2025 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference

2025 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference

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9:00am EST

BFW Publishers - Get to Know Us! We know AP! VictoriaJanna Tolleson 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 Literacy Instruction in Social Studies Classes Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreDan Roseman • Parker Jeffreys • Alisha Osborne What Fires Together Wires Together: The Science of Simulations SandpiperBill Norton Commemorating America 250 in the Classroom Peeble BeachAdrienne Berney • Anna Freeman

10:00am EST

Revolutionary Women: Teaching the American Revolution through Women's History SandpiperKelly Aliano

11:00am EST

Barriers or Bridges? Exploring the Impact of Tariffs on International Trade Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreDerek D’Angelo Tar Heel Boys and Girls State - Information Session Augusta BEmily Clayton • Stephen Moore "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

2:00pm EST

The Impact of Othering: Addressing Us vs. Them Thinking Peeble BeachJennifer Lagasse Wilmington 1898: Geographies of Rage, Resistance, and Resilience SandpiperCara Ward • Tiffany Gilbert • Lynn Mollenauer Enviromental Cooperation as a Path to Peace in the Middle East Augusta BErika Lowery "Black Churches and the Civil Rights Movement: Leadership and Memory " Prefunction AreaJanice Sutton "It Takes a Candidate: Women in Politics and Why We Need More" Prefunction AreaJanice Sutton "Voices of Change: The Modern Black Freedom Struggle in Charlotte, North Carolina" Prefunction AreaJanice Sutton Global to Local: Understanding Asian American Migration Through North Carolina Stories Prefunction AreaMichael Zhang Literacy for Civic Life: Innovative Civic Literacy in Diverse Settings Prefunction AreaRob Kasher

2:30pm EST

Dodging Bullets on a Dying Planet: The Challenges and Benefits of an Action-based Civics Curriculum Tidewater AJohn Hensley

3:00pm EST

Adventure Awaits: Starting a Travel Program at Your School Tidewater AHeather Blackwell Listening From the Heart: Israelis and Palestinians for Peace TanglewoodLior Ben-Zvi Igniting Inquiry: National History Day in North Carolina Classrooms Peeble BeachKaren Ipock • Ashley Coons Insights from the Bill of Right’s Institute’s Civic Literacy Standards-Alignment Workshop Tidewater BJoe Schmidt

3:30pm EST

State Lotteries: From Colonial Times to the N.C. Education Lottery. Tidewater AVan Denton

4:00pm EST

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