2011 NCSS Annual Conference

The 91st NCSS Annual Conference is your opportunity to rejuvenate your teaching strategies and collaborate with some of the leaders in social studies education. When you attend the conference, you will:

Learn from over 400 presentations by the leading social studies researchers and practitioners

Receive classroom-ready lessons

Interact with well known speakers and educators as they share their ideas, experiences, and knowledge

Earn contact hours, recertification points or college credit

Share teaching strategies and solutions with peers, building your own learning community around topics that matter to you

Discover the latest teaching products and services

Explore the many resources that Washington offers on a pre-conference clinic or custom tour

Presentations will be offered at all grade levels and cover a wide range of subjects, including:

• History
• Economics
• Geography
• Civics
• Literacy
• Global Connections
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Speaker and Presenter Information

Judy Woodruff Broadcast journalist Diane Ravitch Research Professor of Education at New York University Geoffrey Canada Harlem's Children's Zone Dr. Rex M. Ellis Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture Philip Zimbardo Living psychologist Guomin Zheng Professor and the Executive Dean of Teachers College at Beijing Normal University, China Lawrence A. Husick Technology consultant, computer system designer, software author, intellectual property lawyer The Honorable Teta V. Banks Educator, writer, civil rights advocate and diplomat