WCSS 25

WCSS 25

Welcome to WCSS 25 - MAKING SOCIAL STUDIES MATTER! We are excited to host a powerful two day conference in our state capital, sharing countless ideas and methods to continue making social studies relevant to our students. Get ready to learn, grow, and have some fun in the process!

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7:30am CDT

Breakfast in Regions BALLROOM

8:00am CDT

Welcome and Opening Notes BALLROOM

8:30am CDT

How to Explore Supreme Court Cases: A non-partisan framework UNIV ABSarah Harris Financial Education-What Works and Strategies for Implementation CONF 2Tim Lambrecht Using AI to Supercharge Your Content UNIV CDMatt Bright Social Issues Matter More Than Ever in Speech & Dramatic Arts CONF 1Adam Jacobi 19th Century Wisconsin: The Building of Communities CONF 3 Teaching Beyond Black History Month CONF 4Merle Sternberg • Jamie Murray-Branch • Gerald Sternberg “I don’t have time for social studies!” Teaching Elementary U.S. History with new BRI resources SENATE BLori Rech Policy and Advocacy Workshop: Educators as Civic Ed Advocates Part 1 ASSEMBLYKate Ullman Historical Thinking Skills for the Social Media Age SENATE ANick Ostrem Wisconsin Adventures Returns! CAUCUSKurt Griesemer

9:45am CDT

Contemporary Indigenous History: Sovereignty & Self-Determination CONF 1David Olson Jury Education and Teaching the Judicial System SENATE BWill Snowden Real-World Economics: Teaching America’s Housing Crisis Through a Policy Lens CONF 4John Snoad • James Redelsheimer The Journey Back: Teaching Holocaust History Through Immersive Technology CONF 3Evan Phifer MKE Roots: Democratizing Local History CONF 2Robert S. Smith

10:20am CDT

The 5Ks and Beyond: Exploring Historical and Contemporary Sikh American Experiences CONF 1Kate Soules

11:00am CDT

Vendors and Candidate Networking EXHIBIT HALL

11:45am CDT

Lunch and Fun BALLROOM

12:30pm CDT

A Block Away From Breakdown CONF 1Alissa Johnson Panel Discussion - Jury Education and Teaching the Judicial System SENATE AWill Snowden Ignite Inquiry in Elementary Classrooms: Exploring Social Studies Wisconsin SENATE BKara Ball Acting on Act 31: Centering Indigenous Voices, Perspectives, and Stories UNIV ABMia Forslund Inquiry as a Steady Drumbeat: Looping Your Inquiries CONF 3Tanya Schmidt Building a New Nation: Women’s History in the Early Republic CONF 4Lynn Saltonstall Expanding Act 30: America’s Black Holocaust Museum and Wisconsin Armenian Community CONF 2Dr. George Dalbo Sparking Curiosity and Engaging Students with Media and Collaboration UNIV CDAngela Terry-Boggs Briefing with Legislators: Educators as Civic Ed Advocates Part 2 ASSEMBLYKate Ullman Using Comics to Teach Untold History CAUCUSSteph Manuel

1:05pm CDT

Teachers helping teachers: Teaching with Primary Sources Teachers Network CONF 1Diana Laufenberg

1:45pm CDT

Should students memorize the 50 states? Facts, Knowledge and Critical Thinking in K-8 Social Studies SENATE BLauren Brown Storybook Adventures: Bringing Social Studies to Life SENATE ARenee Schumacher ENGAGE: Teaching in Simulations UNIV ABJustin Glodowski Forbidden Topics? Support Teachers! CONF 3Carlos Romo • Sarah Kopplin Updates with DPI Social Studies! CONF 4Kris McDaniel Primary Sources in Early Grades: Historical Literacy for Little Historians UNIV CDLori Rech Teaching the Black Holocaust through Museums and Local History CONF 2Adamali De La Cruz

3:00pm CDT

Make Civics Come Alive SENATE BJim De Vries Integrating Social Studies Inquiry in Elementary Classrooms UNIV CDMatt McParker Let the Games Begin! The Power of RPGs and Simulations in Social Studies UNIV CDStephanie Parchem Building the Wisconsin History Center ASSEMBLYAbby Pfisterer Psychology in Real Life CONF 1Jeanne Schierstedt Putting the "Social" Back In SS UNIV ABErin Patchak Tell A Story-Record History CONF 4Sonja Pupovac Why Hmong Education and Curriculum Matters SENATE ADiane Xiong Fold in the Cheese: How Do You Make Resource Fidelity Engaging? CAUCUSAshley Kumrow • Justin Short Teaching Asian America in K-12 Classrooms CONF 3Sohyun An • Noreen Rodríguez WAMS: Women and the American Story-New York Historical Society CONF 2Jen Wachowski

4:15pm CDT

Karen Korematsu Keynote Address BALLROOMKaren Korematsu

5:15pm CDT

Happy Hour with Vendors EXHIBIT HALL

6:15pm CDT

Dinner (on your own) TBA

8:00pm CDT

Pub Trivia BALLROOM