service teachers select children’s literature for their elementary social studies instruction. Interviews and instructional plans reveal that several factors guided their text selection as they sought books that would connect with and motivate students.


ALUMNI BOARDROOM

“App”ropriate use of Movement, Technology, and Brain Research to Engage Students Julian Maguregui, Ferrell Middle Magnet School (USA) Ellen Truskowski, Ferrell Middle Magnet School (USA) Participants will be actively engaged in activities using apps and strategies that incorporate movement and technology. These activities, technology, and strategies can help Social Studies teachers foster engagement while gaining a deeper understanding of the brain and how brain research supports these strategies.

BALLROOM A

Session Chair: Yu-Han Hung Exploration Possibility of Imaginative Engagement with Controversial Public Issues Yu-Han Hung, Michigan State University (USA) This paper, drawing data from a qualitative case study, focuses on social studies teachers’ teaching pedagogy of controversial public issues. Its analysis is grounded in an understanding of “Teacher as Stranger” (Greene, 1973): as agents releasing possibilities of imaginative teaching of controversial public issues within a context dominated by controversies. The proposed paper reflects on the broader educational challenges faced by teachers who work within the context of such social controversy.

********* The “perverse confluence” between feminism and neoliberal democracy in the promise of Chilean education Valentina Errazuriz, Teachers College, Columbia University (Chile) Analysis of gender inequality in Chilean education and its impact on 'women's participation as citizens concluding there is a "perverse confluence" between liberal feminism and neoliberalism manifested in citizenship and social studies education, that constructs an ideal consumer/flexible-worker citizen.



BALLROOM B

If This Is a Woman: FKL Ravensbruck Tom W. Glaser, Mater Academy Charter High School (USA) Ravensbruck was the only concentration camp for women, and it held a variety of prisoners. It had the last operational gas chamber in Germany. Learn about this often neglected aspect of the Holocaust and women's history.

BALLROOM C

Session Chair: Michael Klassen A New Positioning of the Integration Courses for Refugees in Germany in the light of the Capabilities Approach and Human Needs Theory Michael Klassen, University of Applied Sciences RheinMain (Germany) In this presentation, comprehensive analysis based on the comparisons of human needs and capabilities of refugees in Germany will be discussed. The results of these analyses represent an attempt to develop a new concept of the integration courses for refugees.

********* Empty schools and Silencios: pedagogical openings for memory-making in Colombia Daniela Romero-Amaya, Teachers College, Columbia University (USA) This research advocates for the use of 'Silencios' photography by JuanManuel Echavarría to promote pedagogical openings for memory-making in Colombia. The images of abandoned schools are memory sites and renewed learning spaces to reflect on the armed conflict in Colombia.


ALUMNI BOARDROOM

Exploring the World with Virtual Field Trips Joshua Kenna, University of Tennessee (USA) William Russell, III, University of Central Florida (USA) The focus of this session will be to aid participants in locating, organizing, and conducting quality virtual field trips. First, we will provide a description and rationale for the inclusion of virtual field trips. Second, we will provide a model for organizing and conducting a virtual field trip. Finally, we will facilitate participants in locating a relevant and quality virtual field trip pertinent to their content area. Thus, we expect this to be a hands-on session, so participants are encouraged to bring their own device.

BALLROOM A

Session Chair: Heather Hagan Peer-Delivered 3D Mapping Instruction and Navigation among College Students with Intellectual and Development Disabilities



Heather N. Hagan, Coastal Carolina University (USA) Sharon Richter, Coastal Carolina University (USA) Cheryl Morgan, Coastal Carolina University (USA) This research explores the use of three-dimensional models and maps with college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities as an intervention to aid with campus navigation. It explores the interventions’ design, use, results, and implications.

********* The Role of Reflective Blogs in Student Learning in Global Virtual Teams Madelyn Flammia, University of Central Florida (USA) This presentation will share the results of the presenter’s qualitative study of Irish, French, and U.S. students participating in virtual teams. The presenter will report on the role of blogs in student learning outcomes in a collaborative project between technical communication and translation students.

BALLROOM B

Session Chair: Bonnie L. Bittman The Influence Mechanism of Entertaining Mobile Apps Users’ Discontinuous Usage Behavior Peng Zhu, Nanjing University of Science and Technology (China) This research chooses our study target as mobile entertaining Apps users’ discontinuous usage behavior, we refer to social cognitive theory, stress-strain-outcome framework and explore the influence mechanism of mobile entertaining Apps users’ discontinuous usage behavior with the perspective of cognition, information overload and external environment.

********* Civic Education in United States: A Multiple Regression of Civic Education Scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress Bonnie L. Bittman, University of Central Florida (USA) The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if classroom pedagogies, student demographics, and home environments influence American students’ civic knowledge on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

BALLROOM C

Discipline "SMARTR" - Not Harder Lori Heller, Center For Teacher Effectiveness (USA)



Imagine a classroom where the non-compliant student learns to self-correct inappropriate behavior. A classroom where you could spend more time doing what you love…teaching. Eliminate the repeated warnings and requests without using trendy gimmicks or paying a student to behave. The techniques provided will increase the time you spend on academics while at the same time empowering your students to take responsibility for their actions and achieve success.


ALUMNI BOARDROOM

Learning Games: Social Studies Kim Smith, CreativeEd Services (USA) Steve Smith, Harmony High School (USA) In this hands-on, high energy workshop, participants will play games that reinforce Social Studies course content. Teachers will be engaged and motivated by this workshop and will better understand how to share similar learning experiences with their students.

BALLROOM A

Session Chair: LaGarrett J. King Critical Family History LaGarrett J. King, University of Missouri (USA) Traci Wilson-Kleeklamp, University of Missouri (USA) In this presentation, we introduce the theoretical and instructional approach to critical family history (Sleeter, 2015). We argue that centering history within the notions of the



student’s family can help history educators make the subject more engaging for students, particularly those whose history is marginalized.

********* Teachers’ Views and Conceptions of Character and Citizenship Education In the 21st Century Leela Ramsook, University of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) This study investigated how prospective and in-service teachers conceptualize and view Character and Citizenship Education. Findings revealed that teachers’ conceptualizations of Character and Citizenship Education include morals and values, following the laws of the land and becoming social activists.

********* Appalachia International: A Video Perspective of International Communities in Appalachian Kentucky Ann Andaloro, Morehead State University (USA) Shondrah Nash, Morehead State University (USA) This video presentation examines the perspectives of international students and faculty residing in the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky. Interviews are used to unpack their views on identity formation, American citizenship, and the American Dream within the context of Appalachia.

BALLROOM B

Using Document-based Questions (DBQs) to Support Students' Literacy Development in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom Lourdes H. Smith, University of Central Florida (USA) Rebeca A. Grysko, University of Central Florida (USA) Melissa M. Mitchell, University of Central Florida (USA) This interactive workshop will provide teachers in grades 3-5 with an overview of “The DBQ Project 6-Step Method” and introduce participants to supports and modifications they can use to help all learners tackle complex text.

BALLROOM C

Session Chair: Salih Rakap Individualized Education Programs for Children with Disabilities: A Component Analysis Salih Rakap, Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkey) Sinan Kalkan, Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkey) This study investigated whether IEPs developed for children with disabilities in Turkey include components required by special education regulations and recommended by literature. Findings suggest IEPs were very poor and did not include most required or recommended components.

********* The Influences of History Interest on Learning Strategies and Achievement



Yongjun Dan, University of Qufu Normal University (China) This investigation examined and compared the mediating effects of learning strategies on the path from interest to achievement between juniors and seniors.


ALUMNI BOARDROOM

Incorporating Close Reading into the Social Studies Classroom Bonnie L. Bittman, University of Central Florida (USA) This session will illustrate different ways to incorporate close readings of historical texts into the social studies classroom.

BALLROOM A

Session Chair: Caroline C. Sheffield Preschool and Special Education Teachers’ Use of Embedded Instruction within Ongoing Activities Salih Rakap, Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkey) Sinan Kalkan, Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkey) Purpose of this study was to investigate preschool and special education teachers’ use of embedded instruction practices within ongoing activities of preschool and special education classrooms. Results showed teachers across different settings use embedded instruction infrequently.

********* Collective Memory as a Tool of (Re)building Local Identity. Winter Garden case study. Aleksandra Ciecielag, University of Warsaw (Poland) Based on the example of Winter Garden, this presentation will show the way the past is used to (re)create a “small town” identity and strengthen the local community through the activities of memory makers.

********* Eighth grade students’ meaning making with an informational history-themed graphic novel Caroline C. Sheffield, University of Louisville (USA) Ashley L. Shelton, University of Louisville (USA) James S. Chisholm, University of Louisville (USA) This study explores three eighth-grade students’ meaning making while reading Gettysburg: The graphic novel. Drawing on multimodal social semiotic theory to examine interpretive strategies, as well as students’ emotional transactions with the text to support their learning about Gettysburg.



BALLROOM B

Session Chair: Karen L. Biraimah From Unequitable Global Partnerships to Neo-colonial Research Agendas: Re-packaging Core-Periphery Theory Karen L. Biraimah, University of Central Florida (USA) Agreement Jotia, University of Botswana (Botwana) This paper will explore issues linked to the development of Global North-South programs, the nearly inescapable inequities of such relationships, and patterns of neo-colonialism inherent within concomitant research and publications within these core-periphery “partnerships.”

********* Elementary Social Studies Lesson Planning "In a Snap" Shloe Kerness, University of Central Florida (USA) Steve Masyada, Florida Joint Center for Civics (USA) Results of collaborative work in the field by UCF lecturer, Shloe Kerness, and Director of the Florida Joint Center for Civics teaching pre-service teachers how to plan crucial social studies lessons that can be facilitated in 20 minutes or less will be shared and discussed.

********* Social Media Use for Educational Purposes by Kuwaiti University Students Yousef Alfailakawi, Kuwait University (Kuwait) This study will look at how Kuwait University students use social media. The study will investigate the use of social media for educational purposes by Kuwait University students. The study will examine tweets and messages in some social media sites by the students.

BALLROOM C

Journal of Social Studies Research Q and A William B. Russell III, University of Central Florida (USA) This Q and A session aims to provide individuals an opportunity to talk with the Editor about the Journal of Social Studies Research, submitting manuscripts, the review process, and more.


ALUMNI BOARDROOM

Session Chair: Terri Susan Fine Teaching the Historical Perspective on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Terri Susan Fine, University of Central Florida (USA) Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts.



Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive a resource packet with detailed lesson plans.

********* Narrating Israel and Palestine: Comparing Social Studies Textbooks and Teacher Discourse Daniel Osborn, Facing History and Ourselves and Dean College (USA) This study compared the historical narratives found in World History textbooks with those constructed in social studies teachers’ discourse. The study found that textbooks and teachers tend to offer historical accounts that privilege Israeli perspectives while minimally acknowledging Palestinian perspectives.

BALLROOM A

Session Chair: Brian Furgione What Do Turkish Teachers Know about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Salih Rakap, Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkey) Sinan Kalkan, Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkey) Teachers’ knowledge and perceptions about ASD is a critical component for diagnosis and education of children with ASD. This study examined 478 Turkish teachers’ knowledge and perceptions about ASD. Results showed Turkish teachers had limited knowledge and perceptions of autism.

********* Using Documentary to Make the Teaching of Environmental Literacy Engaging Among the Market Communities in Abeokuta Metropolis of Ogun State Adekunle Makanjuola, Federal College of Education (Nigeria) Environmental awareness can be achieved through planned learning programs, which will impart knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in order to develop responsible lifestyles that are in harmony with the environment (Firth, 1995). Documentary videos will be used with selected focus groups.

********* Correlating Subsidized Lunch Prevalence with Seventh-Grade Civics End-of-Course Exam Proficiency in Florida Schools Brian Furgione, University of Central Florida (USA) Kelsey Evans, University of Central Florida (USA) Nirmal Ghimire, University of Central Florida (USA) Richard Thripp, University of Central Florida (USA) This study compared proficiency of seventh-grade civics students to free and reduced-priced (FRPL) lunch status during the 2015–2016 school year, at the school-wide level, across all 348 Florida schools for which both statistics were applicable and available. If we accept FRPL status as a proxy for socioeconomic status, this implies that Floridian students from schools with lower socioeconomic status are much less likely to succeed on their seventh-grade civics EOC exams, consistent with past research on academic achievement and socioeconomic status.



BALLROOM B

Session Chair: Stephanie Schroeder Spaceflight in the Curriculum: Social Studies as the Seeds for STEM Lori Meier, East Tennessee State University (USA) From Hidden Figures to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Kennedy Space Center we explore spaceflight stories, primary sources, lesson ideas, and materials that exemplify the social studies content and values at the heart of STEM endeavors (K-8 & Teacher Educators).

********* Facts Submitted to a Candid World: History as Fact in a Post-Truth Era Stephanie Schroeder, University of Florida (USA) Exploring the ongoing impact of maligned Florida Statute 1003.42(2)(f) and its requirement that, “American history shall be viewed as factual, not as constructed,” this presentation engages the argument that the statute be repositioned as a positive good in a “post-truth” era.

********* Innovative Professional Development for Middle and Secondary Social Studies Teachers C. Rodney Williams, Saginaw Valley State University (USA)Findings from research on an innovative Social Studies professional developmentprogram for middle and secondary teachers suggest several important lessons abouthow professional development can be designed to be most effective.

BALLROOM C

Session Chair: Anthony Pellegrino Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony, the study of Stalinism, and the Great Patriotic War in the USSR Anthony Pellegrino, University of Tennessee (USA)Alex D'Erizans, Borough of Manhattan Community College (USA) In this presentation, we share the details and findings from a study of two history teachers who employed a unique combination of primary sources related to Stalinism, WWII and Shostakovich's famed 7th Symphony, to enhance students’ historical thinking.

********* Historical Imagination: Solving History's Mysteries Rina Bousalis, Florida Atlantic University (USA) Similar to unsolved crimes, historical happenings are mysteries with undisclosed evidence and clues for their occurrences. Before placing blame, students should establish historical imagination and engage in the holistic method of envisioning, linking, and interpreting people, places, and events.



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