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WCSS2019 has ended
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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Tanya Schmidt

Oshkosh Area School District
Social Studies Curriculum Corrdinator
One cool chick who digs technology, reading, history, and getting her fingernails dirty. Complex not controversial.
If your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail... we need not only more tools, but better ones to make the changes. ~AM
Sunday, March 17
 

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 Digitized Newspapers in the ClassroomLIMITED Senate AJenny Kalvaitis • Randi Ramsden • Senate A Why Does It Matter? Making Social Studies RelevantFULL A/BChuck Taft 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

Cultivate student voice and choice!LIMITED AssemblySarah Kopplin • Kristina Stridde • Krystle Thomas • Assembly

2:45pm CDT

Game On! Creating purposeful, powerful, and playful moments with learnersLIMITED A/BMichael Matera

3:45pm CDT

Become an Educator Explorer with National Geographic CertificationLIMITED Senate BKelly Koller PBS LearningMedia – The Gateway to America’s Most Trusted ClassroomLIMITED Senate AKristin Leglar • David Olson

4:35pm CDT

Wine and Cheese in the Exhibit Hall TBAWCSS

8:30pm CDT

WCSS PUB TRIVIA!LIMITED THE BAR
 
Monday, March 18
 

7:00am CDT

BREAKFAST TBAWCSS

8:00am CDT

KEYNOTE BallroomEric Larsen

9:10am CDT

Projects in Standards-Based GradingLIMITED C/DCawley Hubner • Courtney Milkent • C/D Wait you want me to think?!" Moving away from lecture to Inquiry-based Social Studies classroomFULL A/BLindsey Bernhardt • Sarah McLellan American Indian Studies in WisconsinLIMITED AssemblyDavid O'Connor

10:10am CDT

Game Changer: Learn Today, Engage Tomorrow!LIMITED A/BMichael Matera Learning Beyond The ClassroomLIMITED Room IVBrittany Glad • Teri Rucinsky • Tanya Schmidt • Room IV Incorporating the new Behavioral Sciences standards into any social studies classroomFILLING Room IIAndy Riechers

11:00am CDT

OPEN TIME IN THE EXHIBIT HALL TBAWCSS WCSS AWARDS AND LUNCH TBAWCSS

12:10pm CDT

The Other C3 Framework: Custom Core ContentLIMITED Room IVMark Gallo

1:10pm CDT

Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case – A Wisconsin Historical Inquiry Adventure GameLIMITED Room IIKristin Leglar • Peter Michaud

2:15pm CDT

KEYNOTE BallroomMary Beth Tinker