Almost 20 years after the ban on Mexican American Studies, we continue to teach Mexican American Perspectives in our classrooms, and prepare new generations of teachers for the skills needed to defend the right to teach and learn about hour history in the classroom. Speaker: Felina Rodriguez, Educator, Phoenix Union High School District

From changing expectations, to the inconsistent value placed on education; teaching is different than it was 10-20 years ago. I will share my teaching philosophy and how I use it to lean into culturally responsive/sustaining strategies to engage students in lessons and change how they view learning in the classroom. Speaker: Adrienne Glasgow, High School Social Studies Teacher

Explore history through the lens of human rights. Applying the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this workshop provides classroom materials and strategies to highlight how human rights apply to to every nation, including the United States. Challenge your students to draw connections across nations and eras. Speaker: Nina Simone Grotch, Director of Human Rights Education Strategy, Woven Teaching

Ever turned the phrase “in the real world” with students? Was it to convey a world where all that they have learned becomes meaningful? Or as intimidation and a lecture about your own predispositions? When the latter, will tell students their lives are fictitious and immediately change the teacher-student relationship. Speaker: Adam Dyche, High School Social Studies Chair, Aurora, Illinois

Hold onto your cowboy hat and discover the power of country music to inspire powerful inquiries. Hear good examples ("Why Not Me?") and bad ones ("Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That?) alongside practical frameworks. You'll smile, tap your feet, and wonder, "Why Didn't I Think Of That?" Speaker: Emma Humphries, Chief Education Officer, iCivics Inc

We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." Ben Franklin didn't know it at the time, but we was talking about teachers in 2023! Let's share stories where hanging together has made us all smarter, and helped us stay energized as educators! Speaker: Joe Schmidt, Bill of Rights Institute Director of Programs

This teacher's take will be centered on the power of helping students find their voice through debate. Speaker: Ahlam Yassin, High School History Teacher, New Jersey

Come and learn about how important you are to our country and kids! Speaker: Jeff Scott, Vice President of Education at the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge