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Discover dynamic U.S. History resources, enriched with primary sources, tailored for grades 3-5 and beyond. Immerse yourself in Bill of Rights Institute’s new elementary curriculum exploring a lessons that simultaneously fosters literacy and history. Gain practical strategies and ready-made lesson plans to reclaim valuable social studies time in the elementary classroom.

Engage in a train-the-trainer session to deepen learning about how juries work and why they are so integral to our overall judicial system. This session will entail an overview of what juries are, why they exist, and how everyday Americans can participate in the judicial process through jury duty.
This session will be led by The Juror Project: an initiative aiming to increase the diversity of jury panels while changing and challenging people’s perspective of jury duty.

Exploring Social Studies-Wisconsin places inquiry at the heart of K-5 social studies, challenging students to think critically and ask compelling questions. Through primary sources and inquiry-driven activities, this program fosters curiosity and deep understanding, transforming social studies into an engaging and meaningful experience for every classroom.

This session combines presentation and discussion about how foundational social studies in K-5 classrooms supports learning in middle/high school. The presenter will highlight what she learned when she set out to have her 7th graders learn the locations of all 50 states on a map, and then seek participant feedback on the implications for elementary level social studies teaching and advocacy.

Attendees will learn how to access primary source documents and ready made lessons from the National Archives