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2026 NJCSS Conference (Information announced in February 2026) Busch Student Center at Rutgers Directions to Busch Campus Center Click for Directions Click for Map Questions: Contact [email protected] Session 1: 8:50 – 9:50 Foundations of Democracy: K-5 Civics Toolkit Social Studies Basics: A Beginner’s Journey into the World of Social Studies In Pursuit of Inclusion: Integrating Disability History to Build a More Perfect Union History Happened Here: 250 Years of Local History Building Resiliency Through Lessons from the Holocaust Addressing Racially Sensitive Content in Social Studies: Strategies for Responsible Teaching RU Ready: Putting Politics into Practice for Middle and High School Learners Challenging Dominant Historical Narratives by Centering Student Ideas Let’s D.R.I.P. Inquiry: Teaching Critical Thinking with Evidence and Empathy Presidential Decisions and the U.S. Constitution 1919 Moment and the World: Rethinking the End of WW 1 Connecting History with Current Issues: Integrating Media Literacy into the History Classroom to Foster Civic Engagement Session 2: 10:30 – 11:30 Supporting Content Literacy in K-5 Social Studies Teaching U.S. History Using Animated Film Clips and an Inquiry-Based Strategy Is it True? Media Literacy Coverture and Courage: Women in American History Teaching Climate Change as a Global Issue Two Milestones, One Story: Connecting 9/11’s Legacy to America’s 250-year Journey The American Political Community Turns 250: National Identity Development and the Coercive Acts Crisis of 1774 A People’s Declaration Teaching About Sikhi in the NJ Social Studies Standards 250 Years of Significant Supreme Court Decisions Russian-Ukraine War: Jigsaw Activity Using Articles from the Associated Press We’ve Seen This Movie Before: How to Talk About Mass Deportation and Not Mention the Current Administration Session 3: 12:00 – 1:00 Teaching Globalization K-8 Fairness and the Role of the Courts: A New Jersey Based Civics Curriculum Developing Religious Literacy Teaching American Democracy: A New Approach to Civics Education Money Management and Financial Investments Our Revolution: Centering Black Voices in Revolutionary History Through Theatre & Curriculum Teaching the 14th Amendment & Birthright Citizenship: Making Sense of the Political Moment Through Asian American Histories You Can’t Abolish Impact: Student Empowerment Through Student Entrepreneurship Service Projects Exploring the Hidden History of American Muslims Through Film The History and Evolution of the Census Revolutionary Women The Moral Victory: Propaganda, Perception, & the Price of Patriotism in World War I |
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