NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE PROCEEDINGS Volume 49 #1 National Technology and Social Science Conference, 2012 Table of Contents Educators’ Knowledge of Evidence-based Teaching Models and Strategies for English Language Learners Nancy J. Adams, Nancy Leffel Carlson, Pamela Monk, Vance Cortez-Rucker, Lamar University 1 African American Pastors’ Actions: In Cases Of Incest In The Afican American Community Dwane Allen , Tesia D. Wells, Texas Woman’s University 11 Using Technology to Infuse and Evaluate Gero-Educational Curriculum Content Randy Basham, The University of Texas at Arlington Suk-Young Kang, Binghamton University: SUNY 21 Promoting Positive Learning Communities: University and School Collaboration on Research Paul Edward Carlson, Diane Elizabeth Prince, Teresa LeSage Clements, Barba Aldis Patton, University of Houston-Victoria 31 When Communities Know Better They Do Better Patti Cost, Weber State University 34 Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers in an Online Environment Rebecca S. Davis, Kathie Good, Trish Maguire, Janet Roehl, Eastern New Mexico University 41 Strategies for Stress and Life Management Chris A. Eisenbarth, Weber State University 49 Memorization Techniques: Using Mnemonics to Learn Fifth Grade Science Terms Juan O. Garcia, Alberto J. Herrera, University of Texas at Brownsville 55 Effective Citizens for the Future: Social Studies Needs More Time in Schools Bonni Gourneau, Kathy Smart, University of North Dakota 79 Aging Stereotypes: An Analysis of Pre and Post Student and Elder Comments Regarding Elders Toni Hill, University of Nebraska - Kearney 86 ELL Teacher Informal Collaboration within Their Occupational Communities: A Qualitative Study Nissa Ingraham, Barbara Martin, Northwest Missouri State University 90