Presented by Natacha Scott, Former Teacher, Current Director of Educator Engagement, iCivics; Christina Ross, Former Teacher, Current Director of Business Development, iCivics; and Sarah Hurd, K–12 Social Studies Coordinator, Jeffco Public Schools (CO)
Presented by Daniel Mezzafonte, Supervisor of Science 6-12, Massapequa School District (NY); Andrea Abraham, Former Educator, Current Education Solutions Architect, Britannica Education; and Zachary Linnert, Ed.D., Former Educator, Current Learning and Development Manager, Britannica Education
Presented by Jennifer Smith, Social Studies Coordinator and Middle School Instructional Coach, Blue Valley Schools (KS); Dr. Maureen Scanlan, Coordinator of Instructional Projects, Seminole County Public Schools (FL); and Deanna Morrow, Former Teacher, Current Senior National Account Manager, TCI
How can school districts lay a solid foundation for social studies instruction while making sure students stay actively engaged? That’s the question district leaders from Florida and Illinois tackled during the edLeader Panel “Building Capacity in Social Studies Classrooms: Strategies for Strengthening Instruction, Collaboration, and Engagement.”
Presented by Marie Rodgers, Supervisor, K-5, Hillsborough County Public Schools (FL); Saeed Ghafoor, Coordinator of Elementary Curriculum, Valley View School District 365U (IL); and Deanna Morrow, Former Teacher, Current Senior Account Manager, TCI
Presented by Kathleen Geraghty, K-5 District Resource Teacher, and Implementation Specialist, TCI; and Kelsey Moore, National Account Manager, TCI
Presented by David Raymond, American History Teacher, Bobblehead George; Eric Gimbi, American History Teacher, Bobblehead George; and Tory Van Voorhis, Founder and CEO, Second Avenue Learning
Presented by Dr. Lawrence Paska, Executive Director, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Presented by Michelle Chen, Senior Producer, Kids’ Media and Education, The WNET Group; Lily Exantus, M.Ed., Program Coordinator, District of Columbia Public Schools; Dr. Charity Brown Griffin, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, and Director of the Minority Academic Achievement and Development Lab, Winston-Salem State University; and Dr. Pamela Walker, Assistant Professor of History, College of Arts and Sciences, Texas A&M University–San Antonio