2025 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference: Grid

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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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Engaging Multi-Lingual, Special Education, and ALL St... 9:00am - 9:50am

Complex or Not? Teaching Honest History of the Civil... 10:00am - 10:50am

Engaging Minds: The Impact of Regular Discussion in I... 11:00am - 11:50am

Voices of Freedom: Empowering Junior Docents to Illum... 2:00pm - 2:50pm

Understanding Valley Forge as a Turning Point in Amer... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

New Antisemitism: The Mutation of Antisemitism and An... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Teaching Global Education in the Classroom 9:00am - 9:50am

Exploring Europe with VR 10:00am - 10:50am

North Carolina Native Communities 101 11:00am - 11:50am

Fostering Civic Literacy Through Inquiry-Based Learni... 2:00pm - 2:50pm

Engaging with Art: Writing Activities to use in the C... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Transformative Pedagogy: Navigating Traumatic Histori... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Case in Point: Teaching Economics and Personal Financ... 9:00am - 9:50am

Beyond Brown v. Board: Exploring the Wilmington 10 th... 10:00am - 10:50am

Tar Heel Boys and Girls State - Information Session 11:00am - 11:50am

But What Does it Mean to Me? 2:00pm - 2:50pm

Culturally Inclusive Primary Documents 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Teaching 9/11 in Today's World: Approaches for a New... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

The Historic Magnolia House Virtual Exhibit 9:00am - 9:50am

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Commemorating America 250 in the Classroom 9:00am - 9:50am

The Bob Dylan Pedagogy 10:00am - 10:50am

Holocaust and Genocide Education: Striving for Empath... 11:00am - 11:50am

Using the Social Studies FIELD Guide to Engage Your L... 2:00pm - 2:50pm

Igniting Inquiry: National History Day in North Carol... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Infusing Global Education into Social Studies 4:00pm - 4:50pm

What Fires Together Wires Together: The Science of Si... 9:00am - 9:50am

Revolutionary Women: Teaching the American Revolution... 10:00am - 10:50am

From Barriers to Bridges: Supporting Multilingual Lea... 11:00am - 11:50am

Wilmington 1898: Geographies of Rage, Resistance, and... 2:00pm - 2:50pm

New discoveries of the 51 women behind the signing of... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

James Madison's World Impact: A Premier Pragmatic Pol... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Beyond Holidays: Teaching about Religion in K-8 Class... 9:00am - 9:50am

Exploring Five World Faiths in Your Classroom 10:00am - 10:50am

Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Empowering Sikh Studen... 11:00am - 11:50am

Why Does Religion Matter? Religious Literacy and Glob... 2:00pm - 2:50pm

The 5Ks and Beyond: Exploring Historical and Contempo... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Inquiries in EPF and Scaffolding for All 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Tackling Tough Topics: Strategies for Standards-Drive... 9:00am - 9:50am

Teaching with a Global Mindset: Building a Class...

Stress Less with AI 10:30am - 10:55am

E. B. Frink History Lab 11:00am - 11:25am

Partnering with Parents: Our Story of Utilizing...

Dodging Bullets on a Dying Planet: The Challenges and... 2:00pm - 2:50pm

State Lotteries: From Colonial Times to the N.C. Educ... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

“They Called Us Enemy”: An Interdisciplinary Study of... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Capturing the Unseen: Unveiling the Role of Women Act... 9:00am - 9:50am

Engaging Globally and Locally with State Library...

The New NCpedia: A Redesigned Resource

But what does it mean to me? 11:00am - 11:25am

“FREE THE GENERATION” SEMINAR; Creating SEE Mome...

Globalizing Social Studies through Ukrainian Naï...

Social Studies the Gateway to the World

Insights from the Bill of Right’s Institute’s Civic L... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Future Smart, Future Ready, Future Prepared: Kickstar... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Social Studies Vendor & Exhibitor Setup 7:00am - 9:00am

Registration & Check-in for the NCCSS Conference 7:00am - 5:00pm

Social Studies Vendors and Exhibitors 9:00am - 5:00pm

"Voices of Change: The Modern Black Freedom Struggle in Charlott... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Global to Local: Understanding Asian American Migration Through... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Literacy for Civic Life: Innovative Civic Literacy in Diverse Se... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

"Black Churches and the Civil Rights Movement: Leadership and Me... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

"It Takes a Candidate: Women in Politics and Why We Need More" 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Breakfast & NCCSS Business and Awards Meeting 7:00am - 8:50am

"What'd She Say?" - Diverse Voices from Women's Histo... 11:00am - 11:50am

Keynote & Book Signing: Teaching about Religion in Po... 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Experiential Learning: Engaging with Critical Social... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

PBS NC Film Screening - American Coup: Wilmington 1898 5:00pm - 6:30pm

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Managing Multiple Perspectives in Sources and your St... 8:00am - 8:50am

Of Silk and Silver: Approaching Holocaust Education w... 9:00am - 9:50am

Enhancing Social Studies Education with AI and ChatGP... 10:00am - 10:50am

The Global Middle Ages: Notes and Resources for K-12... 11:00am - 11:50am

Teaching About the Vietnam War in the U.S. or World H... 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Using Everyday Surroundings to Teach Young Students G... 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Exploring the Stories of Ancient Cultures 8:00am - 8:50am

Transforming Teaching with Generative AI: Tools for S... 9:00am - 9:50am

Debating Our Way to Better Thinking: Three Models for... 10:00am - 10:50am

Connecting Economics & History in the Classroom 11:00am - 11:50am

NGPF Behavioral Economics: What Money Does to Your Mi... 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Media Literacy to Promote Civic Engagement 1:00pm - 1:50pm

SOCIAL Social Studies: Give Every Student a Voice 8:00am - 8:50am

An Inquiry Approach to Culturally Responsive Social S... 9:00am - 9:50am

Personal Finance for YOU!! 10:00am - 10:50am

Anne Frank: A History for Today 11:00am - 11:50am

Using Artifacts to Explore the History and Presence o... 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Historical Inquiry: A Micro-Q Approach to the Nurembe... 1:00pm - 1:50pm

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From Past to Present: Strategies for Exploring Histor... 8:00am - 8:50am

The Killing of Emmett Till & the Lies We Still Believ... 9:00am - 9:50am

Facing History and Ourselves: Fostering Civil Discour... 10:00am - 10:50am

The Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act 11:00am - 11:50am

The Importance of the Wilmington 1898 Insurrection 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Examine Racial Discrimination in Finance with NGPF 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Build your Middle School Toolkit: Fostering Civil Dis... 8:00am - 8:50am

Passport to Possibilities: Bringing the World to your... 9:00am - 9:50am

Integrating WIDA Standards to Support Multilingual Le... 10:00am - 10:50am

Using Stories and Podcasts to Build Empathy and Cultu... 11:00am - 11:50am

Tools to Help Support Multilingual Learners in the So... 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Literacy Meets Social Studies: Using Social Studies C... 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Integrating Social Sciences and the Arts: Promoting R... 8:00am - 8:50am

Transform Your Classroom: Maximizing Engagement with... 9:00am - 9:50am

Practice Based Teacher Education and Simulations: A G... 10:00am - 10:50am

Uncovering Forgotten Stories: Teaching Local History... 11:00am - 11:50am

Analyzing Propaganda and Teaching Media Literacy: The... 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Worldly Readers & Thinkers: Reading Apprenticeship in... 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Wilmington 1898: Teaching Challenging Topics 8:00am - 8:50am

AI in the Social Studies Classroom 9:00am - 9:50am

Incorporating Cuba and Brazil into your Latin America... 10:00am - 10:50am

The Civic Minded Project: Engaging with the Curriculu... 11:00am - 11:50am

Exploring Taylor Swift's Economic Impact: Lessons in... 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Interdisciplinary Activities to Foster Global Citizen... 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Taming the AI Dragon: AI, Informational Text, and Sup... 8:00am - 8:50am

Empowering Young Voices: Developing Civic Litera...

Setting up your Classroom in Kindred

Breaking Barriers to Implementing Inquiry 10:00am - 10:50am

Bridging American History with North Carolina's Teach... 11:00am - 11:50am

The Building Block IDM: Making Inquiry More Flexible 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Engaging Minds: The Impact of Regular Discussion in I... 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 7:50am

Registration & Check-in for the NCCSS Conference 7:00am - 10:00am

Social Studies Vendors and Exhibitors 8:00am - 12:00pm

Book Signing with Linda K. Wertheimer 10:00am - 11:00am

Registration & Check-in for the NCCSS Conference 2:00pm - 5:00pm