Engaging All Social Studies Students Through Hands-On HIstory
Location
Session 2: Room 4
Start Date
24-2-2023 11:00 AM
End Date
24-2-2023 11:50 AM
First Presenter's Brief Biography
Dr. Mary Huffman has over two decades of experience as an educator in the PK-12 setting. She has completed her Doctorate in Education with a focus on College Teaching and Learning. As an Assistant Professor at Georgia Southwestern State University, Huffman teaches undergraduate and graduate level Social Studies methods courses, Issues & Trends in Education, and Practicum courses. Huffman is a member of NCSS, SCCSS, and was voted to the CUFA House of Delegates. Her professional leadership activities include: author of curriculum and assessments for the South Carolina Department of Education, Charleston County School District, and other non-profit organizations, Gilder Lehrman Institute Master Teacher Fellow, presenter, and seminar coordinator, Korean War Legacy Foundation Senior Fellow, Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Fellow, and author of project-based lessons for SCETV. She has presented keynote addresses for the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina Department of Education, along with international presentations in Athens, Greece and Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Huffman is a contributing author of two books and three social studies courses including Elementary Curriculum I: Colonial America to Reconstruction and Hands on History: Dressing Up, Eating, and Building the Cold War. Some of her top accomplishments include: 2020 Marquis Who’s Who in America Recognition, 2017 SCCSS Best Practices in Social Studies Award, 2016 WIU Alumni Achievement Award, 2016 CCSD Teacher of the Month, 2016 WIU College of Education Distinguished Alumni Award, 2015 Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year, 2013 Pinckney Elementary TOY, and 2007 Pinckney Elementary Distinguished Reading TOY.
Presentation Type
Concurrent Session
Abstract
Are you a hands-on social studies teacher who brings artifacts, dresses up, integrates food as instructional tools, or blasts music as a grabber at the beginning of class? If you answered no, this session is perfect for you because you will participate in activities that will engage yourself and your students while exciting and innovating education.
Conference Strands
Content Area Other
Description
Everyone deserves a chance to learn using hands-on inquiry-based strategies, especially when studying social studies content. Social studies opens up the door to history, promotes social engagement, and encourages students to learn about events from different points of view. Participants in this session will engage in high impact practices (HIP) activities. They will benefit from attending this interactive workshop because participants will learn about and participate in research-based differentiated activities that can be brought back for immediate classroom implementation. All the participants will leave with graphic organizers, art-integration samples, social studies inquiry units, and suggested text for additional social studies hands-on integration lesson plans. Some of the activities will include using Wiki Sticks to review content from prior classes to grab students’ attention. Excerpts of music and dances from different eras will be taught, analyzed to promote discussion, and collected during a Padlet-integrated activity so participants will have access to all the resources for their own classroom.
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Engaging All Social Studies Students Through Hands-On HIstory
Session 2: Room 4
Are you a hands-on social studies teacher who brings artifacts, dresses up, integrates food as instructional tools, or blasts music as a grabber at the beginning of class? If you answered no, this session is perfect for you because you will participate in activities that will engage yourself and your students while exciting and innovating education.
