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Wednesday, December 2, 2026
8:30am-6:00pm
Picasso-West TowerHaymarket-West Tower
8:30am-9:00am
(Crystal A-West Tower)Coffee Chat: Syllabus Community of PracticeTaylor Kessner, SUNY Geneseo; Sarah Kaka, Ohio Wesleyan UniversityToward A Civics of Technology: Critical and Historical Approaches To Technology Education In Social StudiesDaniel G. Krutka, University of North Texas/Civics of Technology; Marie K. Heath, Loyola University MarylandBook Talk: Navigating Tensions In Critical Social StudiesRob Martinelle, University of Rhode Island; Christopher Martell, University of Massachusetts BostonCritical Race Media Literacy In Elementary Classrooms: Conversations of Praxis and PossibilitiesAndrea Hawkman, Rowan University; Sarah Shear, University of Washington--BothellSharing Best Practices For Social Studies Instruction When Time Or Policies Aren’t On Our SideTammy Zilliox, Xavier University; Susan Morrison, Xavier UniversityAt The Crossroads of History: Using Library of Congress Primary Sources To Explore Continuities, Countercurrents, and ChangeKathleen Barker, National Council for History Education; Regina Holland, National Council for History EducationMeet Me At The Crossroads: A Conversation On Explicit and Inquiry Teaching In Social StudiesWilliam Waychunas, Bradley UniversityWorking Together: Disrupting Institutional Disregard Through Communal ReciprocityNikki Fragala Barnes, University of Central Florida; Nick Kennedy, University at BuffaloNavigating The Positionality and Political/academic Environment: A Taiwanese Researcher's PerspectiveYu-Han Hung, University of Houston Downtown
9:15am-10:30am
Crystal A-West TowerCrystal B-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerWater Tower-West TowerGold Coast-West TowerColumbian-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerWrigley-West Tower
Teaching At The Edge of Vulnerability: Preservice Teachers’ Decision-Making In Inquiry-Based and Inclusive Social StudiesJessica Ramos, University of Colorado, DenverDiscussant: Diana Turk, New York UniversityNavigating Difficult Topics: Pre-Service Teachers’ Pedagogical Reasoning In Elementary Social StudiesNancy Bradt, City University of New York, Queens CollegeDiscussant: Diana Turk, New York UniversityDiaspora Curriculum As Social Studies Education: A Practitioner Inquiry In A Community Based SchoolHyelin Kim Discussant: Diana Turk, New York UniversityCounting Sentences V. Considering Evidence: The Impact of Prompts, Scaffolds, and Feedback On Student WritingRebecca Mueller, University of South Carolina UpstateDiscussant: Stephanie van Hover, University of VirginiaMigration Concepts In The Film Elemental: Implications For Teaching ImmigrationJeremy Hilburn, UNC WilmingtonDiscussant: Stephanie van Hover, University of VirginiaFrom Museum To Classroom: Preliminary Insights From A Study of Holocaust Education Professional DevelopmentAnna Yonas, University of KansasDiscussant: Michael Gurlea, Ball State UniversityPreparing Social Studies Teachers With Educators’ Historical Consciousness: Developing The Curriculum Foundations ReaderCharles Tocci, Loyola University Chicago; Ann Marie Ryan, University of Texaz San Antonio; Seungho Moon, Loyola University ChicagoDiscussant: Michael Gurlea, Ball StateCivic Discourse In The Current Age: Using Podcasts In Social Studies Methods CoursesSabrina Caldwell, University of South Alabama; Christopher Clark, University of North DakotaDiscussant: Michael Gurlea, Ball State UniversityYouth Enacting Placemaking Through A Local Histories Ypar ProjectRachael Rudis, Michigan State UniversityDiscussant: Katherine Ariel Cornett, Georgia Southern UniversityExamining The Impact of Global Citizenship From A First Year Seminar CourseTammy Zilliox, Xavier UniversityDiscussant: Katherine Ariel Cornett, Georgia Southern UniversityFinding Place In Public HistoryAndrew Hostetler, Vanderbilt UniversityDiscussant: Katherine Ariel Cornett, Georgia Southern UniversityA Multiple Case Study of Elementary Psts’ Perspectives On Ruby BridgesNatasha Murray-Evereett, Rowan University; Sara Demoiny, Auburn UniversitySocial Studies Needs An IepLauren Colley, University of Cincinnati; Darren Minarik, Radford University; Timothy LintnerPassing As ‘Science’: Portrayals and Projections of Social Identities With/in MuseumsE. Woo, Michigan State UniversityExploring Daca Educators: Approaches To Teaching Immigration Topics In The ClassroomYu-Han Hung, University of Houston Downtown; Bernardo Pohl, University of Houston DowntownDiscussant: Carolyn S.F. da Silva, University of Nevada-RenoConceptualizing Change: Preservice Teachers’ Approaches To Integrating Mathematics and Social Studies Through Local Social IssuesErin Piedmont, Georgia Southern University; Alesia Mickle Moldavan, Georgia Southern UniversityDiscussant: Carolyn S.F. da Silva, University of Nevada-RenoSupporting Democratic Dialogue Through Active Civic Discourse StrategiesKaron Lecompte, Baylor University; Kevin Magill, Baylor University; Toyosi Adedara, Baylor UniversityDiscussant: Carolyn S.F. da Silva, University of Nevada-RenoQualitative Case Study of “Challenging The Collective Memory” Grant Program (working Title)Lindsey Payne, North Carolina State UniversityDiscussant: Chara Bohan, Georgia State UniversityCan Leadership Really Be Liberatory? Justice-Orientations of Leadership In An Anti-Justice WorldAmy Mungur, Georgia Gwinnett College; Ashley Jaffee, Princeton UniversityDiscussant: Chara Bohan, Georgia State UniversityThe Current State of Writing In Secondary Social Studies ClassroomsXiao Song, Utah State University; Anda Pearson, Utah State University; Edgar Díaz, Utah State UniversityDiscussant: Chara Bohan, Georgia State University The Promises and Challenges of Embedding Civics Into A Middle School U.S. History CurriculumLeah Bueso, University of Illinois Springfield; Abigail Dym, Bowdoin College; Benjamin Bowyer, University of California Riverside; Marsha Ing, University of California Riverside; Joseph Kahne, University of California Riverside; Jane Lo, Michigan State University Session Chair: Andrew Gonzales, The University of Texas at AustinClass Is Not In Session: Organized Labor and Class In Us High School State StandardsMathew Baker, Georgia Southern University; Robert Sobel, University of Texas at AustinFrom Thinking Like An Economist To Organizing Like A Worker: A Critical Discourse Analysis of National Economics Standards and A Curricular Model For High School Labor StudiesDaniel Bergerson, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesDiscomfort At The Crossroads: Rethinking Social Studies Education Through Affective Engagement With Difficult HistoryHye Ran Kim, Gakri Elementary School; Boeun Cha, Yonsei University; Jongsung Kim, Hiroshima University Session Chair: Lauren Harris, Arizona State UniversityDenying Civic Literacies: An Analysis of Mahmoud V. Taylor DecisionErin Bronstein, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Don McClure, St. John's UniversityDiscussant: Colleen Fitzpatrick, University of ToledoChanging History, Continuing Nationalism: The Evolution of Andrew Jackson Children’s Biographies In The Trump EraGretchen Hohmeyer, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Meghan Whitfield, University of Massachusetts AmherstDiscussant: Colleen Fitzpatrick, University of ToledoEveryday Christian Nationalism: Examining Christian Nationalist Logics In Teacher EducationJoseph McAnultyDiscussant: Colleen Fitzpatrick, University of Toledo“Achieving Our Country”: Patriotism, Love, and Hope In Social Studies EducationPeter Nelson, University of British ColumbiaDiscussant: Colleen Fitzpatrick, University of Toledo Unearthing Geography In The Social StudiesKelly León, University of Wisconsin- Green Bay; Jerry Mitchell, University of South Carolina; Thomas Herman, National Council for Geographic Education; Timothy Monreal, SUNY- Buffalo Session Chair: Ian McGregor, University of Nevada-Reno“Who Is To Decide?”: Unanswered Questions On The Newest Edition of The National Content Standards In EconomicsErin Adams, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY; Neil Shanks, Texas A&M UniversityDiscussant: Cinthia Salinas, The University of Texas at AustinComing In From The Cold? Economic Education In Trse 1981-2023Erin Adams, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITYDiscussant: Cinthia Salinas, The University of Texas at AustinConcerning Economics & Ecology (should We Be Concerned?): A Critical Content Analysis of United States Economics State StandardsMatt Dingler, University of Minnesota--DuluthDiscussant: Cinthia Salinas, The University of Texas at AustinHow Economists Think: A 2x2 Expert–novice Eyetracking Study of Goal-Mediated Action In A Simulation VideogameTaylor Kessner, SUNY Geneseo; Kevin Malone, SUNY GeneseoDiscussant: Cinthia Salinas, The University of Texas at Austin Session Chair: Elise Dickerson, Auburn UniversityWe Keep Us Safe”: Youth Resistance and The Formation of Alternative Civics EducationRyan Oto, University of Minnesota; Ngan Nguyen, University of Minnesota; Charlie Mahaffey, St. Louis Park Public SchoolsDiscussant: Beth Rubin, Teachers College - Columbia UniversitySurfacing Insurgent Potentials: Counterinsurgency and Acts of Refusal With Black and Brown Youth In K-12 SchoolsRyan Oto, University of MinnesotaDiscussant: Beth Rubin, Teachers College - Columbia UniversityWhat Counts As Action In Student-Led Civics Projects? –– Voice, Influence, Or BothChaebong Nam, University of Missouri, St. LouisDiscussant: Beth Rubin, Teachers College - Columbia UniversityYouth Co-Constructed Curriculum As A Form of Mutual AidEric Alvarez, Arizona State UniversityDiscussant: Beth Rubin, Teachers College - Columbia University Session Chair: Chauncey Monte-Sano, University of MichiganTeaching Truth In The South: Asian American Educators Reclaiming Inclusive Narratives For Young LearnersSohyun AnDiscussant: Danielle Charlemagne, University of North FloridaThe Ideal and The Real: Asian American and Ethnic Studies In K-12 ClassroomsEsther Kim, William & Mary; Sohyun An, Kennesaw State University; Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, Michigan State UniversityDiscussant: Danielle Charlemagne, University of North FloridaContinuity and Change In How Social Studies Teacher Educators Teach About RaceRyan Crowley, University of Kentucky; Emma Thacker, James Madison UniversityDiscussant: Danielle Charlemagne, University of North Florida“We Have A Responsibility To Each Other In This Room and To [the] Country.”: White Social Studies Teachers’ Professional Commitments To Teaching Ethnic Studies In IndianaJasmin Patron-Vargas Jasmin Patron-Vargas, Texas A&M UniversityDiscussant: Danielle Charlemagne, University of North Florida Teaching Against The Current: Women of Color In Social Studies Teacher Education In The U.S. SouthSonia Janis, University of Georgia; Tianna Dowie-Chin, University of Georgia; Rebecca Geller, University of Georgia
10:45am-12:00pm
Crystal B-West TowerCrystal C-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerWater Tower-West TowerGold Coast-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerWrigley-West Tower
Are Youth Turning Away From Democracy? A Symposium of Perspectives From The Us and CanadaJoel Westheimer, University of Ottawa; Kevin Gu, University of Ottawa; Joseph Kahne, UC-Riverside; Agata Soroko, UC-Riverside; Beth Rubin, Teachers College, Columbia University Session Chair: Pedro Berlanga, The University of Texas at Austin“I Was Hired In Spite of My Background, Not Because of It”: A Case Study of A Palestinian American Social Studies TeacherHanadi Shatara, California State University, SacramentoDiscussant: Jasmin Patron-Vargas Jasmin Patron-Vargas, Texas A&M University“My Religion Takes Precedence Over My Culture”: How A Muslim, Arab American Preservice Elementary Teacher Navigates The Social StudiesMichael Joseph, Texas Tech UniversityDiscussant: Jasmin Patron-Vargas, Texas A&M UniversityLooking Back To Look Forward: How Teachers of Color Encounter and Envision Social Studies and Teacher EducationSarah Day Dayon, University of MichiganDiscussant: Jasmin Patron-Vargas, Texas A&M UniversityTeacher Well-Being Across Contexts: Counterstories of Justice-Oriented Social Studies EducatorsJami Carmichael, Arizona State UniversityDiscussant: Jasmin Patron-Vargas, Texas A&M University Sparking Discussions In World History: Insights From Designed Classroom MaterialsEmi Iwatani, Digital Promise; Rachel Phillips; Angela Hardy, Digital Promise; Shelton Daal, Digital Promise; Abby Resiman, University of Pennslyvania Graduate School of Education; Tiffany Leones, Digital PromiseDiscussant: Lauren Colley, University of CincinnatiLearning Together About Classroom Discussion: How Beginning Middle Grades Social Studies Teachers Co-Construct Meaning In An Online Community of PracticeRachel Waltz, North Carolina State UniversityDiscussant: Lauren Colley, University of CincinnatiLet’s Talk History: A Tool For Evaluating Curricular Materials For Substantive Discussion OpportunitiesTiffany Leones, Digital Promise; Emi Iwatani, Digital PromiseDiscussant: Lauren Colley, University of Cincinnati Session Chair: Sabrina Caldwell, University of South AlabamaCivic Learning Under Pressure: A Dual-Site Case Study of Civics Instruction During Political PolarizationMichael Catelli, Rutgers UniversityDiscussant: Brandon Beck, University of Maryland - Baltimore CountyTeachers’ Representations of and Experiences With Pedagogical Neutrality, Balance, and Nonpartisanship In A Hyper-Polarized and Eroding DemocracyLuke Hands, University of Rochester; Fauzi Abdillah, University of Rochester; Amy Stell, University of Rochester; Kevin Meuwissen, University of RochesterDiscussant: Brandon Beck, University of Maryland - Baltimore CountyFrom Covid-19 To “Partisan Posturing:” Teachers’ Reported Differences Between Teaching The 2020 and 2024 ElectionsNathan Smith, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Madelyn Garcia, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Kim Straub, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Jeremy Stoddard, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Paul Fitchett, Auburn UniversityDiscussant: Brandon Beck, University of Maryland - Baltimore County Session Chair: Ritu Radhakrishnan, State University of New York at OswegoAmerican Exceptionalism and Orientalism In U.S. Civics Education: A Comparative Word Frequency Analysis of Advanced Placement CurriculaDaniel Bergerson, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesDiscussant: Taylor Hamblin, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse(whose) Rightful Presence In Social Studies Teacher Education? On Youth Participation In Methods CoursesDaniela Harton, University of Colorado- Boulder; Acelynn Perkins, University of Colorado- Boulder; Laura Meinzen, University of Colorado- BoulderDiscussant: Taylor Hamblin, University of Wisconsin - La CrosseCriticality In The Curriculum: An Evaluation of Lessons From The Jfk Presidential LibraryDanielle Evans-Schreiber, University of Iowa; Eric Freedman, University of IowaDiscussant: Taylor Hamblin, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Session Chair: Carolyn Weber, University of Northern Iowa“I Mean…it’s Terrifying.”: Social Studies Teachers Consider Teaching Nuclear WarBrian GibbsDiscussant: Erin Bronstein, University of Michigan - DearbornInstructional Infrastructure For The Atomic Age: A Design-Based Inquiry Into Multimedia-Supported Nuclear LiteracyJoshua Littenberg-Tobias, WGBH Boston; Taylor Kessner, SUNY Geneseo; Sarah Kaka, Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDiscussant: Erin Bronstein, University of Michigan - DearbornWhose Questions Count? Cufa, Teacher Priorities, and The Research-Practice Gap In Social Studies EducationSarah Kaka, Ohio Wesleyan University; Taylor Kessner, SUNY GeneseoDiscussant: Erin Bronstein, University of Michigan - DearbornMaking A Better Hiroshima Textbook: Authentic Communication and Communicative Solidarity At The Crossroads of Social Studies EducationJongsung Kim, Hiroshima UniversityDiscussant: Erin Bronstein, University of Michigan - Dearborn Session Chair: Kampanart “Menn” Chaiyarat, Teachers College - Columbia“Why Don’t They Fight Back?”: Third Graders Question Power Through A Unit On RefugeesHeidi Torres, University of OklahomaDiscussant: Yeji Kim, University of MissouriMigrant Critical Theory (migrantcrit) As A Theoretical Framework In Understanding Migration and Migrants’ Experiences In U.S. Social Studies EducationChenyu Li, Indiana University South BendDiscussant: Yeji Kim, University of MissouriHumanizing Immigration and Refugee Experiences: A Student-Centered Approach To Teaching Social Studies With Children’s Picturebooks In The Elementary ClassroomMary Adu-Gyamfi, University of Missouri; Angie Zapata, University of Missouri; Sarah Reid, Illinois State UniversityDiscussant: Yeji Kim, University of MissouriMafalda No Toma Sopa: Intergenerational Agency, Borderlands Consciousness, and The Questions Social Studies Refuses To SwallowDebora Saavedra-Winch, UnivDiscussant: Yeji Kim, University of Missouri Session Chair: Roya Fathalizadeh, Arizona State UniversityRemembering The Things We’ve Learned To Forget: Covid-19, Anti-Blackness, and More Just Educational FuturesRachel McMillian, Indiana University Indianapolis; Asif Wilson, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDiscussant: Amanda Vickery, University of North TexasBlack Placemaking As Living Pedagogy: Tracing Continuities of Resistance In Indiana’s Social Studies EducationSabrina Tiggs, Indiana University Indianapolis; Rachel McMillian, Indiana University, IndianapolisDiscussant: Amanda Vickery, University of North TexasCreating Continuity Between Fugitive Pedagogy and Teacher Insurgency: Vignettes From The Black Lives Matter At School MovementDenisha Jones, Defending the Early Years; Sarah Mathews, Florida International UniversityDiscussant: Amanda Vickery, University of North TexasBlack Aliveness and Black Quiet In Social Studies: Curricular, Pedagogical and Methodological PossibilitiesLora Smothers, University of GeorgiaDiscussant: Amanda Vickery, University of North Texas Official, Enacted, Experienced: Research of Religion In Social Studies EducationAnna Yonas, University of Kansas; Elizabeth Bellows, Appalachian State University; Aaron Bodle, James Madison University; Lightning Jay; Amy Allen; Christian Hansen; Colleen Fitzpatrick; Emma Nicosia Urban Space As Historical Archive: Using Street Photography To Democratize The Study of HistoryMichael Marino, The College of New Jersey
12:00pm-1:30pm
1:30pm-2:45pm
Crystal A-West TowerCrystal B-West TowerCrystal C-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerWater Tower-West TowerGold Coast-West TowerColumbian-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerWrigley-West Tower
Teaching Democracy’s Opponents: Addressing Histories of Fascism and The Right In The United StatesLightning Jay, University of Colorado; Robert Martinelle, University of Rhode Island; Lauren Funk, Boston University; Jim Garrett, University of Georgia; Christopher Martell, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Cathryn van Kessel, Texas Christian University; Caroline Cook, University of Georgia; Rebecca Geller, University of Georgia Charting The Currents To Just Futures: The Importance of Civicness In Social StudiesCinthia Salinas, The University of Texas at Austin; Amanda Vickery, University of North Texas; Katherina Payne, The University of Texas at Austin; Melissa Rojas Williams, University of North Texas; William Bae, The University of Texas at Austin; Delandrea Hall, University of North Texas Session Chair: Mark Kissling, Penn State UniversityFrom Barriers To Bridges: Integrating Socioscientific Issues To Address Barriers To Teaching Elementary Social StudiesMary Adu-Gyamfi, University of Missouri; Laura Zangori, University of Missouri; Sarah Poor, University of MissouriDiscussant: Annie Whitlock, Grand Valley State UniversityReframing Critical History Pedagogy: A Meta-Ethnographic Synthesis of Classroom Practices and Student ResponsesRory Dunn, Virginia Commonwealth University; Hillary Parkhouse, Virginia Commonwealth University; Gabriel Reich, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDiscussant: Annie Whitlock, Grand Valley State UniversityThe Primacy of Place In Picture Books About Water Pollution: Place Attachment In Picture Book Biographies of Women In Environmental ConservationStephanie Schroeder, The Pennsylvania State UniversityDiscussant: Annie Whitlock, Grand Valley State UniversityPlace-Based Difficult History Pedagogy: Elementary Pre-Service Teachers’ Field Trip Lesson PlanSara Demoiny, Auburn University; Jesus Tirado, Auburn UniversityDiscussant: Annie Whitlock, Grand Valley State University Session Chair: Heidi Torres, University of OklahomaCultivating Civic Classrooms In Elementary: Empowering Emerging Teachers Through Civic NoticingDaniela Digiacomo, University of Kentucky; Laura Darolia, University of Kentucky; Kelli Knight, University of Kentucky; Helena Sands, University of Kentucky; Carly Muetterties, Common Good Ed; Stephanie Mobley, CivicLexDiscussant: Alexa Quinn, James Madison UniversityMore Than Maps and Flags: Preservice Teachers’ Interpretations of Culture In Elementary Social Studies CurriculaPaul Sauberer, University of South FloridaDiscussant: Alexa Quinn, James Madison UniversityEveryday Governance At A Crossroads: Exploring School Behavior Systems As Civic Curriculum In Elementary ClassroomsAbigail Stebbins, The Ohio State Univeristy; Seunghoon Han, University of Northern IowaDiscussant: Alexa Quinn, James Madison UniversityCo-Investigating The Praxis of Critical Inquiry Discussions Through Youth Participatory Teacher Education RehearsalsAj Schiera, University of Colorado Boulder; Andrew Del Calvo, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Laura Meinzen, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniela Harton, University of Colorado BoulderDiscussant: Alexa Quinn, James Madison University Session Chair: Rachel Waltz, North Carolina State UniversityDesign-Based Methodologies For Social Studies Education Research: Designing For Justice, Equity, and ActionTaylor Kessner, SUNY Geneseo; Sarah Kaka, Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDiscussant: Jeremy Stoddard, University of Wisconsin - MadisonPreservice Teachers Apply Critical Media Literacy To Trace The Cinematic Migration and Ideological Transformation of The Half-Breed TropeRobert Sobel, University of Austin at Texas; Mathew Baker, Georgia Southern University; Perri Sweed, University of Austin at Texas; Melissa Freeman, University of Austin at TexasDiscussant: Jeremy Stoddard, University of Wisconsin - MadisonPreservice Secondary Social Studies Education Students’ Evaluations of Ai and Instagram: Results From An Eyetracking StudyTaylor Kessner, SUNY Geneseo; Sarah McGrew, University of Maryland - College ParkDiscussant: Jeremy Stoddard, University of Wisconsin - MadisonWhen Chatgpt Does The Thinking, What Is Left of Democratic Education? Revisiting Deweyan DemocracyKampanart (menn) Chaiyarat, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityDiscussant: Jeremy Stoddard, University of Wisconsin - Madison Session Chair: Alex Chisholm, Clemson UniversityMore Than Their Patents: A Critical Analysis of Black Inventor InquiriesDaniel G. Krutka, University of North Texas/Civics of Technology; Alexander G-J Pittman, Colorado State UniversityDiscussant: Rachel McMillian, Indiana University“They Want You To Believe That We Are The Ones Gathered To Protest The Unjust Murder of Black People Are Dangerous and Anti-Community—but I Think You Are Smarter Than That”: Static Shock, Comics, and Afrofuturist Pedagogies.Brandon Beck, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Nefertari Yancie, Kennesaw State UniversityDiscussant: Rachel McMillian, Indiana UniversityWhy We Don’t Teach African Liberation Movements and Why We ShouldWanda Watson, San José State UniversityDiscussant: Rachel McMillian, Indiana University“We Are Not On Neutral Ground”: Basketball’s Racialized Emotions, Hauntings, and Poetic Lingering”Brittany JonesDiscussant: Rachel McMillian, Indiana University Session Chair: Luke Hands, University of RochesterEnacting Community Responsive Pedagogy Under Constraint: Elementary Teachers’ Practices In Anti-Dei Policy ContextsSohyun An Sohyun An; Theresa Alviar-MartinDiscussant: Kevin Meuwissen, University of RochesterIdentity, Context, and Solidarity: Examining Departmental Dynamics and Social Studies Teacher Responses To White Christian Nationalist Educational PolicyMichael Krecker, Baylor University; Kevin Magill, Baylor University; Liz Harrelson Magill, BaylorDiscussant: Kevin Meuwissen, University of RochesterThe Return of The Social Studies Wars: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Public Debate Surrounding Anti-Crt LegislationRyan Cowden, Gordon College; Kyle P. O'Brien, University of AlabamaDiscussant: Kevin Meuwissen, University of RochesterDeveloping Conceptual Clarity of Civic Identity To Support Countercurrent Against Anti-Dei Legislation and Attacks On Identity Politics: Lessons From The LiteratureSarah Mathews, Florida International University; Anastasia Legoute, Florida International UniversityDiscussant: Kevin Meuwissen, University of Rochester Session Chair: Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, Michigan State University“Cherry Picking Colonialism”: Youth’s Reflections On Local Historic Sites As Countercurrents To Marginalized NarrativesRachael Rudis, Michigan State UniversityDiscussant: Sarah Shear, University of Washington - BothellCivics As SurvivanceRachel Talbert, TC Columbia; Curtis Zunigha, Lenape CenterDiscussant: Sarah Shear, University of Washington - BothellWhose Colonialism Counts? Toward A Strategic Decolonial Social Studies EducationDanielle Charlemagne, University of North FloridaDiscussant: Sarah Shear, University of Washington - BothellCentering Indigenous Mexican Knowledge In Economics Curriculum Amidst Racial Capitalism and ColonizationTadashi Dozono, California State University Channel IslandsDiscussant: Sarah Shear, University of Washington - Bothell Rurality As A Throughline: Imagining Rural Futures In Social Studies Research and TeachingCaiden Webb, University of Missouri- Columbia; Amy Allen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); David Hicks, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); Rory Dunn, Virginia Commonwealth University; Lauren Colley, University of Cincinnati; Al Wood, Georgia Southern University; Eric Moffa, Washington & Lee University; Katherine Cornett, Georgia Southern University Citizenship In Between Worlds: Dual Identities, Interculturality, and Transnational Scholarship In Social Studies EducationDebora Saavedra-Winch, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Priyanka Kothari, Michigan State University; Saviour Kitcher, Michigan State University; Jaeun Won, Indiana University; Jesse Evans, Michigan State University; Betül Sandiraz Demiray, Michigan State University
2:30pm-6:00pm
(Crystal B-West Tower)

Film Synopsis: Kyla, a Chicago community organizer, travels throughout the state of Illinois to learn about Black resistance across time and place, coming to understand that in communities across the world Black people have always found ways to resist oppressive currents.

Kyla (film narrator) and Asif (producer) will be in conversation following the film. 

Against The Current- Film and PanelAsif Wilson, University of Illinois
3:00pm-4:15pm
Crystal A-West TowerCrystal B-West TowerCrystal C-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerComisky-West TowerWater Tower-West TowerGold Coast-West TowerColumbian-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerWrigley-West Tower
Rethinking Professional Development In Social Studies: Teacher Efficacy and Needs In Civics, Media Literacy, and Historical ReasoningLauren Harris, Arizona State University; Leanna Archambault, Arizona State University; Lindsie Spengler, Arizona State UniversityDiscussant: Charles Tocci, Loyola University-ChicagoBecoming History Teachers Together: Tracing A Novice In-Service History Teacher's Development In A Novice-Led Video-Based Community of PracticeLindsey Graham, Penn GSEDiscussant: Charles Tocci, Loyola University-ChicagoExamining Teacher Learning During Technology Assisted Lesson StudyJada Kohlmeier, Auburn University; Jesús Tirado, Auburn University; Megan Andrews, Auburn University; Terrance Lewis, University of Alabama; Matthew Summerlin, Auburn UniversityDiscussant: Charles Tocci, Loyola University-ChicagoTeacher Learning During A Virtual, Multi-Site Lesson Study ProjectJada L. Kohlmeier, Auburn University; Jesús A. Tirado, Auburn University; David T. Marshall, Auburn University; Megan Z. Andrews, Auburn University; Matthew F. Summerlin, Auburn University; Steven P. Brown, Auburn UniversityDiscussant: Charles Tocci, Loyola University-Chicago Session Chair: Stacey Kerr, Miami UniversityEfficiency As A Civic Risk: Early-Career Teachers’ Reflections On Efficiency and Pedagogical LossJoseph McAnulty; Elaine Alvey, University of Alaska SoutheastDiscussant: Joel Westheimer, University of OttawaUnderstanding The Link: Disparities In Social Studies Interest and Voter Registration RatesGuan Saw , Claremont Graduate University (CGU).; Yu-Han Hung, University of Houston DowntownDiscussant: Joel Westheimer,, University of OttawaCivic Education For Youth With Disabilities (1990–2025): A Systematic Scoping ReviewMaya Berrol-YoungDiscussant: Joel Westheimer,, University of OttawaTowards A Critical Race Civic EducationKristen Duncan, Clemson University; Terrance Lewis, University of Alabama; Alex Chisholm, Clemson UniveristyDiscussant: Joel Westheimer,, University of Ottawa Session Chair: Rory Dunn, Virginia Commonwealth University“I Don’t Really Think About It”: Rural White Social Studies Teachers Grappling With Their Racial IdentityMeghan Moore-Hubbard, Kennesaw State UniversityDiscussant: Al Wood, Georgia State University“I Was Afraid You’d Lost Your Way But You Found It Again”: The Art of Improvisational Teaching Through Preservice Teachers’ ExperiencesWilliam Bae, The University of Texas at Austin; Abbygael Landry, The University of Texas at Austin; Angela Villamizar, The University of Texas at Austin; Nicholas Tapia, The University of Texas at AustinDiscussant: Al Wood, Georgia State University“I Don’t Think I’ve Even Seen That Before”: A Self-Study of Teaching Preservice Teachers To Teach Through The Building Blocks of InquiryAnneliese Paulson, Indiana UniversityDiscussant: Al Wood, Georgia State University“Confluence” and “Delta” and “Crossroads”: Prioritizing Beginnings and Endings of Courses In Social Studies (teacher) EducationMark Kissling, Penn State UniversityDiscussant: Al Wood, Georgia State University Session Chair: Morgan Tate, Georgia State University“Of Course, Women Should Be More Included…but…but…”: Pre-Service Teachers Struggle With The Role of Feminism In The Social Studies ClassroomBrian GibbsDiscussant: Alex Butler, Bowling Green State UniversityContinuities In Research On Professional Development For Novice Social Studies TeachersAnna Yonas, University of Kansas; Alexa Quinn, James Madison UniversityDiscussant: Alex Butler, Bowling Green State University"These Are My People": Exploring and Understanding Teacher CommunityJillian O'Connor, University of Oklahoma and Norman Public SchoolsDiscussant: Alex Butler, Bowling Green State UniversityDeveloping The 3 Rs: An Analysis of Ncss Conference Programs For Cosmopolitan DispositionsErin Bronstein, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Jenna Cabelof, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Don Murray, Oklahoma State UniversityDiscussant: Alex Butler, Bowling Green State University Session Chair: Rebecca Christ, Florida International UniversityThe Pop Culture Pedagogy of I Survived: A Qualitative Content AnalysisAnnie Whitlock, Grand Valley State University; Kristy Brugar, University of OklahomaDiscussant: Ryan Oto, University of MinnesotaFrom Classroom To The Street: Empowering Young Voters With Local Community-Based Civics CurriculaAbigail Dym, Bowdoin College; Jesse Evans, Michigan State University; Raphael Hopstone, Michigan State University; Jane Lo, Michigan State University; Jessica Marshall; Matthew Nelsen; Sarah Reckhow, Michigan State UniversityDiscussant: Ryan Oto, University of Minnesota“I Had A Voice”: How Inquiry and Community-Based Civics Can Empower Students To Embrace Engagement.John Hensley, North Carolina State UniversityDiscussant: Ryan Oto, University of MinnesotaLooking Left To Fight “Right”: Using Critical Citizenship To Problematize Vilified Global Progressive Movements In Social Studies CurriculumIan McGregor, University of Nevada, Reno; Carolyn Silva, University of Nevada, RenoDiscussant: Ryan Oto, University of Minnesota Session Chair: Dean Vesperman, University of Wisconsin - La CrosseInstructional Practices Observed By Preservice Teachers In Restrictive Policy EnvironmentsSarah Kaka, Ohio Wesleyan University; Taylor Kessner, SUNY GeneseoDiscussant: Christopher Clark, University of North DakotaWhen Inquiry Becomes Shield: Political Fear and The Transformation of Social Studies Pedagogy In Preservice Teacher FormationSoo Bin Jang, University of Delaware; Bonnie Lewis , University of Delaware; Amanda Man, University of Delaware; Joy Esboldt, University of DelawareDiscussant: Christopher Clark, University of North DakotaA Pedagogy of Protection: How Preservice Elementary Teachers Make Sense of Teaching Social IssuesJessica Zaker, University of Nebraska-LincolnDiscussant: Christopher Clark, University of North DakotaDemocratic Citizenship Education Under Constraint: A Critical Phenomenological Study of Teacher Agency and Everyday ResistanceKampanart (menn) Chaiyarat, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityDiscussant: Christopher Clark, University of North Dakota Session Chair: Andrea Hawkman, Rowan UniversityNavigating Risk, Care, and Neutrality: Social Studies Teachers’ Decision-Making In Lgbtq+ History Education Amid Contemporary CountercurrentsColleen Kollasch, University of IowaDiscussant: Sandra Schmidt, Teachers College - Columbia UniversityHacking The Curriculum: South Korean Teachers' Discursive Reconstruction and Tactical Agency Against Lgbtq+ ErasureYoojin Kim, University of Wisconsin-MadisonDiscussant: Sandra Schmidt, Teachers College - Columbia UniversityWhen Social Studies Teacher Educators Are Brave: Reflections From The Queer CollectiveJ.B. Mayo, University of Minnesota; Aj Schiera, University of Colorado-BoulderDiscussant: Sandra Schmidt, Teachers College - Columbia University Session Chair: Elizabeth Disalvo Osborne, West Virginia UniversityWorking For Real Kids Instead of Each Other: Preservice Teachers As Contributors In Social Studies Professional LearningElizabeth Bellows, Appalachian State University; Amy Allen, Virginia TechDiscussant: Katherina Payne, The University of Texas at Austin“If Restraints Didn’t Exist, How Would You Approach Teaching Social Studies?”: Speculative Pedagogy For The Elementary Social Studies Methods ClassroomSara Demoiny, Auburn University; Brittany Jones, University of BuffaloDiscussant: Katherina Payne, The University of Texas at AustinPreparing Anti-Oppressive Social Studies Teachers: Fusing Social Justice Inquiry With Practice-Based Teacher Education PedagogyMaren Oberman, University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education; Melissa Stull, University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education; Chauncey Monte-Sano, University of Michigan Marsal Family School of EducationDiscussant: Katherina Payne, The University of Texas at AustinAvenue Q: Exploring Preservice Social Studies Teachers’ Beliefs About Learning Via Q MethodologyAdam Schultz, University of GeorgiaDiscussant: Katherina Payne, The University of Texas at Austin Session Chair: Yianella Blanco, University of California DavisPlace, Space, and Race: Reinterpreting Geography and Community With Latine TeachersPedro Berlanga, University of Texas at AustinDiscussant: Tim Monreal, The University at BuffaloDialogic History Teaching: A Collective Reading of BorderlandsAva Caballero, Loyola University Chicago; Virning Moizinho, Loyola University ChicagoDiscussant: Tim Monreal, The University at BuffaloTeaching Between Ideologies and Structures: Instructional Decision-Making In An Emergent Multilingual World History ClassroomKenneth Jimenez, The University of Texas at AustinDiscussant: Tim Monreal, The University at BuffaloTeaching Ethnic Studies Under Racialized Policy Constraint: Latinx Teachers, Latcrit, and Curricular Restraint In TexasAndrew Gonzales, The University of Texas at AustinDiscussant: Tim Monreal, The University at Buffalo At The Crossroads: Youth and Teacher Stories of Carcerality, Resistance, and Liberatory School FuturesGuadalupe Ramirez, University of Illinois/Chicago Public Schools; Steven Flores, National Louis University; Kyndall Jackson, Georgetown University; Breanna Lopez, University of Chicago; Dulce Gonzalez, St. Xavier University; Aayla Holiday
Thursday, December 3, 2026
2:30am-3:45pm
(Crystal A-West Tower)Session Chair: Elaine Alvey, University of Alaska SoutheastA Pedagogy of Human Connection: Civic Case Studies In PracticeHilary Conklin, DePaul University; Molly Andolina, DePaul University; Honor Allen, DePaul UniversityDiscussant: Sarah Mathews, Florida International UniversityTransparency-Based Censorship In Civic Education Under The Sunshine Law: Qualitative Evidence From The FieldChaebong Nam, University of Missouri, St. Louis; Cj Jones, University of Missouri, St. LouisDiscussant: Sarah Mathews, Florida International UniversityTrap Feminist Economics: Pedagogies of The Body and SurvivanceRoya FathalizadehDiscussant: Sarah Mathews, Florida International UniversityReinterpreting Civic Education Through Student-Powered Hosting and Transformative HospitalityEric Alvarez, Arizona State University; Roya Fathalizadeh , Arizona State UniversityDiscussant: Sarah Mathews, Florida International University
8:00am-9:00am
(Soldier Field-West Tower)
8:15am-6:00pm
Haymarket-West TowerPicasso-West Tower
8:15am-8:45am
(Crystal A-West Tower)Teaching For Justice: Enacting Critical Civic Pedagogy In PracticeGabriel Masi, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityCritical Race Theory: Where Are We Now?Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, Michigan State University; Amanda Vickery, University of North TexasEarly Career Social Studies Teacher Educators At The CrossroadsSabrina Caldwell, University of South Alabama; Sarah Day Dayon, University of Michigan; Seunghoon Han, University of Northern Iowa; Alexander Pittman, Colorado State University; Abigail Stebbins, The Ohio State UniversityAnnals of Social Studies Education Research For Teachers (assert): Fostering Collaboration and Strengthening Connections Between Teachers, Academics, and Graduate Students In Social Studies Education ResearchPeter Nelson, University of British Columbia; B. Scott Durham, Kent State UniversitySocial Science: Stories of Interdisciplinary Approaches Toward JusticeE. Woo, Michigan State UniversityReimagining Chinese History and Classical Literature In U.S. Contexts: Teaching The Peony Pavilion Through Cultural, Affective, and Multimodal ApproachesYifang Xu, Michigan State UniversityUniting Inquiries: Interdisciplinary Civic Science EducationTaylor Hamblin, University of Wisconsin La CrosseCivic Discourse Among Civil Unrest: A Conversation On How Institutions Are Encouraging "Civic Discourse" Pedagogical ApproachesRitu Radhakrishnan, SUNY OswegoBuilding Community For Rural Social Studies Teacher EducatorsAl Wood, Georgia Southern University
9:00am-10:00am
(Crystal B-West Tower)

Moderated by: Ariel Cornett, Georgia Southern University; & Yeji Kim, University of Missouri

Elena Gonzales; Laura Ouk; Leyla Nash; & Megan Bang

10:00am-11:00am
(Jacob Beidler Elementary School)

Meet in Crystal A to head over

10:15am-11:30am
Crystal A-West TowerCrystal B-West TowerCrystal C-West TowerComisky-West TowerWater Tower-West TowerGold Coast-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerWrigley-West TowerColumbian-West Tower
Teaching At The Crossroads: Pedagogical Possibilities In Perilous TimesElizabeth Vassallo, Michigan State University; Nesrin El-Isa, Michigan State University; Mariah Pol, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Priyanka Subramanian, St. Olaf College; Cortney Haynes, University of North Texas; Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, Michigan State University

Facilitated by: Sarah Shear, University of Washington - Bothell
 

Leilani Sabzalian, University of Oregon; Meredith L. McCoy, Carleton College; & Helen Thomas, The National Indian Education Association
 

Portraits of Growth: How Novice Social Studies Teachers Develop As Discussion FacilitatorsPaula McAvoy, North Carolina State University; Tim Patterson , Temple University; Abby Reisman, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; Andrew Schiera, University of Colorado, Boulder; Andrew Delcalvo, Rutgers University; Jenni Conrad , Oregon State University; Lightning Jay, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lindsey Graham, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; Tiferet Ani, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education From Land Acknowledgement To Origin Story To A Call For Kindness: One Black Woman Teacher Educator’s CounterstoryDanne Davis, Montclair State University

Yeji Kim, University of Missouri;
Jennifer Bondy, Arizona State University;
Jeremy Hilburn, University of North Carolina - Wilmington;
Patrick Keegan, Purdue University Northwest;
Theresa Alviar, Kennesaw State University;
Sohyun An, Kennesaw State University;
Debora Saavedra-Winch, University of North Carolina at Charlotte;
Timothy Monreal, The University at Buffalo;
Michael Joseph, Texas Tech University;
Chenyu Li, Indiana University - South Bend;
Nancy Bradt, City University of New York - Queens College;
Sandra Schmidt, Teachers College - Columbia;
Shari Wejsa-Stewart, Teachers College - Columbia;
Timothy Patterson, Temple University;
Ashley Jaffee, Princeton University;
Lightning Jay, University of Colorado - Boulder;
Brian Tauzel, Woodring College;
Jenni Conrad, Oregon State University

11:30am-1:00pm
Water Tower-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerColumbian-West Tower
1:00pm-2:15pm
Crystal A-West TowerCrystal B-West TowerCrystal C-West TowerComisky-West TowerWater Tower-West TowerGold Coast-West TowerWrigley-West TowerColumbian-West Tower
Social Studies Education and Curricular Censorship: A Study of Epistemic Injustice In GeorgiaKatlynn Cross-Harris, University of West GeorgiaExamining The Impact of Lesson Study On Teacher Candidates’ Adoption of Aiw PracticesDean Vesperman, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Taylor Hamblin, University of Wisconsin - La CrosseYearbooks As Primary Sources: Examining The Power of Place Through The Legacy of Historically Black Schools In The United StatesCara Ward, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Lisa Buchanan, Elon University; Donyell Roseboro, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Denise Ousley-Exum, University of North Carolina WilmingtonWhen The Internet Enters The Room: New Media Literacies and The Reconfiguration of Secondary Social Studies ClassroomsMargaret ("Mags") Donnelly, University of North Carolina Chapel HillNeoliberalism and Educational Reforms: Social Studies Curriculum Development In Two Public Universities In Ghana (1980- 2000s)Gideon Y Asante Gideon Y Asante, Ohio UniversityDigital and Virtual Reality Holocaust Survivor Testimony In The Post-Witness EraEmmalee Baker, University of Connecticut; Katherine Griffith , University of ConnecticutFinding A Throughline Among Diverse Belief Systems and Civic Ideals: Disrupting Religious Extremism In The Teacher Education ClassroomElizabeth Bellows, Appalachian State University; Aaron Bodle, James Madison UniversityDefining Age-Accessibility: Considerations For Teaching & Learning About Genocide Across Grade LevelsIrene Ann Resenly, Purdue UniversityThe Radical Reshaping of Social Studies Education and Preparation In TexasAnn Marie Ryan, University of Texas at San Antonio; Crystal Kalinec-Craig, University of Texas at San Antonio; Marissa Muñoz, University of Texas at San Antonio; Tiffany Farias-Sokoloski, University of Texas at San AntonioBlack Teachers Connect: Social Studies and The Black Teacher PipelineLora Smothers, University of Georgia; Chris Krupa Sr., University of GeorgiaRepresentation Matters: Using Lesson Transcripts To Introduce Core Practices In Preservice Teacher EducationWilliam Waychunas, Bradley UniversityShifting Stances: Teacher Candidates’ Evolving Conceptions of Controversy In The ClassroomJennifer Gallagher, East Carolina University; Lauren PinerEmancipation From What?: Juneteenth Lessons From Public CurriculumKristen Duncan, Clemson University; Dwalunda Alexander, Clemson Univerity“The Cotton of It All”: Teachers Consider Complex Historical Topics When Planning Field TripsKristen Fink, Clemson UniversityA Critical Pragmatic Interrogation of Ideological Interventions and The Deficit Logic of Citizenship EducationJason Endacott, University of ArkansasTeacher and Land: A Methodological Wandering of RelationalityJ'Shon Lee, Arizona State UniversityCultivating Belonging: Centering Latino Histories and Inclusive Practices In Nyc ClassroomsShari Wejsa-Stewart, Columbia University Teachers College; Jasper Golden, Columbia University Teachers CollegeStoried Pedagogies: Social Studies Teachers’ Narratives of Teaching Practice Six Years After Covid‑19Bernardo Pohl, University of Houston-DowntownAnalyzing The Historical Contributions of Black and Filipino Miseducation Scholars In Social Studies ClassroomsSarah Day Dayon, University of Michigan“Coming Here, It’s Completely Different”: Analyzing The Racialized Thinking of Two Rural High School Graduates Amidst Their Community and School ContextsAl Wood, Georgia Southern University“This Is The Situation”: Speculations On Fugitive Pedagogy In Southern Public EducationAdam Schultz, University of Georgia; Caroline Cook, University of Georgia; Brittani Miles, University of GeorgiaScripted Or Strategic? Preparing Teacher Candidates To Navigate The Curriculum Crossroads of High-Quality Instructional MaterialsSarah Straub, Stephen F. Austin State University; Adam Akerson, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityDiscussant: Gabriel ReichNegotiating Cultural Understanding Through A Multiliteracies Pedagogy: A Case Study of Transnational Youths In A Cultural Cuisine ProjectYifang Xu, Michigan State UniversityCountercurrents In The Curriculum: Silences, Omissions, and Patterns In The Harvard Social Studies ProjectCody Dalton, Virginia Tech; Jeryl Payne, Virginia TechAbuelita Epistemologies and Social Studies EducationChelsea Rodriguez, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Tim Monreal, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Discussant: Ashley Taylor Jaffee, Princeton University
Chair: Adam Schultz, University of Georgia


“Towards Transformative Social Studies Education for Refugee-Background Students in Secondary Classrooms” 
Yeji Kim, University of Missouri; & Sohyun An, Kennesaw State University

“Hip Hop Archives as Sites of History Education” 
Kelly Allen, Augusta University

“We carry our history with us:” Examining the Emotionality of Teaching & Learning Histories of State Violence & Antiblackness 
Tiferet Ani, University of Pennsylvania

Visual and Spatial Methods In Social Studies ResearchSandra Schmidt, Teachers College, Columbia University; Michael Marino, The College of New Jersey; Patrick Keegan, Purdue University Northwest; Maia Sheppard, University of Iowa; Asif Wilson, University of Illinois; Tomás Aviles, Michigan State University Serving As Leader “Otherwise” In Times of Educational ChangeRebecca Christ, Florida International University; Sarah Shear, University of Washington-Bothell; Andrea Hawkman, Rowan University; Amanda Vickery, University of North Texas Session Chair: Jenni Conrad, Oregon State University Cascades“I Can Hear The Students ‘Wait, There’s Rules?’”: Social Studies Teachers Wrestle With How To Teach The Rules For War and War Crimes In The American South.Brian GibbsDiscussant: Wayne Journell, University of North Carolina at GreensboroShared Commitments, Shared Concerns: A Poetic Transcription of Mothers’ and Teachers’ Perspectives On Teaching Difficult Topics In Early Childhood ClassroomsStephanie Schroeder, The Pennsylvania State University; Abigail Stebbins, The Ohio State University; Seunghoon Han, University of Northern IowaDiscussant: Wayne Journell, University of North Carolina at GreensboroPlaces of Learning/places of Violence: Social Studies Teachers’ Experiences of A School ShootingJim Garrett, University of Georgia; Rebecca Geller, University of GeorgiaDiscussant: Wayne Journell, University of North Carolina at GreensboroScholastic Journalism and Reproductive JusticeKathryn Engebretson, Indiana UniversityDiscussant: Wayne Journell, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Session Chair: Kristy Brugar, University of OklahomaAuthorizing Inquiry: A Critical Content and Discourse Analysis of The “Teaching The C3 Framework” Column In Social EducationAmy Allen, Virginia Tech; Hicks David, Virginia Tech; Stephanie van Hover, University of VirginiaDiscussant: Erin Piedmont, Georgia Southern UniversityAssessment Crossroads In New York: How do Teachers Develop New Primary Source Instruction?Meredith Katz, Queens College, City University of New york; Melanie Waller, Queens College, City University of New York; Jay Shuttleworth, Queens College, City University of New YorkDiscussant: Erin Piedmont, Georgia Southern UniversityDoing Our Own Research: Facilitating Digital Inquiries Into Controversial IssuesElizabeth Reynolds, University of MarylandDiscussant: Erin Piedmont, Georgia Southern UniversityResponsive Professional Learning For Teaching Inquiry In Elementary Social Studies: Insights From A Research–practice PartnershipAlexa Quinn, James Madison University College of Education; Anna Yonas, University of Kansas; Vicki Hobson, Longwood UniversityDiscussant: Erin Piedmont, Georgia Southern University
2:30pm-3:45pm
Crystal A-West TowerCrystal A-West TowerCrystal A-West TowerCrystal B-West TowerCrystal C-West TowerComisky-West TowerWater Tower-West TowerGold Coast-West TowerSoldier Field-West TowerWrigley-West TowerColumbian-West Tower
Session Chair: Elaine Alvey, University of Alaska SoutheastExamining Eggshells: Centering Identity In Teacher Ideological Disclosure ScholarshipThomas Aviles, Michigan State UniversityDiscussant: Nesrin El-Isa, Michigan State UniversityPreservice Teachers' Sense of Readiness For Facilitating Controversial TopicsAnda Pearson, Utah State University; Xiao Song, Utah State University; Edgar Díaz, Utah State UniversityDiscussant: Nesrin El-Isa, Michigan State UniversityReading The Room In Contentious Times: Relational Judgment and In-The-Moment Decision-Making In Social Studies ClassroomsMelissa Freeman, The University of Texas at Austin; Robert Sobel, The University of Texas at Austin; Jazmin Owens, The University of Texas at AustinDiscussant: Nesrin El-Isa, Michigan State University Session Chair: Elaine Alvey, University of Alaska SoutheastA Survey of Social Studies Teacher Educators In The United States and CanadaChristopher Martell, University of Massachusetts BostonDiscussant: Lightning Jay, University of Colorado - BoulderFighting For Education, Help Is Not Without HopeKamiar Mehrabian, University of OklahomaDiscussant: Lightning Jay, University of Colorado - BoulderHoping The Outside Hears: A Statewide Survey On Social Studies Instructional RealitiesColleen Fitzpatrick, University of Toledo; Sarah Kaka, Ohio Wesleyan University; Alex Butler, Bowling Green State University; Matt Hollstein, Kent State UniversityDiscussant: Lightning Jay, University of Colorado - Boulder Session Chair: Elaine Alvey, University of Alaska SoutheastSame Same But Different: A Chat Analysis of The Two-Worlds PhenomenonMathew Baker, Georgia Southern University; William Bae, University of Texas at AustinDiscussant: Neil Shanks, Texas A&M UniversityFrom Strikes To Silences: An Analysis of Labor History In K-12 U.S. History StandardsMichael Krecker, Baylor University; Kevin Magill, Baylor University; Liz Harrelson Magill, Baylor UniversityDiscussant: Neil Shanks, Texas A&M UniversityBelonging Is Currency: The Power of Critical Social Studies In Your Hometown Appalachian CommunityElizabeth Disalvo Osborne, West Virginia University; Elizabeth Rexroad, West Virginia UniversityDiscussant: Neil Shanks, Texas A&M UniversityWhat Is The Point of Teaching History?Sean Creighton, Oregon State UniversityDiscussant: Neil Shanks, Texas A&M University Critical Civic Learning Amid Countercurrents: Tensions and Possibilities of Ypar In SchoolsBeth Rubin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Beth Rubin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Kampanart “Menn” Chaiyarat, Teachers College, Columbia University; Noa Ovadia, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ryan Oto, University of Minnesota; Yeji Kim, University of Missouri; Maya Berrol-Young, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jasper Golden, Teachers College, Columbia University; Davis Harper, North Carolina State University Theorizing Social Studies Education From Below: Civic Knowledge, Praxis, and Possibility From Los de AbajoCarolyn S. F. da Silva, University of Nevada Reno; Tianna Dowie-Chin, University of Georgia; Danielle Charlemagne, University of Georgia; Timothy Monreal, The University at Buffalo, SUNY Session Chair: Gideon Asante, Ohio UniversityDialogic Instruction Supporting Critical Interaction In A 6th Grade ClassroomRebecca d'Angelo, Weston Public Schools; Chauncey Monte-Sano, University of Michigan; Logan Eiland, School District of Philadelphia; Sarah Day Dayon, University of MichiganDiscussant: Michael Marino, The College of New JerseyStudent Agency and Justice At The Center: Teacher Trajectories With Learning Justice-Oriented Discussion FacilitationJenni Conrad, Oregon State University, CascadesDiscussant: Michael Marino, The College of New Jersey“So, Let's Talk About This”: Making Sense of Whole-Group Discussion Enacted In Elementary Social Studies ClassroomsAlexa Quinn, James Madison University College of Education; Tyler Woodward, St. John Fisher University; Michael Gurlea, Ball State UniversityDiscussant: Michael Marino, The College of New Jersey“It Is Not Going To Be Perfect” : Cooperating Teachers Role In Supporting Preservice Teachers Learn Discussion FacilitationSaud Alaradah, University of Wisconsin - MadisonDiscussant: Michael Marino, The College of New Jersey

Sarah Shear, University of Washington - Bothell; Rebecca Christ, Florida International University; Andrea Hawkman, Rowan University; Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, Arlington Public Schools; Erin Adams, Kennesaw State University; Cathryn van Kessel, Texas Christian University

Session Chair: Tammy Zilliox, Xavier University“That Class Helped Me Find Like-Minded Peers”: Becoming Feminists Together In South KoreaHana Jun, Valparaiso UniversityDiscussant: Hanadi Shatara, California State University-SacrementoAt The Crossroads of History and Citizenship: Teacher Mediation and Civic Learning In Quebec ClassroomsGabriel Masi, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityDiscussant: Hanadi Shatara, California State University-SacrementoFrom ‘Knowing’ To ‘Experiencing’: Story Circles, Intercultural Competence, and Teacher Candidates Studying In Sinhala, Tamil, and English In Sri LankaNayomi Gunasekara Field, Ohio UniversityDiscussant: Hanadi Shatara, California State University-SacrementoAt The Crossroads of Conflict and Peace: U.S. Teachers Reimagining Teaching For Peace Through Dialogic and Experiential Learning In Northern IrelandMariah Pol, University of Wisconsin-MadisonDiscussant: Hanadi Shatara, California State University-Sacremento Session Chair: Joseph McAnulty, University of IowaWho Is A Social Studies Teacher? Mapping Tiktok's Algorithmic AnswerStacey Kerr, Miami UniversityDiscussant: Daniel G. Krutka, University of North TexasTechnoskepticism In Practice: Evaluating Generative Ai's Role In Teaching Black History Through Extended Primary SourcesAnne Aydinian-Perry, University of Wyoming; Dean Vesperman, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Matthew Missias, Grand Valley State University; Whitney Blankenship, San Antonio CollegeDiscussant: Daniel G. Krutka, University of North TexasReal Democracy Would Make A Boring Game: How Games May Undermine Civic Preparation and What They Are Still Good ForMax Shafer-Landau, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Taylor Kessner, SUNY GeneseoDiscussant: Daniel G. Krutka, University of North TexasWhen Ai Interprets The Past: Historical Thinking, Civic Epistemology, and Social Studies Teacher EducationEla Ziv, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Tina L. Heafner, University of North Carolina at CharlotteDiscussant: Daniel G. Krutka, University of North Texas Historical Consciousness and The Historical Ideal: Considering The Purpose of History In History EducationGabriel Reich, Virginia Commonwealth University; Paul Zanazanian, McGill University; Tadashi Dozono, California State Channel Islands; Sara Evers, Ferrum College; Brittany Jones, University of Buffalo; Rory Dunn, Virginia Commonwealth University
4:00pm-6:00pm
(Crystal B-West Tower)
6:00pm-8:00pm
(Concept, 9)

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