The draft Millersville agenda is below.
MU/PCSS SEMINAR FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
March 31, 2014, Stayer MPR, Millersville University
Sponsored by Dr. Helena Tuleya-Payne, Acting Dean of Education and
The Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies
8:00: Registration: Conference Bags, Coffee, & Tea
8:30: Welcome: Dr. Joseph Labant, PCSS-Immediate Past President
8:45: Dr. Dominic Scott: Vision for the Day and Beyond
9:00: Legal Issues, Trends & Law Resources, David Trevaskis, Esquire and Susan Etter, Esquire, Pennsylvania Bar Association
10:00: CICERO Software for the Social Studies
10:15: Literacy Across the Content Areas: Jessica Henry (Social Studies Instructor & Curriculum Leader) and Kimberly Shaw (ELA Instructor & Curriculum Leader), Columbia Borough School District
11:00: Understanding the Common Core Curriculum: Justin Reese (Social Studies Instructor) and Lisa Hardwig (Social Studies Instructor), School District of Lancaster
11:50: PCSS MU Student Chapter: Victoria L. Kressler, PCSS-MU Chapter President
12:00: Buffet Lunch
12:40: Guest Speaker: Mr. Justin Reese, PCSS & School District of Lancaster Teacher of the Year for 2013
1:00: Hybrid Education: Liz Lubeski, K-8 Instructional Facilitator, Manheim Central School District
2:00: Opportunities in Charter and Alternative Schools: Tom Dever, La Academia Charter School and Rachel Raytik, Phoenix Academy
2:30: Job Advice Panel: Shared Experiences of Teachers and Recent Millersville Graduates: Steve Schoessler, Assistant Principal, Elizabethtown Area High School, Matthew Martin, Prospect Grove High School, Justin Neideigh, Donegal High School, Lauren Schaller, the Science Factory and Cody Smith, Agora Cyber Charter School
3:30: Supporting Rigor in the Social Sciences: National History Day and Rho Kappa, Robert Kreider (Social Studies Instructional Leader), Richard DeStefano and Mary Noll (Social Studies Instructors), Manheim Central School District
3:45: Concluding Remarks and Thanks: Dr. Helena Tuleya-Payne, Acting Dean of Education