Day 1: Secondary Sessions
Embedded Files
Breakout Session 1
9:45 - 10:45 am
Podcasts: The New Assessment Tool
Podcasts: The New Assessment Tool
Presenter
Brandy Sarver
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 116
Student Podcast Project PowerPoint
Attendees will learn how to create a Podcast Project to use as an assessment tool through the online website Anchor (https://anchor.fm/) which provides a platform for students to, then, continue creating their own podcasts, and publishing them directly to Spotify!
Project-based learning has been shown to increase student engagement and learning outcomes. This session aims to give teacher another, more student-friendly, option to add to their toolbox. Students create a 3–5-minute podcast about any topic by engaging in the creative process of brainstorming, writing, editing, adding music and sound effects and peer review. I will share a basic project lesson plan which can be applied to any subject area and have attendees log-in and play with Anchor.fm. Teachers will leave ready to employ this idea, with the tools and resources they need.
Digital Media Literacy in the 21st Century
Digital Media Literacy in the 21st Century
Presenter
Alex Casarez
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 132
A robust democracy depends on having smart, informed consumers of news and media. In an online world awash with ads, misinformation, and social media, students need our help.
But how does this fit into history class?
Come explore research that provides a look into how social studies teachers can integrate digital media literacy and historical thinking skills. Participants will walk away with lessons, ideas and resources that can be directly used in their classroom.
Ethnic Studies as Social Studies
Ethnic Studies as Social Studies
Developing and Teaching New Lessons from Old Knowledge
Presenters
Dr. Dulcinea Lara
Cynthia Wise
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 136
This session offers educators examples of new lessons from Southern New Mexico that center the experiences of peoples, communities, and events not often found in the textbook or the curriculum.
Inquiry 101
Inquiry 101
Presenter
Jamie Patterson
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 218
How do you use questions in your classroom? Are you the one asking, or are the students? How much time is provided to find the answers? After this presentation, participants will walk away with strategies and useful resources that can be implemented in their classroom to support inquire-based learning.
Intersectionality 101
Intersectionality 101
Presenter
Dr. Wendi Miller-Tomlinson
Grade Band: K - 12
Location: Room # 133
We will explore how the intersection of social categories such as race, class, and gender may influence how we view events both in history and now. Are social categories helpful in thinking about our own place in history? What are ways in which categorization of individuals might either enhance or marginalize their role in history? We’ll do a few cool exercises to help us grapple with the concept of belong to multiples social categories and what it might mean.
Engaging with local documents: Teaching from Primary Sources in your Community
Engaging with local documents: Teaching from Primary Sources in your Community
Presenters
Dennis Daily
Angelica Valenzuela
Grade Band: K - 12
Location: Room # 135
In this presentation, a county records manager and a university archivist will discuss their collaboration with the Las Cruces Public Schools to create a repository of local, primary source documents for teachers of New Mexico history. The project, still in implementation stage, is intended to engage students with historical documents from their own communities that reflect major themes in New Mexico and U.S. history. The goal is to teach the concept of primary sources and historical relevancy using documents in which students see themselves and their communities reflected.
Discovering Newsela Content and Features
Presenter
Live Zoom with Kristen Rafferty
Grade Band: K - 12
Location: Library
Connect to the Newsela content most relevant to your subject area and students and learn how to leverage Newsela features to support student engagement and learning. Learn how to find and save relevant content on Newsela. Build an understanding of how Newsela can increase student engagement and motivation. Explore Newsela features to customize content for your classroom.
Breakout Session 2
11:00 - 12:00 pm
Where do Drones and Social Studies Meet?
Where do Drones and Social Studies Meet?
Presenter
Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 115
Today, there is a growing need for flying drones with diverse capabilities for both civilian and military applications. There is also a significant interest in the development of novel drones, which can autonomously fly in different environments and locations and can perform various missions. During this session we will look at drone development, purpose, and implications.
DBQ 101: Guided Inquiry through the DBQ Project’s Six Step Method
DBQ 101: Guided Inquiry through the DBQ Project’s Six Step Method
Presenter
Mollie Hackett
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 117
Both students and teachers need support in making the transition to inquiry-based learning; The DBQ Project’s six-step method provides the scaffolding to help both the learner and the teacher be successful using an inquiry-based approach to learning. In this interactive session, participants are immersed in an inquiry-based lesson. Starting with a compelling question and an engaging hook, participants go through the inquiry process of interrogating evidence, formulating conclusions, and marshaling evidence to support those conclusions. Attendees will leave the session with a greater understanding of the DBQ Project’s method as well as how to navigate the DBQ Project’s online platform.
Elevate Engagement in the Secondary Classroom with Nearpod
Presenter
Alyssa Navarette
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 118
Come discover the magic of teaching and learning with Nearpod, the tech platform that supports high levels of student engagement and inspires innovative instruction! Learn how you can package all your Social Studies resources into interactive lessons that facilitate student discussions and provide formative assessment data for teachers.
You will experience a live lesson that will introduce you to the standards-aligned lesson library, and you will leave with ideas for creating and editing your own standards-aligned lessons to launch with your students with Nearpod’s amazing interactive technology. After this presentation, participants will be able to:
Log into and navigate the Nearpod homepage
Search for social studies lessons in the Nearpod library
Consider how to create and edit interactive lessons with Nearpod.
Native American CLR Teaching & Learning
Native American CLR Teaching & Learning
Presenter
Dr. Georgina Badoni
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Room # 136
The professional development will provide an overview of Native American education, address the impacts of the Yazzie/Martinez case, and provide educators ways to integrate the cultural strengths of its Native population into the curriculum.
Rethinking History with Newsela
Rethinking History with Newsela
Presenter
Live Zoom with Kristen Rafferty
Grade Band: 6 - 12
Location: Library
Examine Newsela content, tools, and strategies to offer multiple perspectives, connect past and present, and invite inquiry and informed action as students build content knowledge, develop social studies and literacy skills, and make real-word connections through discussion and analysis of diverse sources. Explore relevant Newsela content to offer multiple perspectives and connect past and present. Examine instructional resources to engage students in inquiry around societal issues. Evaluate approaches to foster student connection and action.
VR Showcase
VR Showcase
Presenter
Josh Silver
Grade Band: K - 12
Location: Room # 133
This session will be interactive. Participants will become familiar with Virtual Reality equipment as well as several educational apps that support VR.
Discussing Race with Students
Discussing Race with Students
Presenter
Kimberly York
Grade Band: K - 12
Location: Room # 116
During this session, we will discuss the guiding principles you can use to engage students in conversations about race. You will walk away with strategies to help students see their differences as assets and embrace the unique features in cultures besides their own.
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