2006 Conference

THEME: SC Educators Leading and Shaping: Identities, Cultures and Futures

Conference Schedule

Thursday, February 21

9:00am – 4:00pm:
Registration – Conference Center Lobby
10:00am – 11:00am:
Continental Breakfast
11:00am – 12:15pm:
Main Speaker
12:15pm – 2:00pm: 
Lunch Provided
2:00pm – 4:00pm:
Political Panel Discussion with SC Black Caucus
6:00pm – 9:00pm: 
Reception at SC State Museum –w/light refreshment

Thursday Evening

Reception at SC State Museum: For all conference attendees. Special Exhibit: “Hollywood Comes to South Carolina.” Exhibit free to all conference attendees. 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201. southcarolinastatemuseum.org

Friday, February 22

8:00am – 4:00pm:
Registration – Conference Center Lobby
8:00am – 9:00am:
Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 3:20pm:
Workshops (See Grid below)
11:20pm – 12:20pm: 
African American History Day Projects – Student Presenters
12:20pm – 1:30pm:
Lunch Provided
3:20pm – 4:20pm:    
SCCAAS General Meeting

Daughters of the DustFriday & Saturday

Special Movie Screening “Daughters of the Dust” Complimentary movie ticket with each full registration.  Reduced rate for workshop presenters, $3.00.

The Movie will be screened at The Nickelodeon Movie Theatre, 937 Main Street @ the corner of Pendleton & Main St. Show times at 6:00pm and 8:15pm (3:00 Matinee on Saturday) Arrive early, very small art-house theatre.  www.nickelodeon.org.

Daughters of the Dust, Julie Dash's landmark film follows a large African-American family moving north in the early 20th century, bringing to life the conflicts and struggles that confront every family leaving their homeland for the promise of a better future.

Workshop Sessions

Session I
Session II
Session III

9:00 – 10:00
10:10 – 11:10
1:30 – 2:15
2:25 – 3:20

9:00 – 10:00
10:10 – 11:10
1:30 – 2 15
2:25 – 3:20

9:00 – 10:00
10:10 – 11:10
1:30 – 2:15
2:25 – 3:20

A Peek At The Workshops:

  • Road Trip! Through South Carolina Civil Rights History
  • Culturally Relevant Teaching as “Best Practices"
  • I Know Who I Am: Breaking Free of Stereotypes
  • From Their Own Perspective: Images of Self and Identity Among Ex‐Slaves in South Carolina
  • Arte Mecco
  • African American History SCHOLARS
  • Strategic Social Studies: Closing the Achievement Gap with Interactive Notebooking
  • Correcting History, Building Blacks in America’s Wars Curriculum
  • Bridging the Gap: Finding Common and Cultural Ground Between the Generations
  • National History Day in South Carolina
  • Teaching the Civil Rights Movement: A Closer Look
    and more