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                                                                   Welcome to the 58th Annual California Council for the Social Studies Conference
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Courtney Konopacky

San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Stone Valley Middle School
Courtney Konopacky has taught 8th grade core at Stone Valley Middle School in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District since 2003. She is the Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year for 2020-2021. District leader for history/social studies curriculum development and coaching. 
Friday, March 15
 

8:50am PDT

Keynote Speaker - “Technology? Yes! But How, and How Much?” Cedar RoomLIMITEDJudge Paul Bernal

10:00am PDT

Teaching CA: Bringing the Archives into the Classroom (U.S. High School) San Simeon RoomFULLBeth Slutsky • Frances Kaplan Featured Speaker - "Applying Science to Archaeology: Tracking Hannibal With Technology, New Methods for an Old Story" Cedar RoomLIMITEDDr. Patrick Hunt

11:00am PDT

Book Talk - Michael Lella - Beneath A Scarlett Sky Carmel RoomLIMITEDMichael Lella

12:00pm PDT

Become a Nat Geo Certified Educator San Simeon RoomFILLINGBrenda Barr

1:00pm PDT

The Big History Project: Tools and Strategies for Improving Writing in History San Carlos RoomFULLDamian Pawlowski Synchronize department writing standards so colleagues believe and students achieve! Carmel RoomLIMITEDArt Horner • Andy Brennan

2:00pm PDT

Visualize Historical Inquiry with Engaging Tools & Protocols Carmel RoomFILLINGLiz Ramos

3:00pm PDT

California HSS-Frameworks 101: Integrating Technology and Tradition in Content, Literacy, Inquiry, Citizenship Santa Clara RoomFILLINGDr. Chad Mabery Using Progress and Decline to understand Westward Expansion San Carlos RoomFILLINGEmily Richards • Mary Robillard

4:00pm PDT

Plan, Assess, Teach, Inquiry and Historical Thinking in YOUR CLASSROOM Oak RoomFILLINGLindsey Heule • Emily Richards What's New with the State: CDE History–Social Science Projects Cedar RoomLIMITEDJanet Mann • Kenneth McDonald
 
Saturday, March 16
 

8:00am PDT

Not Your Grandfather’s History Class: Shaping Your History Curriculum Thematically San Martin RoomFULLCourtney Konopacky • Melinda Daly

10:00am PDT

Teacher Reflections on Implementing the H-SS Framework - A Roundtable Discussion Oak RoomLIMITEDDevin Hess

11:00am PDT

Skills Based Assessment in History/Social Science San Juan RoomFULLRob Vicario • Adam Wemmer Teaching CA: Bringing the Archives into the Classroom-World History Grades 6,7,10 San Simeon RoomFULLShennan Hutton • Shelley Brooks

12:00pm PDT

It's About People: Building Perspectives & Empathy in the Social Studies Classroom Fir RoomLIMITEDMeg Honey

1:00pm PDT

Prove What You Know: Alternative Assessments in HSS Classrooms San Simeon RoomFULLKatharine Cortes • Stephanie Kugler TAKE A STAND!: ADDRESSING CHALLENGING TOPICS AND CREATING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION Fir RoomLIMITEDMeg Honey

2:00pm PDT

The Hand that Holds the Pen Writes History: Teaching Inquiry through Historiography San Carlos RoomFILLINGAnne Olson • Whitney Olson

3:00pm PDT

Content, Literacy, Inquiry, Citizenship: A project to help the HSS Framework CLIC Oak RoomLIMITEDCharley Gilmore • Michelle Herczog • Frank Pisi Using PBS LearningMedia Digital Platform to Teach the WWII Japanese American Incarceration San Simeon RoomFULLKaren Korematsu