​WCSS 2023
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Friday is packed with three seminars (9am-3pm) from: 
  1. Teaching American History: Slavery, Sectionalism & Civil War &
  2. The Bill of Rights Institute Seminar: Plainest Demands of Justice: Dialogues on the African American Experience.
  3. PBS Wisconsin: Evaluating Online Information: Strategies for fact checking, identifying misinformation, and finding reliable sources.
​Attendance at these seminars will need separate registration from the rest of the Conference, but each is free - including a free lunch.

If you are unable to join us for the full day seminars, come for our workshops that will run from 4-6pm. We will have three different workshops to choose from: 
  1. Elementary Social Studies
  2. Act 30 from the Holocaust Education Resource Center
  3.  Civics Workshop with Joe Schmidt of the Bill of Rights Institute! 

Saturday (8am-5pm) will feature a buffet breakfast followed by our keynote speaker Dr. Jill Underly, Wisconsin State Superintendent of Schools. Hear from Dr. Underly about our pivotal importance as a subject area, and the new civics K-12 scope & sequencing work that will be recommended by the DPI in the 2024-25 school year.  

Engage with colleagues in sessions and workshops and lunch! Get to know your WCSS Board members at lunch and network with educators from across the state. The WCSS Board of Directors will host National Council for the Social Studies President Shannon Pugh at our Happy Hour and Vendor time. Kick back with colleagues and enjoy a Pub Trivia in the later evening!


Sunday (9am-3pm) will feature more excellent sessions and a closing lunch which will include awards and our closing keynote speaker Deb Fowler from History UnErased.


What to expect over the three days:
  • 12 PD Sessions - Over 60 to choose from!
  • 5 meals & 1 Happy Hour
  • 2 Keynote Speakers & NCSS President
  • Pub Trivia
  • History Trunks & Poster Sessions
  • ​Vendors
  • Free Resources
  • Connectivity with colleagues!!!
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ABOUT WCSS
The Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies (WCSS) is a professional organization of social studies teachers. Its goals are to improve social studies teaching, develop the professional interests of social studies instructors, and cooperate with other organizations working for a better social understanding in the state, nation, and world. WCSS provides professional development opportunities, publications, and service to Wisconsin teachers. As an affiliate of the National Council for the Social Studies, WCSS is the professional organization for social educators in Wisconsin.​

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