If your organization or district would like to work with me, I can be reached at LaurenBrownOnEd@gmail.com or via LinkedIn
National Council for the Social Studies - Friday, December 5, 2025, Washington, D.C.
• "Making History Memorable (Literally!): Powerful Takeaways from the Science of Learning"
Illinois Council for the Social Studies - Friday, October 17, 2025, Harper College, Palatine, IL
• Why History Facts Matter and How to Make Them Memorable & Meaningful
Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies - Friday, March 14, 2025, Madison, WI
• Should Students Memorize the 50 States? Facts, Knowledge & Critical Thinking
Illinois Council for the Social Studies - Friday, October 11, 2024, Harper College, Palatine, IL
• Easy Ways to Engage Students in Controversial Discussions
• Teaching the Constitution in Our Polarized Democracy
Oak Park District 97 Inservice - November 6, 2018, April 2, 2019, April 4, 2023, Oak Park, IL
• Help! These Kids Can't Write! Simple, Quick & Painless Ways to Incorporate the Teaching of Writing into History Class
Illinois Council for the Social Studies - Friday, October 13, 2023, Harper College
• Teaching the Constitution Like It Matters: Getting Students to Think, Not Just Memorize
• Help! These Kids Can't Write! Simple, Quick & Painless Ways to Incorporate the Teaching of Writing into History Class
Northern Illinois University: New Ideas in History & Social Studies - Wed, March 4, 2015
• Teaching with the C3 Framework - full day session
• The Common Core and Methods for Using Primary & Secondary Sources in the Social Studies Classroom
Illinois Council for the Social Studies - Friday, October 11, 2013• Reimagining How to Teach the Constitution: Promoting Critical Thinking Using the Text
• Teaching the U.S. Constitution: Promoting Critical Thinking, Historical Understanding & Problem Solving
