2025 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference

2025 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference

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NCCSS Conference Dates - April 24-25

The NCCSS Executive Board and Directors are pleased to share that the 2025 NCCSS Conference, which was postponed due to the Governor’s State of Emergency with the incoming winter storm, has now been rescheduled for April 24-25. The conference will take place at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Vendor & Exhibitor Setup Vendor & Exhibit HallPaul Bonnici • Tim Hall

7:00am EDT

Breakfast & NCCSS Business and Awards Meeting VictoriaTim Hall Social Studies Vendor & Exhibitor Setup Vendor & Exhibit HallTim Hall • Janice Sutton Registration & Check-in for the NCCSS Conference Vendor & Exhibit HallPaul Bonnici • Gretchyn Bedard

9:00am EDT

Beyond Holidays: Teaching about Religion in K-8 Classrooms TanglewoodVicki Garlock Capturing the Unseen: Unveiling the Role of Women Activists in the Greensboro Sit-Ins Through Historical Inquiry Tidewater BPatrick Dollar • Ryan Hughes • Kathelen McCarty Smith Teaching Global Education in the Classroom Augusta ANataliia Bondarenko • Alaa Hammouda • Laura Cox The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghNatalie Miller • Stacey Kyser Engaging Multi-Lingual, Special Education, and ALL Students through DBQ Online Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreJackie Migliori Case in Point: Teaching Economics and Personal Finance through Real-World Scenarios and Case Studies Augusta BAmber Thomas Tackling Tough Topics: Strategies for Standards-Driven Instruction Tidewater AAmber Smith • Tendai Gutu Commemorating America 250 in the Classroom Pebble BeachAdrienne Berney • Anna Freeman What Fires Together Wires Together: The Science of Simulations SandpiperBill Norton Social Studies Vendors and Exhibitors Vendor & Exhibit Hall

10:00am EDT

Engaging Globally and Locally with State Library Resources Tidewater BAlyssa Putt Teaching with a Global Mindset: Building a Classroom That Values Diversity Tidewater AVictoria Mahoney Beyond Brown v. Board: Exploring the Wilmington 10 through Primary Sources Augusta BCara Ward • Lisa Buchanan • Denise Ousley Exum • Mary Boyd • Donyell Roseboro Complex or Not? Teaching Honest History of the Civil War & Reconstruction in NC Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreNC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction • Raven Cathey • Whitney Conrad Exploring Europe with VR Augusta ABrett Harris Exploring Five World Faiths in Your Classroom TanglewoodJenny Marvel The Bob Dylan Pedagogy Pebble BeachDrew Fortune The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Revolutionary Women: Teaching the American Revolution through Women's History SandpiperKelly Aliano

10:30am EDT

Stress Less with AI Tidewater AAshley Grant The New NCpedia: A Redesigned Resource Tidewater BJared Dease • Taylor Wolford

11:00am EDT

But what does it mean to me? Tidewater BDawn Smith E. B. Frink History Lab Tidewater AChadwick Stokes Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Empowering Sikh Students and Beyond TanglewoodUpneet Kaur • Savleen Singh • Rucha Kaur • Deepjyot Sidhu North Carolina Native Communities 101 Augusta AChristie Norris • Stephen Bell The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Holocaust and Genocide Education: Striving for Empathy and Accuracy Pebble BeachNC Council on the Holocaust • Lee Holder Tar Heel Boys and Girls State - Information Session Augusta BEmily Cayton • Stephen Moore Engaging Minds: The Impact of Regular Discussion in Inquiry-Based Social Studies Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreGretchyn Bedard "What'd She Say?" - Diverse Voices from Women's History VictoriaNicki Griffin From Barriers to Bridges: Supporting Multilingual Learners Through Lesson Design SandpiperCrystal Rlmar • Jonathan Richards

11:30am EDT

“FREE THE GENERATION” SEMINAR; Creating SEE Moments through Cross-Cultural Communication during learning experiences while understanding the Impact of Significant Emotional Events Tidewater BEvette Rawls Partnering with Parents: Our Story of Utilizing Parents' Stories to Make our Curriculum Come Alive! Tidewater AMelissa Ramel • Catherine Cody

1:00pm EDT

Keynote & Book Signing: Teaching about Religion in Polarizing Times VictoriaLinda K. Wertheimer

2:00pm EDT

Globalizing Social Studies through Ukrainian Naïve Art Tidewater BNataliia Bondarenko But What Does it Mean to Me? Augusta BDawn Smith The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Voices of Freedom: Empowering Junior Docents to Illuminate NC's Freedom Park Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreCori Greer-Banks • Khadija McNair Why Does Religion Matter? Religious Literacy and Global Competence TanglewoodTim Hall Dodging Bullets on a Dying Planet: The Challenges and Benefits of an Action-based Civics Curriculum Tidewater AJohn Hensley Fostering Civic Literacy Through Inquiry-Based Learning Augusta AAnna Ballard Wilmington 1898: Geographies of Rage, Resistance, and Resilience SandpiperCara Ward • Tiffany Gilbert • Lynn Mollenauer Using the Social Studies FIELD Guide to Engage Your Learners and Create Powerful Learning Pebble BeachJoe Schmidt "Black Churches and the Civil Rights Movement: Leadership and Memory " Vendor & Exhibit HallJanice Sutton "It Takes a Candidate: Women in Politics and Why We Need More" Vendor & Exhibit HallJanice Sutton "Voices of Change: The Modern Black Freedom Struggle in Charlotte, North Carolina" Vendor & Exhibit HallJanice Sutton Global to Local: Understanding Asian American Migration Through North Carolina Stories Vendor & Exhibit HallMichael Zhang Literacy for Civic Life: Innovative Civic Literacy in Diverse Settings Vendor & Exhibit HallRob Kasher

2:30pm EDT

Social Studies the Gateway to the World Tidewater BJozette Broughton

3:00pm EDT

Culturally Inclusive Primary Documents Augusta BJessie Gillooly Engaging with Art: Writing Activities to use in the Classroom Augusta AJenny Marvel The 5Ks and Beyond: Exploring Historical and Contemporary Sikh American Experiences TanglewoodKate Soules The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Understanding Valley Forge as a Turning Point in American History Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreJeff L. Scott, Ph.D. State Lotteries: From Colonial Times to the N.C. Education Lottery. Tidewater AVan Denton New discoveries of the 51 women behind the signing of the Edenton Tea Party Resolves, 1774. SandpiperKatie Hatton Experiential Learning: Engaging with Critical Social Studies Issues via Simulations VictoriaTarra Ellis Igniting Inquiry: National History Day in North Carolina Classrooms Pebble BeachAshley Coons Insights from the Bill of Right’s Institute’s Civic Literacy Standards-Alignment Workshop Tidewater BScott Petri

4:00pm EDT

Infusing Global Education into Social Studies Pebble BeachKelly Schultz • Phylisha Sanders Teaching 9/11 in Today's World: Approaches for a New Generation Augusta BNick Sebesta The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Transformative Pedagogy: Navigating Traumatic Histories in Education Augusta ALatonda Mitchell • Danielle Lennon • Samantha Zapata “They Called Us Enemy”: An Interdisciplinary Study of Japanese American Incarceration during WWII Tidewater ALisa Buchanan • Cara Ward • Denise Ousley Exum • Donyell Roseboro Inquiries in EPF and Scaffolding for All TanglewoodLauren Welch • Isabelle Gold Future Smart, Future Ready, Future Prepared: Kickstart Financial Literacy for Middle School Students Tidewater BEVERFI James Madison's World Impact: A Premier Pragmatic Politician SandpiperPatrick Campbell New Antisemitism: The Mutation of Antisemitism and AntiZionism Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreKate Cunningham • Judy LaPietra

5:00pm EDT

The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller PBS NC Film Screening - American Coup: Wilmington 1898 VictoriaMelissa Thibault • Tyler Daughtry

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Vendor & Exhibit Hall Registration & Check-in for the NCCSS Conference Vendor & Exhibit HallGretchyn Bedard • Paul Bonnici

8:00am EDT

The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller From Past to Present: Strategies for Exploring History, Civics, and Economics in News-O-Matic Pebble BeachBrandon Cohen Exploring the Stories of Ancient Cultures Augusta AMichelle Harrell • Camille Tewell SOCIAL Social Studies: Give Every Student a Voice Augusta BSabrina Valverde Build your Middle School Toolkit: Fostering Civil Discourse for a Brighter Future SandpiperScott Alford • John Snead Managing Multiple Perspectives in Sources and your Students Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreScott Petri Wilmington 1898: Teaching Challenging Topics Tidewater AMelissa Thibault Integrating Social Sciences and the Arts: Promoting Rigor, Differentiation, and Belonging for All Scholars! TanglewoodShamia Truitt • Charlene Martin-Klein • Michele Gordon Taming the AI Dragon: AI, Informational Text, and Supporting All Learners Tidewater BRachel Huber-Jones • Charles Patton Social Studies Vendors and Exhibitors Vendor & Exhibit Hall

9:00am EDT

Empowering Young Voices: Developing Civic Literacy Materials for Elementary Teachers Tidewater BLatonda Mitchell AI in the Social Studies Classroom Tidewater ADrinda Benge • Jacob Carey The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Transform Your Classroom: Maximizing Engagement with Interactive Student Notebooks" TanglewoodCalandra Blount Transforming Teaching with Generative AI: Tools for Social Studies Educators Augusta ATina Heafner • Ela Ziv Passport to Possibilities: Bringing the World to your Classroom SandpiperAmy Barsanti • Mary Taylor Conner An Inquiry Approach to Culturally Responsive Social Studies Utilizing an Ethnic Studies Framework Augusta BTinisha Shaw • Valencia Abbott Of Silk and Silver: Approaching Holocaust Education with Jewish Ritual Objects Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreAshley Low The Killing of Emmett Till & the Lies We Still Believe Pebble BeachLoki Mulholland

9:30am EDT

Setting up your Classroom in Kindred Tidewater BLexi Monnett

10:00am EDT

Enhancing Social Studies Education with AI and ChatGPT Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreJanice Sutton Personal Finance for YOU!! Augusta BSandy Wheat The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Facing History and Ourselves: Fostering Civil Discourse Pebble BeachDexter Britt Practice Based Teacher Education and Simulations: A Great Combination! TanglewoodTracey Rock • Karen Kopitsky Incorporating Cuba and Brazil into your Latin American Studies or History Course Tidewater AMimi Stephens Integrating WIDA Standards to Support Multilingual Learners in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom SandpiperMicha Jeffries • Charlene Martin-Klein • Michele Gordon Debating Our Way to Better Thinking: Three Models for How to Embed Debate Effectively in 6-12 Social Studies Augusta AKaty Feld Breaking Barriers to Implementing Inquiry Tidewater BLexi Monnett Book Signing with Linda K. Wertheimer Vendor & Exhibit HallLinda K. Wertheimer

11:00am EDT

The Global Middle Ages: Notes and Resources for K-12 Teachers Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreBradley Phillis The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Uncovering Forgotten Stories: Teaching Local History through an Enslaved African American Cemetery TanglewoodDavid Harris • Thamar Lebrón Using Stories and Podcasts to Build Empathy and Cultural Understanding in Social Studies SandpiperTina Heafner Connecting Economics & History in the Classroom Augusta AEric Cain The Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act Pebble BeachGuy Hill Anne Frank: A History for Today Augusta BMelissa Byrd Bridging American History with North Carolina's Teacher-Selected Standards Aligned Resources Tidewater BScott Petri The Civic Minded Project: Engaging with the Curriculum and Your Community Tidewater AKelly Dunbar

12:00pm EDT

NGPF Behavioral Economics: What Money Does to Your Mind Augusta ATravis Towne The Building Block IDM: Making Inquiry More Flexible Tidewater BGretchyn Bedard The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Tools to Help Support Multilingual Learners in the Social Studies Classroom SandpiperKaren Kopitsky • Tracey Rock • Michael Hayes Exploring Taylor Swift's Economic Impact: Lessons in Pop Culture, Business, and Branding Tidewater AAmber Thomas Teaching About the Vietnam War in the U.S. or World History Classroom Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreMimi Stephens Using Artifacts to Explore the History and Presence of the Hmong in North Carolina Augusta BShanan Fitts • Greg McClure Analyzing Propaganda and Teaching Media Literacy: The Holocaust as a Case Study TanglewoodLaurie Schaefer The Importance of the Wilmington 1898 Insurrection Pebble BeachGuy Hill

1:00pm EDT

The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit EdinburghStacey Kyser • Natalie Miller Examine Racial Discrimination in Finance with NGPF Pebble BeachTravis Towne Interdisciplinary Activities to Foster Global Citizenship Tidewater AKim Freeman Literacy Meets Social Studies: Using Social Studies Content in K-2 ELA Small Groups SandpiperNicole Clarke Using Everyday Surroundings to Teach Young Students Geography Through their Senses and Experiences Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreMadison Westphal Engaging Minds: The Impact of Regular Discussion in Inquiry-Based Social Studies Tidewater BGretchyn Bedard Historical Inquiry: A Micro-Q Approach to the Nuremberg Trials Augusta BMichelle Mclaughlin • Vashawn Daniels Media Literacy to Promote Civic Engagement Augusta ATom Daugherty • Justyn Burgess Worldly Readers & Thinkers: Reading Apprenticeship in North Carolina Social Studies Classrooms TanglewoodAlicia Ross

2:00pm EDT

Registration & Check-in for the NCCSS Conference Vendor & Exhibit HallTim Hall • Paul Bonnici