2025 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference

2025 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference

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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

Teaching with a Global Mindset: Building a Classroom That Values Diversity Tidewater AVictoria Mahoney

11:00am EST

"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 EST

Partnering with Parents: Our Story of Utilizing Parents' Stories to Make our Curriculum Come Alive! Tidewater AMelissa Ramel • Catherine Cody

2:00pm EST

Go Beyond Family Trees: Making Genealogy Accessible Augusta ADustin Axe 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 Literacy for Civic Life: Innovative Civic Literacy in Diverse Settings Prefunction AreaRob Kasher

3:00pm EST

Adventure Awaits: Starting a Travel Program at Your School Tidewater AHeather Blackwell Fostering Civic Literacy Through Inquiry-Based Learning VictoriaAnna Ballard New discoveries of the 51 women behind the signing of the Edenton Tea Party Resolves, 1774. SandpiperKatie Hatton 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

4:00pm EST

Crafting Empires: A Toolkit for Revolutionizing World History with PBL/ Hands-on Learning Tidewater BMarcella Brideson • Skylar Edgerton Future Smart, Future Ready, Future Prepared: Kickstart Financial Literacy for Middle School Students VictoriaRika Nishimura 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

8:00am EST

From Past to Present: Strategies for Exploring History, Civics, and Economics in News-O-Matic Peeble 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 SandpiperSarah Lane • John Snead 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 Managing Multiple Perspectives in Sources and your Students Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreJoe Schmidt

9:00am EST

An Inquiry Approach to Culturally Responsive Social Studies Utilizing an Ethnic Studies Framework Augusta BTinisha Shaw • Valencia Abbott Experiential Learning: Engaging with Critical Social Studies Issues via Simulations Peeble BeachTarra Ellis Of Silk and Silver: Approaching Holocaust Education with Jewish Ritual Objects Auditorium IV - Room sponsored by Ford's TheatreAshley Low

9:30am EST

The Killing of Emmett Till & the Lies We Still Believe Tidewater ALoki Mulholland Setting up your Classroom in Kindred Tidewater BLexi Monnett

10:00am EST

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

11:00am EST

Bridging American History with North Carolina's Teacher-Selected Standards Aligned Resources Tidewater BJoe Schmidt Intelligent Feedback: Leveraging AI to Enhance Student Learning in Social Studies Tidewater ADJ Fussell

12:00pm EST

Fostering Community, Understanding, and Growth Through Civil Dialogue Augusta AHarry Olafsen Engaging Multi-Lingual, Special Education, and ALL Students through DBQ Online SandpiperKathryn Adkins 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 Peeble BeachGuy Hill Using the Social Studies FIELD Guide to Engage Your Learners and Create Powerful Learning Tidewater BJoe Schmidt

1:00pm EST

Historical Inquiry: A Micro-Q Approach to the Nuremberg Trials Augusta BMichelle McLaughlin • Veshawn 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 Engaging Minds: the Impact of Regular Discussion in Inquiry-Based Social Studies Tidewater BGretchyn Bedard