November 22 - 24, 2024
Hynes Convention Center
Join Street Law, Inc. and thousands of social studies educators, administrators, and professionals from across the country in Boston for the Annual NCSS Conference.
Below is a list of our upcoming NCSS sessions:
Friday, November 22, 2024
Bringing Legal History to Life with Legal Timelines (POSTER SESSION)
Presenters: Street Law’s Jen Wheeler and Janna Radarian
9:10–10:40 a.m. / Level 2: Exhibit Hall D
Use primary sources and online interactive timelines to explore legal history. Walk away with access to dozens of materials and strategies for bringing legal history to life. This session is part of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Knowledge Exchange Event.
Deliberating the Hard Questions: Engaging Students on Contested Issues (POSTER SESSION)
Presenter: Street Law’s Ati Waldman
3:00–3:55 p.m. / Level 2: Exhibit Hall D
Explore the powerful Deliberations discussion strategy and receive free classroom resources. Deliberations
engage students in deep learning, perspective-taking, and consensus-building around meaningful contested
issues. They can help overcome the challenges of discussing contested issues in the classroom and support student civic engagement in elementary, middle, and high school.
Bringing Legal History to Life with Legal Timelines (POSTER SESSION)
Presenters: Street Law’s Jen Wheeler and Janna Radarian
9:10–10:40 a.m. / Level 2: Exhibit Hall D
Use primary sources and online interactive timelines to explore legal history. Walk away with access to dozens of materials and strategies for bringing legal history to life.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Beyond the Classroom: Discussing Controversial Issues as a Community (SESSION)
Presenters: Street Law’s Jen Wheeler and Dr. Sandy Pope
1:20–2:15 p.m. / Level 3: Room 301
Discover how Maryland districts have reimagined controversial issues discussions as community events. Facilitated discussions bring together students, teachers, and community members. Their many voices help the groups explore what it means to build bridges in the community. Receive a toolkit to organize conversations in your community.
SCOTUS in the Classroom: Supreme Court Term 2024 Preview (SESSION)
Presenter: Street Law’s Cathy Ruffing
1:20–2:15 p.m. / Level 2: Room 208
Be introduced to the many stories and voices coming before the Supreme Court this term. Then take a deep dive into one of the most consequential and teachable SCOTUS cases in what promises to be another blockbuster term.
Event Venue Information
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
