Topics
| Active learning strategies in social studies |
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| John Meyer – (507) 354-8221 ext 398 or meyerjd@mlc-wels.edu |
| Elementary Social Studies: Why? How? |
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| Jeffery Wiechman – (507) 354-8221 ext 207 or wiechmjf@mlc-wels.edu Social studies is a subject that continues to get short-changed in our classrooms as more and more attention is given to math and language arts. While those two are crucial, social studies is also important and cannot be forgotten. Our charge to create the next generation of knowledgeable citizens cannot be overlooked. We’ll talk about what makes social studies important in our schools and ideas on how to make it great. Length: 1 hour | Projector and Screen Required | Internet Required |
| Finding History in Popular Music |
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| Peter Baganz – (507) 354-8221 ext 315 or baganzpa@mlc-wels.edu When you think of Billy Joel, U2, Big and Rich, Foster the People, and Iron Maiden, do you think of history??? Each of these artists had at least one top 40 hit with lyrics describing a historical period or event. This presentation will introduce teachers to dozens of historically based popular songs and given ideas for how to get upper-grade or high school students interested in history through music. Length: 1 hour | Projector and Screen Required | Internet Required |
| High School Social Studies Projects |
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| Peter Baganz – (507) 354-8221 ext 315 or baganzpa@mlc-wels.edu Project ideas for high school social classes that incorporate writing, oral presentations, role playing, discussion, and building models to make these classes more interesting and relevant to teenagers. Length: 1 hour | Projector and Screen Required | Internet Required |
| Social Studies Education and Inclusion Instructional Practices |
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| Dr. Kari Muente – (507) 354-8221 ext 274 or muenteka@mlc-wels.edu Today’s social studies classroom is becoming more academically and culturally diverse. When making curriculum decisions, a teacher must understand how to assess their students’ learning and engagement with the complex content. Also, a teacher must learn to recognize curriculum barriers which may prevent individual students from access the curriculum at their academic level. This session addresses these tasks by examining the purpose of social studies and the challenges in teaching towards that purpose. The discussion will then introduces a variety of inclusion instructional practices, such as Content Enhancement Routines and Universal Design for Learning, to help students overcome the curriculum barriers to ensure all students have equal access to the complex social studies curriculum. Length: 30-50 minutes | Projector and Screen Required | Internet Required |
| Why Writing is Essential for History Class |
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| Peter Baganz – (507) 354-8221 ext 315 or baganzpa@mlc-wels.edu This presentation will provide ideas for having students research and write their own family histories. These histories will be written into the context of immigration and American history to help them If History is thinking critically about the past, then writing is critical to developing that critical thinking. In this presentation, Professor Baganz draws upon his experiences teaching high school and college history courses to explain why students need to write, and how their writing skills can be developed by scaffolding a number of different writing projects. Finally, he will provide tips on the process of developing research writing skills among students. Length: 1 hour | Projector and Screen Required | Internet Required |
| Writing Family Histories |
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| Peter Baganz – (507) 354-8221 ext 315 or baganzpa@mlc-wels.edu This presentation will provide ideas for having students research and write their own family histories. These histories will be written into the context of immigration and American history to help them better understand how history has placed them where they are with what they have today. Length: 1 hour | Projector and Screen Required | Internet Required |
