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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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This Virtual Reality exhibit will offer visitors an immersive experience that bridges the past with the present, focusing on the experiences of Black travelers in a segregated America. Join us for a Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.
Add Shoebox lunch for $9.99(Shoebox lunch recreates how the negro traveler would eat if they didn't have a safe place to stop while traveling during Jim Crow). Pick up to go lunch box at 12pm either Thurs or Fri at 12pm. Be sure to pre pay and pre order
For more information on the Historic Magnolia House
Preserve African American sites, reunite them with their communities, and give them a voice to tell their own stories through creating living historic spaces, education, the arts and community. The Magnolia Shoebox Meal Virtual Reality Traveling While Black Immersive Experience is... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT Edinburgh3121 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC, USA
Familar with ChatGTP and want to explore more AI products, tools and apps? This session will introduce AI with content-specific examples for different levels (elementary, middle and high). Possibilities and limitations of each will be discussed so that participants can make the best informed decisions for how to integrate AI into their social studies classes.
I am a high school social studies teacher with 4 years of experience. I am on multiple committees for setting policy for Ethical AI use in the classroom and am very interested in the future of technology in the classroom, especially around AI.
Friday April 25, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT Tidewater A3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27493
This Virtual Reality exhibit will offer visitors an immersive experience that bridges the past with the present, focusing on the experiences of Black travelers in a segregated America. Join us for a Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.
Add Shoebox lunch for $9.99(Shoebox lunch recreates how the negro traveler would eat if they didn't have a safe place to stop while traveling during Jim Crow). Pick up to go lunch box at 12pm either Thurs or Fri at 12pm. Be sure to pre pay and pre order
For more information on the Historic Magnolia House
Preserve African American sites, reunite them with their communities, and give them a voice to tell their own stories through creating living historic spaces, education, the arts and community. The Magnolia Shoebox Meal Virtual Reality Traveling While Black Immersive Experience is... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EDT Edinburgh3121 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC, USA
This session explores how Interactive Student Notebooks can revolutionize teaching and learning, fostering deeper connections to historical content while promoting critical thinking, creativity, and organization. Whether you teach U.S. History, World History, Geography, or Civics, interactive notebooks are a versatile tool that help students actively process and engage with material, making history come alive. In this session, you’ll discover practical strategies for designing and implementing Interactive Student Notebooks, from setting them up to creating dynamic activities like timelines, foldables, graphic organizers, and reflection prompts. Learn how these notebooks encourage students to take ownership of their learning, build connections across themes, and retain key information in meaningful ways. Perfect for educators of all grade levels, this hands-on workshop will also share tips for classroom management, assessing student work, and integrating technology to enhance interactive notebooks. Come by to learn how to transform your teaching practices and equip your students with the skills they need to become active, informed citizens of history. Let’s make your social studies classroom an engaging and interactive learning environment that inspires curiosity and participation.
Unlock the potential of Generative AI to streamline teaching and elevate learning in social studies. This session introduces productivity tools to offload routine instructional design tasks, empowering educators to focus on impactful teaching. Explore AI applications that support students in mastering social studies concepts through interactive, inquiry-based learning. Discover cutting-edge tools for teacher planning, curriculum design, and personalized instruction, tailored to your unique classroom needs. With practical demonstrations and strategies, this session equips educators to harness AI as a collaborative partner, fostering creativity, efficiency, and student engagement in today’s dynamic educational landscape.
In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into social studies classrooms offers innovative ways to engage students and enhance learning experiences. This session will explore the transformative potential of AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, in supporting educators and students in the social studies domain. Participants will discover how AI can facilitate personalized learning, promote critical thinking, and foster collaborative discussions among students. By leveraging ChatGPT, educators can access a wealth of resources, generate lesson ideas, and create interactive activities that resonate with diverse learners. The session will highlight practical applications and real-world examples of AI in social studies, emphasizing its role in addressing contemporary issues such as civic engagement, historical analysis, and cultural understanding. Attendees will leave equipped with strategies to effectively integrate AI into their teaching practices, ultimately enriching their curriculum and inspiring students to become informed global citizens. Join us to explore this vital intersection of technology and education, and learn how AI can empower the next generation of thinkers and leaders in social studies.
Should I buy a house? Should I buy or lease that car? Should I buy a life insurance policy? What is the difference between my credit score and my credit report? Attend this session to receive tips on improving YOUR financial well-being. Whether you are an elementary or middle school teacher, teach high school social studies, including Economics and Personal Finance, or are a district leader, this session is for YOU!! After all, personal finance standards appear throughout social studies. During this interactive session, you will learn steps to achieving financial freedom. Topics like debt, credit scores and credit reports, saving and investing, compound interest, retirement accounts, and more will all be discussed along with strategies for improving your financial future. You will learn where you are on your financial path and will leave with a smart goal that is appropriate for you at this particular stage of your financial journey.
This Virtual Reality exhibit will offer visitors an immersive experience that bridges the past with the present, focusing on the experiences of Black travelers in a segregated America. Join us for a Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.
Add Shoebox lunch for $9.99(Shoebox lunch recreates how the negro traveler would eat if they didn't have a safe place to stop while traveling during Jim Crow). Pick up to go lunch box at 12pm either Thurs or Fri at 12pm. Be sure to pre pay and pre order
For more information on the Historic Magnolia House
Preserve African American sites, reunite them with their communities, and give them a voice to tell their own stories through creating living historic spaces, education, the arts and community. The Magnolia Shoebox Meal Virtual Reality Traveling While Black Immersive Experience is... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am EDT Edinburgh3121 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC, USA
This session is designed to help teachers hold meaningful and productive conversations with their students about public policies, controversial issues, and current events. It offers tools and teaching strategies that can make fostering civil discourse in the classroom feel less overwhelming and challenging.
Linda K. Wertheimer will be signing copies of her book, Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance, which will be available for purchase after her keynote address. Proceeds from the book sales will be donated to the National Council for the Social Studies' First Timer Scholarship Program, in line with NCCSS's commitment as a Gold Star Affiliate.
Author, FAITH ED: TEACHING ABOUT RELIGION IN AN AGE OF INTOLERANCE
Short Bio: Linda K. Wertheimer, a veteran journalist and former Boston Globe education editor, is the award-winning author of Faith Ed, Teaching About Religion In An Age of Intolerance. During her nearly 30-year journalism career, she was a reporter at The Dallas Morning News... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT Vendor & Exhibit Hall3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407
The last twenty years have seen the emergence of a global paradigm in medieval studies. This paradigm, called the Global Middle Ages, encourages us to frame our study of the Middle Ages in terms of vectors and patterns of change. In this session, the presenter (an academic medievalist) will introduce the paradigm, show how it aligns with the 2021 NC Social Studies Standards (especially the world history standards), and share resources for teaching it.
Assistant Professor of History, Appalachian State University
I am an assistant professor of history at Appalachian State University where I teach courses in medieval history and secondary social studies pedagogy.
This Virtual Reality exhibit will offer visitors an immersive experience that bridges the past with the present, focusing on the experiences of Black travelers in a segregated America. Join us for a Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.
Add Shoebox lunch for $9.99(Shoebox lunch recreates how the negro traveler would eat if they didn't have a safe place to stop while traveling during Jim Crow). Pick up to go lunch box at 12pm either Thurs or Fri at 12pm. Be sure to pre pay and pre order
For more information on the Historic Magnolia House
Preserve African American sites, reunite them with their communities, and give them a voice to tell their own stories through creating living historic spaces, education, the arts and community. The Magnolia Shoebox Meal Virtual Reality Traveling While Black Immersive Experience is... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am EDT Edinburgh3121 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC, USA
This U.S. History presentation demonstrates how two educators at a Charlotte school educators used a local cemetery to illuminate the history of slavery, aligning with the theme "Engaging the World With Social Studies." By analyzing grave markers, burial patterns, and the cemetery’s location, teachers uncover hidden narratives, reconstruct family ties, and reveal community dynamics. This tangible approach engages students with their local heritage while connecting to broader historical narratives about slavery, family structures, and community dynamics. Participants will learn practical strategies for using primary sources like gravestones to enhance historical inquiry skills, making abstract history relatable and concrete. The session will include interactive elements, such as photos, videos, and lesson plans, empowering teachers to replicate this curriculum in their classrooms. Ideal for U.S. History educators, this session provides tools to inspire students to explore their own community’s history while fostering connections to state and national narratives. Attendees will leave with ready-to-use lesson plans and a renewed perspective on integrating local history into K-12 education, ensuring students grasp the enduring relevance of the past. Join us to uncover how local cemeteries can serve as powerful resources for teaching slavery’s history and its impact on North Carolina and beyond.
Middle School History Teacher, Providence Day School
David Harris is a middle school history teacher at Providence Day School in Charlotte, NC, and a founder of Charlotte People of Color (CPOC), an organization supporting people of color in private independent schools. A Chicago native, he holds a B.S. in Business Administration from... Read More →
This interactive session demonstrates how storytelling and podcasting can transform social studies classrooms into spaces for cultural exploration, critical thinking, and student agency. Participants will engage in a storying activity using personal artifacts to explore values, culture, and identity, fostering empathy and appreciation of lived experiences. Real-world stories of immigrant students and teachers will highlight the power of narratives in social studies education. Modeling GenAI podcasting as a collaborative tool to synthesize stories, participants will learn strategies for fostering community and shared identity. Attendees will leave with practical strategies and resources to integrate storytelling and podcasting into their K-12 social studies classrooms.
Discover how Building Block Inquiry transforms social studies classrooms into hubs of trust, deliberation, collaboration, and meaningful production. This approach fosters critical thinking as students engage in inquiry-based activities that build trust through respectful dialogue, encourage deliberation on complex topics, and promote collaboration to construct informed conclusions. Teachers will learn practical strategies to guide students in producing evidence-based outcomes, making this method both effective and easy to implement. Walk away with actionable tools to create a dynamic, student-centered environment where inquiry drives engagement and understanding in social studies.
Social Studies Teacher, Iredell-Statesville Schools
Gretchyn has been using C3 IDM for over a decade, building resources and offering PD to support classroom adoption of inquiry. She teaches World History & Economics & Personal Finance & is an advocate for the ethical use of AI in the classroom. Currently she works with several organizations... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT Tidewater B3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27494
This Virtual Reality exhibit will offer visitors an immersive experience that bridges the past with the present, focusing on the experiences of Black travelers in a segregated America. Join us for a Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.
Add Shoebox lunch for $9.99(Shoebox lunch recreates how the negro traveler would eat if they didn't have a safe place to stop while traveling during Jim Crow). Pick up to go lunch box at 12pm either Thurs or Fri at 12pm. Be sure to pre pay and pre order
For more information on the Historic Magnolia House
Preserve African American sites, reunite them with their communities, and give them a voice to tell their own stories through creating living historic spaces, education, the arts and community. The Magnolia Shoebox Meal Virtual Reality Traveling While Black Immersive Experience is... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT Edinburgh3121 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC, USA
Incorporating meaningful and rigorous instruction for all learners requires supporting multilingual learners in the classroom. Teachers need to ensure they are providing text access to their linguistically diverse students. This session will investigate methods of text amplification and the utilization of AI and other technologies to support text leveling and differentiation of instruction across grade levels and social studies content areas.
This Virtual Reality exhibit will offer visitors an immersive experience that bridges the past with the present, focusing on the experiences of Black travelers in a segregated America. Join us for a Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.
Add Shoebox lunch for $9.99(Shoebox lunch recreates how the negro traveler would eat if they didn't have a safe place to stop while traveling during Jim Crow). Pick up to go lunch box at 12pm either Thurs or Fri at 12pm. Be sure to pre pay and pre order
For more information on the Historic Magnolia House
Preserve African American sites, reunite them with their communities, and give them a voice to tell their own stories through creating living historic spaces, education, the arts and community. The Magnolia Shoebox Meal Virtual Reality Traveling While Black Immersive Experience is... Read More →
Friday April 25, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT Edinburgh3121 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC, USA
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