WCSS2019: Full Schedule

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!

9:10am CDT

Mount Vernon Teacher Institute

Limited Capacity seats available

Join this session to find out how you can apply to participate in a Mount Vernon Teacher Institute. Discover the online resources that their website has to offer about Washingtons, the enslaved community, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

Speakers

Rhonda Watton

Teacher, Templeton Middle School

Monday March 18, 2019 9:10am - 10:00am CDT
Room V

US History

10:10am CDT

Blended Learning: How to Flip Your Social Studies Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Join us to discuss how to leverage rich tech to make the most of the face-to-face time you have with your students.

Speakers

Ryan Bailey

Content Specialist, Houghton Mifflin

Monday March 18, 2019 10:10am - 11:00am CDT
Room V

Technology

12:10pm CDT

Rho Kappa National Honors Society: Recognizing Student Success in Social Studies

Limited Capacity seats available

Feedback Survey

Are you looking for a way to recognize student success in social studies? Are you a current Rho Kappa Advisor? Come learn more about the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society and the exciting new Rho Kappa Jr. Honor Society!

Speakers

India Meissel

Jenny Morgan

8th Grade US History Educator West Salem Middle School, NCSS Vice President

I'm the current WCSS Executive Director of External Affairs (the liaison between WCSS and NCSS). I've chaired the Rho Kappa (national social studies honors society) Advisory Committee. On July 1st, I became Vice President for NCSS. Plan to join me in Boston in November 2024... Read More →

Exhibitors

Room V

Monday March 18, 2019 12:10pm - 1:00pm CDT
Room V

General

1:10pm CDT

A Virtual Visit to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

Limited Capacity seats available

Take part in an Electronic Field Trip to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello with alumni of the Monticello Teacher Institute. Virtually meet with educators at Monticello to learn about free resources for your classroom, how to approach the complexities of teaching slavery, and onsite opportunities. See how your students can tour the house and grounds of Jefferson's "little mountain" and talk with experts to learn about his life, contributions, and how his ideas shape our world today.

Speakers

Laura Cooper

Daniel Hoppe

AP U.S. History and AP Government Teacher, Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH)

I am looking forward to presenting a wide variety of workshops at this years WCSS State Conference. I have taught AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government and Politics and AP Comparative Government for many years along with a wide variety of other unique social studies classes. I will... Read More →

Monday March 18, 2019 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT
Room V

US History