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On the Road: Spring 2016 Conferences
Published February 11, 2016
NewseumED staff will be crisscrossing the country in the coming months to present and exhibit at conferences. Stop by and see us if you are attending any of these events.
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Feb. 27 — Middle States Council for Social Studies, Annapolis, Md. (Presenting)
Our presentations Saturday:
- 9–9:55 a.m. 26 Sure-Fire Ideas for Teaching Civics (Room: Leeward). Fast-paced, fun session with 26 ideas, one for each of the members of the Civics Renewal Network that you can take back and use in your classroom.
- 11:10 a.m.–12:05 p.m. History Through H@ndles: New Tools for Expanding Media Literacy (Room: Coastal East) Use social media to make history relevant to your students and to teach primary source analysis. Also, explore the vast media literacy resources on NewseumED.
→ March 9 — EdTech (Greater Richmond-Area Education Technology Consortium), Richmond, Va. (Exhibiting)
We will have an exhibitor table accessible during breaks from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
→ March 11-12 — Teaching & Learning, Washington, D.C. (Exhibiting)
We will be at booth 411. Exhibit Hall hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days.
→ March 17-19 — Computer-Using Educators, Palm Springs, Calif. (Exhibiting)
Exhibit Hall hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday. (Booth number coming soon.)
→ April 2-4 — ASCD, Atlanta, Ga. (Exhibiting)
We will be at booth 1452. Exhibitor hours are 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Sunday.
→ April 28-29 — Common Ground, Ocean City, Md. (Presenting and exhibiting)
We will be at booth 26. Exhibit Hall hours are 9:30 a.m - 3:45 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Friday. Our presentation Friday:
- 3:35 -4:30 p.m. — Developing Student Voice: Digital Tools for Championing a Cause (Room: 212CL). Using the women’s suffrage movement as a case study, we’ll identify persuasion techniques and effective use of First Amendment freedoms. Participants will create a mini social campaign using the popular social media platforms Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Vine. Co-presenting with ANEW15 alum Joquetta Johnson.