Thank you again for joining us at The Social Studies Virtual Unconference on May 13th, 2020!
We are excited to share with you the resources that were presented at the conference.
To view the recordings of all of the presentations, you can click here.
9:00 – 9:45 AM: Scaffolding Historical Inquiry with KidCitizen: A Digital Interactive for Young Learners
- Video of Presentation by Bert Snow, Co-Principal Investigator at KidCitizen, Principal and Founder of Snow & Co.
- Presentation Information
- KidCitizen Website
10:00 – 10:45 AM Tapping the Power of Live-Action Role-Play to Bring the Digital Classroom to Life
- Video of Presentation by Jenny Lim and Greg Trefry, Game Designers on VOXPOP
- Remote Roleplay Presentation
- VOXPOP Website
A Video of A Message from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) by Marc Ruppel
11:00 – 11:45 AM Personal Stories and Primary Sources: Engaging Techniques for Teaching Slavery
- Video of Presentation by Margaret Hughes, Associate Director of Education at Historic Hudson Valley; Michael Lord, Director of Content at Historic Hudson Valley
- Presentation Information
- Historic Hudson Valley Website
- People Not Property Program
Video of Morning Keynote by Sari Beth Rosenberg, award-winning US history teacher and author
12:10 – 12:55 PM Learning Without Hovering: How to Excite, Empower and Educate
- Video of Presentation by Maria Burns Ortiz, CEO of 7 Generation Games
- Presentation Links
- 7 Generation Games Website
1:00 – 1:45 PM Politics, Pandemic, Polls and Predictions
- Video of Presentation by Tory Van Voorhis, CEO of Second Avenue Learning
- Politics, Pandemic, Polls and Predictions Presentation
- Second Avenue Learning Website
- ElectionEdge Website
2:00 – 2:45 PM #ShelterInPlay: Strengthening Student Motivation to Soften the Summer Slide
- Video of Presentation by Emma Humphries, Chief Education Officer at iCivics
- Presentation Information
- Odyssey
3:00 – 3:45 PM Teaching Civics with Digital Primary Sources
- Video of Presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Osborn, Director of Education at the Indiana University Center on Representative Government, Indiana University
- Engaging Congress Presentation
- Engaging Congress Website
- Center on Representative Government
- Interactive CitizIN
4:00 – 4:45 PM Teach Civics and Improve Your Knowledge of the Constitution
- Video of Presentation by Maria Gallo, Director of Professional Development and Special Programs at the Center for Civic Education
- CivicEd Website
5:00 – 5:45 PM Mission US and Remote Learning: Serious History, Serious Games
- Video of Presentation by Kristina Kirtley, Senior Producer at WNET Kids’ Media and Education; Scott Jackson, Social Studies Teacher at Brooklyn International High School
- Mission US Website
- Mission US Promo
- Mission US Overview
6:00 – 6:45 PM GlobalEd Community Edition (CE): A Simulation Game for Social Studies
- Video of Presentation by Jeremy Riel, GlobalEd Project Manager and Game Developer
- Future Engineers Presentation
- GlobalEd Website
7:00 – 7:45 PM Global Citizens in the Making
- Video of Presentation by Deanne Bell, Founder and CEO of Future Engineers
- Future Engineers Website
Video of the Evening Keynote by Larry Paska, Executive Director of the NCSS
