The theme of this conference is "Exploring Our Past—Celebrating Our Traditions." Eric Liu, coauthor of The True Patriot will deliver the keynote address. Sessions will provide practical, hands-on ideas for the classroom, encourage networking with fellow social studies educators, inspire educators in teaching the social studies, update educators on recent trends in curriculum and assessments for the social studies, and support pre-service and new teachers to achieve success in the classroom
The theme for this conference is "Teaching the 1950s and the 1960s." Topics covered at the conference will include "The 1960s: The
Unraveling of America," "The Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States," "The Social and Cultural Impact of the Sixties," "The Historical Significance of the Beat Generation," "American Popular Culture of the 1950s and the 1960s," "The Historical Legacy of the Black Panthers," and "Cold War
Culture."
The theme for this conference is "Everyone Counts!"
Congress website to improve the quality of social studies instruction. Potential session topics include using Pathfinders to manage the Library of Congress web site and teach about local communities, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. history and world history; developing document-based questions; developing primary source-based instruction for students with special needs and English language learners; and developing webquests to build content understanding and enhance technology skills.
The conference's theme is "Our Sense of Place."
The conference's them is "Chart a New Course for Social Studies," and it will be followed by an additional Teaching American History Grant Symposium.
The Iowa Council for the Social Studies will give a $100 cash award to a K-12 teacher/teachers for submitting an exemplary lesson plan that they have created. This lesson plan must reflect current trends in social studies education and be an original approach to the teaching of any social studies discipline. A cover page must also be included with the lesson plan. Winner(s) of this award must present their lesson plan at the fall meeting of the Iowa Council for the Social Studies.
K-12 Iowa teacher or teachers.
The Clair Keller Development Instructional Project Grant applicant must submit a Project Proposal Outline, including the main purpose of the project, objectives, and schedule for completion, with a cover page. The Clair Keller Development Instructional Project Grant winners receive a grant of $250. The winner must also present at the next Iowa Council for the Social Studies Fall Conference.
Recipients of the Iowa Social Studies Teacher of the Year award will be recognized with a plaque and a one-year paid membership to the National Council for the Social Studies and the Iowa Council for the Social Studies. Winners also have the option to be nominated for the NCSS Teacher of the Year Award. Categories include elementary, middle, and high school teacher of the year.
The applicant must be a member of the NCSS and the ICSS with five or more years of experience and currently under contract within the State of Iowa.