Step into a new experience. Explore the education system from a unique view point: that of Black girls. Adultification has hindered BIPOC children for years. To successfully teach the whole child instructors must be equipped. Learn how to create engaging curriculum that is both culturally and historically responsive. Speaker: Gabrielle Dingle Owens

Re-imagine social studies to be inclusive of underrepresented groups who are long-overdue to become normalized in "standard" social studies courses. By exploring the racial perceptions of current educators and how they experienced learning about race, we can investigate how racial optics may or may not influence our own curricular choices. Speaker: Julie Muhlenfeld-Johnson, New Market, Alabama

Have conceptions of Santa Claus as a religious symbol, barred “the most popular holiday mascot” (Fajardo, 2018) from your public school? Hear anecdotes about Santa’s secular identity along with scholarly “origin stories” about four Black Santas. Pedagogical ideas for sociocultural and socioeconomic curricular explorations will also be provided. Speaker: Danné Davis, Associate Professor, Montclair State University

After swastikas appear in schools, administrators often turn to social studies teachers. Drawing on personal experience, how can teachers address hate speech, especially antisemitism and white supremacy through classroom instruction? Speaker: George Dalbo, High School Social Studies Educator and Researcher, Clinton, WI

Explore the current state of queer history in schools, and how teachers can effectively resist and teach the truth about LGBTQIA+ people and support and affirm LGBTQIA+ students. Speaker: Caitlin OConnor, Hommocks Middle School, Larchmont, NY

The NCSS House of Delegates (HOD) is composed of representatives of NCSS affiliated councils, associated groups and communities. The sessions of the House of Delegates held in connection with the major annual meeting constitutes the annual business meeting of the House of Delegates. Affiliate Councils and Associated Groups each have House representation based upon their group memberships, while communities receive one seated delegate each. The House of Delegates provides a forum for state councils, communities and associated groups of NCSS to express ideas, recommendations, issues and…

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