Explore patriotism as a purpose of public education by taking a journey through the history of public schooling in America.

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.

Hold onto your cowboy hat and discover the power of country music to inspire powerful inquiries.

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

Explore history through the lens of human rights.

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.

From changing expectations, to the inconsistent value placed on education; teaching is different than it was 10-20 years ago.

This teacher's take will be centered on the power of helping students find their voice through debate.

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

Re-imagine social studies to be inclusive of underrepresented groups who are long-overdue to become normalized in "standard" social studies courses.