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2012
Friday, March 2nd
9:00 AM

Welcome and Overview of Conference

Glenn W. "Max" McGee, Illinois Math and Science Academy
Diane Puklin
Eric Smith, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Academic Pit

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

9:25 AM

Session A-1: The Cuban Missile Crisis: Understanding the Impact of Personality on Leadership

Lee Eysturlid, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A115

9:25 AM - 10:25 AM

Session A-2: Leaders in World History: Role Play and Essay Writing

Steven Buenning, William Fremd High School

Room A149

9:25 AM - 10:25 AM

Session A-3: Expanding Markets: Is China an Enemy or an Opportunity?

Johanna Heppeler, East Leyden High School
Maura Gavin, East Leyden High School

Room A114

9:25 AM - 10:25 AM

10:35 AM

Session B-1: The Prize: Teaching Early Illinois History to Secondary School Students

Claiborne A. Skinner Jr., Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A147

10:35 AM - 11:35 AM

Session B-2: DocsTeach – An Online Tool for Teaching with National Archives Documents

Kristina Maldre, National Archives at Chicago

Room A114

10:35 AM - 11:35 AM

Session B-3: Something More than Showing It: Using Movies in the Digital Classroom

Jim Victory, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A115

10:35 AM - 11:35 AM

12:15 PM

Keynote Address: The Many-Sided American Revolution

Gary Nash, University of California, Los Angeles

Academic Pit

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

1:15 PM

Session C-1: The U .S. Civil War: Global Perspectives

Steven Buenning, William Fremd High School

Room A149

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session C-2: Social Media and Crowdsourcing for Educators

Shawn McCusker, Fremd High School

Room A147

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Session E-1: Problem-Based learning (PBL) in the History Classroom

Lee Eysturlid, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Eric Smith, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A115 - NOTE: This is a 2-hour session

1:15 PM - 3:25 PM

2:25 PM

Session D-1: East is East and West is West? A Curriculum for Including the West in National Reconstruction, 1863-1890

Jean Kadel, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A149

2:25 PM - 3:25 PM

Session D-2: Including World Religions in World History

Christian D. Nokkentved, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A112

2:25 PM - 3:25 PM