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Poster Sessions
The MSCSS is excited to showcase a variety of current research in the form of poster sessions.
Please stop by the conference breezeway to learn more about these engaging topics.
Revolution Revisited: Using Primary Sources to Teach the Declaration’s Legacy
Revolution Revisited: Using Primary Sources to Teach the Declaration’s Legacy
Presentation Time: Friday, 8:45 - 9:20am
Presenter & Affiliation: Scott Abbott, Delaware Center for Civics Education at University of Delaware (DE), Andrew Bedell and Erin Sullivan, Cab Calloway School for the Arts (DE)
Session Description: Participants will explore a collection of newly designed civics and history lessons commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This session will showcase adaptable lessons for secondary classrooms that use Library of Congress (LOC) primary sources. Participants will engage with lessons that explore the Declaration of Independence by investigating the list of grievances, its legacy on the concept of equality in other declarations and how past commemorations like the 1876 Centennial and 1926 Sesquicentennial reflect evolving national narratives. Discover how primary sources can deepen civic and historical learning and connect students to the enduring relevance of 1776.
America's Social Architect: Teaching Thurgood Marshall with Primary Sources and Documentaries
America's Social Architect: Teaching Thurgood Marshall with Primary Sources and Documentaries
Presentation Time: Friday, 10:45 - 11:20am
Presenter & Affiliation: Karla Thompson
Session Description: From NAACP special counsel to Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall devoted his career to advancing equality through the power of law. His landmark arguments and decisions on voting rights, education, and civil liberties transformed American democracy. This session offers Maryland Public Television’s new documentary, Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect, and the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s Passion and Purpose exhibition and related primary source collections as catalysts for classroom conversations about civics, justice, and constitutional rights. Participants will examine photographs, oral histories, and documentary clips that bring Marshall’s cases to life and explore strategies that inspire civic learning.
Past Lessons for Future Citizens: Using Primary Sources to Explore Black History with Young Learners
Past Lessons for Future Citizens: Using Primary Sources to Explore Black History with Young Learners
Presentation Time: Saturday, 10:15 - 10:55am
Presenter & Affiliation: Lisa Prueter, Kimberly de Jorgh, Holly Golder, and Jill Szymanski, Brandywine SD (DE)
Session Description: Join us as we share strategies from our Library of Congress grant to engage K-3 students with primary sources related to Black History. Learn how to select resources that spark young students’ curiosity, build their social studies content knowledge, and support their literacy skills. Leave with sources and activities that help tell the stories of Black Americans through the lenses of civics, history, and geography.
Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant Program
Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant Program
Presentation Time: Saturday, 1:30 - 2:10pm
Presenter & Affiliation: Whit Barringer, American Historical Association
Session Description: Come learn about grant opportunities (up to $25,000) available from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant Program and talk to a representative from the Mid-Atlantic and US Territories Region.
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