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 and WCSS Business Meeting BALLROOM

8:15am CDT

Tony DelaRosa Keynote Address BALLROOMTony DelaRosa

9:15am CDT

Bring Current Events Alive! CONF 3Dean Vesperman • Chase Brown • Terra Clark • Audrey Langworthy • Zach Powley • Shelby Schultz • Youssef Zahid Unlocking the Bill of Rights Using QR Codes UNIV ABPJ Creek Hands-on Econ: Bringing the Dismal Science to Life CONF 4Lesley Mace The Pizza Impact – Cross-curricular connections through the context of food, fiber and fuel. CONF 1Beth Schaefer Bringing AAPI and Hmong Stories to Life: A Teacher's Guide to Implementing Act 266 UNIV CDKate Van Haren Tools for Teaching Responsible and Engaging Holocaust and Genocide Studies CONF 2Sam Goldberg • Evan Phifer Using the FIELD Guide to Engage Your Learners and Create Powerful Learning ASSEMBLYJoe Schmidt What Fires Together Wires Together: The Science of Simulations CAUCUSBill Norton Student Centered Power for Student Centered Success SENATE AMichael Matera

9:30am CDT

Teaching Civil Discourse: building skills and attitudes for civility UNIV ABAlison Turner

10:30am CDT

Citizen Nation: Civics Resources for Dialogue and Inquiry UNIV ABDavid Olson ENGAGE: Building Global Citizenship Through Human Rights and Genocide Education CONF 1Justin Glodowski Bringing Local History and Civics to Life with Beacon, a new Game for Place-Based Learning CONF 4Libby Falck The Bill of Rights in the Digital Age: Protecting Liberties in a Modern World SENATE BEmilee McHorney Your Own Backyard: Using Place-Based Learning and Field Trips to Meet Standards and Increase Student Civic Engagement UNIV CDKris McDaniel Creating History Labs for Elementary Social Studies CONF 2Kevin Podeweltz Wisconsin Act 31 - What Is Your District Doing to Incorporate American Indian Studies into the Curriculum? CONF 3David O'Connor

11:05am CDT

Civics Games CONF 1

11:30am CDT

Vendors and Candidate Networking EXHIBIT HALL

12:15pm CDT

Lunch, Business Meeting and Awards BALLROOM

1:15pm CDT

State Bar Association: Mock Trials as a Learning Tool In & Out of Class CONF 1Sam Koenig Contemporary Antisemitism CONF 2Sam Goldberg Human Impacts on Land and Sea: Hands-on Geography Activities SENATE AKaela Swanson Elevating Civil Rights Movement Voices from Past to Present UNIV CDAllan Carey Getting Nast-y with Political Cartoons in your classroom! SENATE BLori Rech Wisconsin Historical Societies UNIV AB Using the U.S. Supreme Court to Teach More Inclusive History CAUCUSTiffany Middleton WI Civics Fellows in Action: Projects Around the State ASSEMBLYKris McDaniel

1:50pm CDT

Tackling Tough Dialogue CONF 1Cassandra Brooks

2:30pm CDT

From Parchment to Practice: Why the Constitution Still Matters SENATE AEmilee McHorney Bridging Divides Through Civil Discourse: Empowering Students to Find Common Ground CONF 2Shawn McCusker Use AI Now! SENATE BDan Hoppe Using Digital Literacy Skills to Teach and Learn about the Armenian Genocide CONF 3George Dalbo Mentorship Matters: Supporting the Next Generation of Social Studies Educators CONF 1Brittany Chikowski Visual Literacy: Democratic Principles Matter CONF 4Dr. Nicholle Schuelke Using Everyday Surroundings to Teach Geography UNIV ABLauren OBrien

3:00pm CDT

Empowering Young Learners to Access Difficult Histories: Lessons From a Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Fourth Grade Holocaust Unit CONF 3Elyse Grothaus • Irene Anne Resenly

3:30pm CDT

Final Featured Sessions TBA

4:30pm CDT

Closing Words and Prizes BALLROOM