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WCSS2019

WELCOME TO WCSS 19! Please check the WCSS Website for council news, information about WCSS mini-grants, upcoming PD opportunities, and more! Also, you can access all submitted presenter materials here. Enjoy your two days of social studies fun in Madison!

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8:30am CDT

Unconference Networking and PlanningLIMITED AssemblyChuck Taft

9:00am CDT

Unconference Sessions VariousWCSS

10:00am CDT

Unconference Sessions VariousWCSS

11:00am CDT

REGISTRATION OPENS TBAWCSS

11:40am CDT

Welcome to WCSS Conference 2019 TBAWCSS

11:45am CDT

KEYNOTE BallroomMichael Matera

12:55pm CDT

Finding Time to Teach Social Science and Science in ElementaryLIMITED Room IIDavid R. Allen • Cory Nilsen Selecting your Badger State DelegatesLIMITED Room IIIJennifer Leahy • Mary Walz Why Does It Matter? Making Social Studies RelevantFULL A/BChuck Taft Tales, Chamberpots, and Historical Literacy . . . with a HistorianLIMITED Room IAnnette Laing The Korean War Legacy Project/World History Digital Education's extensive oral history digital interviews; digital archive of primary source artifacts; and C3 inquiry lesson plans.LIMITED Room IVMona Al-Hayani Civic Education: Participation in the Wisconsin State LegislatureLIMITED AssemblyDr. Tammy Wehrle Digitized Newspapers in the ClassroomLIMITED Senate AJenny Kalvaitis • Randi Ramsden • Senate A Socratic Seminars: How to Empower Students' Comprehension, Advocacy, and ActionLIMITED Senate BNancy Roncke

1:45pm CDT

OPEN TIME IN THE EXHIBIT HALL TBAWCSS

2:15pm CDT

Interdisciplinary Inquiry: Social Studies, Environmental Ed, and ScienceLIMITED Senate ADave Landers • Sandy Benton • Kelly Koller • Yun-Wen Chan • Peter Michaud Cultivate student voice and choice!LIMITED AssemblySarah Kopplin • Kristina Stridde • Krystle Thomas • Assembly Exploring Student-led DiscussionLIMITED Senate BJolene Luther

2:45pm CDT

Game On! Creating purposeful, powerful, and playful moments with learnersLIMITED A/BMichael Matera Digital Tools from the National Constitution CenterLIMITED C/DDavid Olson Leading Literacy in Social StudiesFILLING Room IVTrent Rasmussen • Joseph Pachal • Room IV Supporting the Shift to InquiryLIMITED Room IJeanette Baum Engaging English Language Learners in Social StudiesLIMITED Room IIBrad Vonck Belle Case la Follette, Wisconsin Women and the 100th Anniversary of the 19th AmendmentLIMITED Room IIIKate Van Haren

3:45pm CDT

Explore Writers Workshops in your Social Studies ClassLIMITED Room IVAshley Hahn Become an Educator Explorer with National Geographic CertificationLIMITED Senate BKelly Koller Religion and Politics in the Middle EastLIMITED Room IAndrew Askuvich Gaining the Mindset of an Explorer-Inquiry in the Social Studies ClassroomLIMITED C/DAngela O'Regan The Art of Shrinking your Psych Classes: Strategies for Content & IndividualizationLIMITED A/BElayna Clark Creative Projects in the Advanced (or any) ClassroomFILLING Room IIIAlisha Neinfeldt • Justin Glodowski • Room III PBS LearningMedia – The Gateway to America’s Most Trusted ClassroomLIMITED Senate AKristin Leglar • David Olson Access For All - Supporting Differentiation and Reading into Social StudiesLIMITED AssemblyJason Poirer The World History Lab: Possibilities for Document & Media AnalysisLIMITED Room IIJohn Kozlovich

4:35pm CDT

Wine and Cheese in the Exhibit Hall TBAWCSS

8:30pm CDT

WCSS PUB TRIVIA!LIMITED THE BAR