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Special Fall 2008 Conference:
Using Primary Sources in Social Studies |
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Friday, October 3, 2008,
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lisle Campus, National-Louis University |
This special one-day conference offers teachers and educators ideas and activities on using
the 12 million primary source documents on the Library of Congress web site to improve the qualilty of social
studies instruction. Potential session topics include:
- Using Pathfinders to manage the Library of Congress web site and teach about local communities,
Chicago, Illinois, US history and world history
- Literary, primary sources, and the social studies
- Developing document-based questions
- Developing primary source-based instruction for students with special needs and English language learners
- Developing webquests to build content understanding and enhance technology skills
Registration Fees: ICSS members, $15 for lunch
ICSS Renewal and Registration, $25.00
Non-ICSS members: $25 for lunch, 1-year ICSS membership
Click here for the 2008 Conference Registration Form
Click here for the 2008 Session Proposal
Note: The proposal deadline is August 1, 2008.
CPDUs will be available for the up-coming conference.
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New Feature: View the Spring 2008 Newsletter Online
Click on the image below to view the newsletter.
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| News and Notices |
New: Lesson Plans available
Please note that the lesson plans that have been posted in our
current newsletter as well as the Winter 2008 newsletter are now available as printable PDF files. We will begin an archive of these lesson
plans, available on the Links page. |
Awards and Grants Info
Please click here to get a printable PDF form
for Awards nominations. Please click here to get a printable PDF
info sheet detailing the Small Grants for Teachers Program. Links for these 2 forms will be permanently placed on the
"Links" page for future reference.
The 2007 Conference
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Looking Ahead to 2009:
The 2009 Great Lakes Conference will be April 23-24, 2009 at the Lisle
Hilton. The theme will be: Now More Than Ever: The Social Studies - A Legacy of Lincoln.
The forms for 2009 are now available, click here to download them now. |
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| About the ICSS |
The Illinois Council for the Social Studies (ICSS) was founded in 1938 in order to improve
social studies teaching, to develop the professional interests of social studies instructors,
and to cooperate with other organizations working for a better social understanding in the state,
nation, and world. ICSS provides professional development opportunities, publications, and service
to Illinois teachers. As an affiliate of the National Council for the Social Studies, ICSS is the
professional organization for social educators in Illinois.
Click here or on the image to the right to view a copy of our constitution. |
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| Please browse the pages on this site to learn more about membership, our upcoming conferences, and
the NCSS. Contact members of the Board of Directors for more information. |
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