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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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Friday, March 14
 

8:30am CDT

19th Century Wisconsin: The Building of Communities
Friday March 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
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The 19th century story of Wisconsin is one of ingenuity, innovation, and grit. Throughout Wisconsin people harnessed the power of water to saw lumber and grind wheat into flour. They mined for lead and iron and laid railroad track. Horse power, water power, and creative technology built communities across Wisconsin. The gears of change certainly were in motion. This is that story (Grades 4 - 5)
Friday March 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
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  US History, Elementary K-5

9:45am CDT

The Journey Back: Teaching Holocaust History Through Immersive Technology
Friday March 14, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
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Discover the power of virtual reality to enhance Holocaust education through 360-immersive technology. Based on the Illinois Holocaust Museum’s award-winning VR films, this session will introduce educators to this impactful learning experience. In addition to the films themselves, participants will explore accompanying teaching materials and learn how to book these trunks for their classrooms.
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EP
Friday March 14, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
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  General Social Studies, Middle & High School

12:30pm CDT

Inquiry as a Steady Drumbeat: Looping Your Inquiries
Friday March 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
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Inquiry needs a steady beat to find a groove in social studies. We explore three IDM middle school curricular loops built around different concepts (culture, artifacts, and perspective) for Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Once the background is given, participants will be able to work on their own inquiries through a challenge with the new IDM blueprint model.
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TS
Friday March 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
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  General Pedagogy, All Social Studies Educators

1:45pm CDT

Forbidden Topics? Support Teachers!
Friday March 14, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CDT
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In this session we will be present on strategies on how to present on topics that many regions consider “forbidden.” We will present on ways to navigate this ideology to meet standards.
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Carlos Romo

Mukwonago High School
I currently am a teacher at Mukwonago High School and serve on the Board of Directors for the WCSS. I teach AP World History and World History. I have taught grades 6-12, in various social studies capacities. I have worked with struggling learners and at risk students for most of... Read More →
avatar for Sarah Kopplin
Friday March 14, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CDT
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  General Social Studies, All Social Studies Educators

3:00pm CDT

Teaching Asian America in K-12 Classrooms
Friday March 14, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
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In April 2024, Gov. Evers signed a bill requiring the teaching of Hmong and Asian America in K-12 classrooms. In this session, the authors of the book Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms and developers of the Stop AAPI Hate K-12 Asian American Studies Curriculum Framework will offer an overview of Asian America and a wealth of suggestions and resources for K-12 classroom instruction.
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Sohyun An

Professor of Social Studies Education Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Kennesaw State University
Dr. Sohyun An is a professor of social studies education at Kennesaw State University. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in social studies education from Seoul National University in South Korea, and Ph.D. degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison... Read More →
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Friday March 14, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
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  Professional Development, All Social Studies Educators
 
Saturday, March 15
 

9:15am CDT

Bring Current Events Alive!
Saturday March 15, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
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How do we bring current events to life? Move beyond the traditional and engage in active, thoughtful deliberation of events that shape our students lives.
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DV

Dean Vesperman

Dean Vesperman
CB

Chase Brown

UW-LaCrosse
TC

Terra Clark

UW-LaCrosse
AL
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Zach Powley

UW-LaCrosse
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Shelby Schultz

UW-LaCrosse
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Youssef Zahid

UW-LaCrosse
Saturday March 15, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
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  Civics/Government, High School 9-12

10:30am CDT

Wisconsin Act 31 - What Is Your District Doing to Incorporate American Indian Studies into the Curriculum?
Saturday March 15, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
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This presentation will provide an in-depth discussion about WI Act 31. WI Act 31 is a state law requiring all public school districts and pre-service educator programs to provide instruction on the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the American Indian nations and tribal communities in Wisconsin. The focus is to help educators and other stakeholders understand and implement WI Act 31.
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David O'Connor

American Indian Studies Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
David J. O'Connor  is originally from and is a citizen of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa ( Anishinaabe or Ojibwe) in northern Wisconsin. In January 2012, he became the American Indian Studies Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). In Da... Read More →
Saturday March 15, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
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  General Social Studies, All Social Studies Educators

2:30pm CDT

Using Digital Literacy Skills to Teach and Learn about the Armenian Genocide
Saturday March 15, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
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Explore digital literacy skills to empower students to analyze historical and contemporary narratives about the Armenian Genocide and genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh. Participants in this session will examine tools to empower students to critically evaluate news, social media, and academic sources, identify biases, and foster informed discussions on propaganda, denial, genocide, and human rights.
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GD
Saturday March 15, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
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  General Pedagogy, Middle & High School

3:00pm CDT

Empowering Young Learners to Access Difficult Histories: Lessons From a Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Fourth Grade Holocaust Unit
Saturday March 15, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
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This session will take elementary educators through two teachers’ collaboration around an interdisciplinary fourth grade Holocaust unit, addressing co-planning, social-emotional learning, content accessibility, and text accessibility as necessary pedagogical components. We will also offer teachers resources and time for reflection about how they might teach difficult histories to young learners.
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Saturday March 15, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
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  Elementary, Elementary K-5
 
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