This second "mini-conference" is being offered on Institute Day, in collaboration with ILCHE, for middle and high school HISTORY teachers. Dr. Michael Perman, Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will be the Keynote speaker. There are 16 sessions offered by IMSA's history faculty and by respected members of the Illinois Council of History Educators.

"Spielberg's Lincoln: Can Hollywood Get it Right, or Right Enough?"
Dr. Michael Perman, Research Professor Emeritus; University of Illinois at Chicago

Schedule

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2013
Friday, March 1st
9:20 AM

Session A-1: History as Investigation: Increasing Students' Literacy and Interest

James Wright, New Trier High School
Laura Malia, New Trier High School

Grade Level: 9-10

9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

Session A-2: Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates, the Background and Why What You Say Matters

Lee Eysturlid, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 11-12

9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

Session A-3: Across the Wide Missouri: Illinois & Early Exploration of the Trans-Mississippi West

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

Grade Level: 11-12

9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

Session A-4: National Archives Resources and the Common Core

Kris Maldre Jarosik, National Archives at Chicago

Grade Level: 7-10

9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
10:30 AM

Session B-1: Old Maps, Student Maps and Core Standards

Christian D. Nokkentved, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 11-12

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session B-2: Disciplined History Vs. Popular Memory: the Writing of History in South Asia, 1800 to the Present

Kirsty Montgomery, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session B-3: Showcasing Student History Writing: The Evolution of an Online History Journal

Paul Horton, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Charles Branham, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Grade Level: 9-12

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Session B-4: Using Literacy to Enhance the Classroom

Brittany Berleman, Palatine High School

Grade Level: 7-12

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
1:10 PM

Session C-1: Rescuing the Individual From History

Steve Drajpuch, New Trier High School

Grade Level: 9-12

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Session C-2: The Pursuit of Happiness: A Game of Ante-Bellum America

Jean Kadel, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-10

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Session C-3: Making the Business of America Business: Alexander Hamilton, the Articles of Confederation, and Early American Finance

Eric Smith, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 11-12

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Session C-4: Common Core Standards in the Ninth Grade History Curriculum: First Steps

Jessica Greenberg, Oak Park River Forest High School

Grade Level: 9-10

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
2:20 PM

Session D-1: African Muslims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Steven Buenning, William Fremd High School

Grade Level: 11-12

2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

Session D-2: A Reconsideration of Athenian Democracy

Dean Pinos, New Trier High School

Grade Level: 9-12

2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

Session D-3: Unpacking the Core State Standards Common in our Classroom: How We "Unpacked" the Common Core State Standards for Writing in History

Johanna Heppeler, East Leyden High School
Amanda Tyler, East Leyden High School

Grade Level: 9-10

2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

Session D-4: Balancing the Change in Education: Teaching Content Through a Skills-Enriched Curriculum

Frank Mirandola, Prospect High School
Tim Beishir, Prospect High School
Gary Judson, Prospect High School

Grade Level: 9-12

2:20 PM - 3:20 PM