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!

Emma Brost

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Student

River Falls, WI

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I am currently a junior at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls pursing a degree in Broadfield Social Studies Education with a minor in Psychology! I am so excited to learn from all of the workshops and better my future teaching skills in my first classroom!

7:30am CDT

Breakfast in Regions BALLROOM

8:00am CDT

Welcome and Opening Notes BALLROOM

8:30am CDT

2 HOUR WORKSHOP - Policy and Advocacy Workshop: Educators as Civic Ed Advocates Part 1 ASSEMBLYAnnalee Good • Kate Ullman • Molly Garner Carroll • Sarah Kopplin

11:00am CDT

Vendors and Candidate Networking EXHIBIT HALL

11:45am CDT

Lunch and Fun BALLROOM

12:30pm CDT

2 HOUR WORKSHOP - Briefing with Legislators: Educators as Civic Ed Advocates Part 2 ASSEMBLYAnnalee Good • Kate Ullman • Molly Garner Carroll • Sarah Kopplin

3:00pm CDT

Psychology in Real Life CONF 1Jeanne Schierstedt

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

7:30am CDT

Breakfast in Regions and WCSS Business Meeting BALLROOM

8:15am CDT

Tony DelaRosa Keynote Address BALLROOMTony DelaRosa

9:15am CDT

Tools for Teaching Responsible and Engaging Holocaust and Genocide Studies CONF 2Sam Goldberg • Evan Phifer

10:30am CDT

ENGAGE: Building Global Citizenship Through Human Rights and Genocide Education CONF 1Justin Glodowski The Bill of Rights in the Digital Age: Protecting Liberties in a Modern World SENATE BEmilee McHorney

11:05am CDT

INSIDE THE 2025 WISCONSIN CIVICS GAMES CONF 1Eve Gallanter

11:30am CDT

Vendors and Candidate Networking EXHIBIT HALL

12:15pm CDT

Lunch and Awards BALLROOM

1:15pm CDT

Hear, Here: Location-based Story Telling for Social Studies Curriculum CONF 4Lisa Lenarz • Sara Krueger • Ariel Beaujot Getting Nast-y with Political Cartoons in your classroom! SENATE BLori Rech

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 Visual Literacy: Democratic Principles Matter CONF 4Dr. Nicholle Schuelke

3:30pm CDT

Closing Words, Shareapalooza, and Prizes BALLROOM