WCSS-International Education Conference Details

All information (Registration, Conference Proposal Form, Exhibitor information, etc.)

for the 2009 WCSS - IEC Conference

can be found on the WCSS - IEC Conference page.

Updated: 19 April 2008. (Please reload this page to update changes since your last visit)

Please contact Melissa Collum, WCSS Vice-President and Conference Co-Chair for more information.

"Global Challenges and Changes "

2009 WCSS / International Education Annual Conference

16 - 17 March 2009 (Monday, Tuesday)

Madison Marriott West, 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive,

Middleton, WI 53562

608.831.2000 or 608.831.2040 (fax)

Online reservations can be made by clicking on Madison Marriott West and entering the Group Code: mssmssa

Please be sure to mention WCSS when registering to get the group rate!

Keynote Speakers

Brian Steidle

Author of The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur

Jeremi Suri

Author of Kissinger and the American Century

Help promote the 2009 WCSS - IEC Conference by downloading a flyer in PDF or MS Word format.

Print the WCSS - IEC Postcard in MS Word format.

Exhibitor/Vendor/Display Information for the WCSS - IEC Conference.

Preliminary Program Schedule.

WCSS Membership Brochure NOTE: This is NOT the registration form for the 2009 Conference. This is for joining the WCSS only.

You are invited to the joint Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies (WCSS) and International Education (IEC) Annual Conference, 16 - 17 March 2009 at the Marriott West in Madison, Wisconsin. The WCSS and the IEC have joined forces to enhance the diversity of session topics and participants. Built around the theme of Global Challenges and Changes , the Conference offers stimulating sessions, thought-provoking keynote speakers, a full Tuesday afternoon of 2½ - hour workshops that focus on teaching social studies and international and global education.

For WCSS the partnership with IEC will strengthen the international and global dimensions of the conference. For the IEC the partnership will assure access to not only highly qualified teachers but the breadth of the social studies curriculum. Workshops will seek to actively engage K-12 teachers in curriculum development and instructional improvement especially in international and global education. Several strands of the conference sessions will address the Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (PI34) and the pedagogical knowledge and skills for effective teaching. Finally, the conference will offer sessions and workshops in the sciences, arts, and humanities that are linked to the social studies and international/global education.

The conference seeks presentation proposals from teachers and other educators that will lead to curriculum changes, lesson plan development, and instructional improvement. Registration includes continental breakfasts, plated lunches, refreshments, free parking, exhibits, membership in the WCSS, and an opportunity to network with professional colleagues and friends (Register early by March 1).

The 2009 conference will be held Monday & Tuesday, 16 - 17 March 2009 at the Marriott–Madison West Hotel, 1313 John Q. Hammonds Dr., Middleton, Wis. Please watch this site for future updates, or contact International Education Conference organizer B. Dean Bowles, professor emeritus, at bowles@education.wisc.edu or (608) 263-7880, for more information.

Directions to the Madison Marriott West

Map of the area

Overview of the Madison Marriott West with maps, driving directions, etc.

For more information, contact: Melissa Collum, Conference Chair

First posted: 13 May 2001
Updated: 19 September 2005