Missouri Council of the Social Studies Annual Conference: Full Schedule

9:30am CST

Conference Welcome and Keynote Speaker

Friday February 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CST

Speakers

Lynne Jackson

The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation

As the great-great grandaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, Lynne Jackson has worked tirelessly to maintain the legacy of Dred Scott’s eleven-year fight for freedom. Ms. Jackson founded the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation which raised the funds for the Dred and Harriet Scott statue... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CST
Windsor

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11:30am CST

Lunch and Teacher of the Year Awards

Friday February 21, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm CST

Windsor

The techniques shown during this presentation are directly applicable to assisting educators in complying with the State of Missouri's Holocaust education mandate. This presentation will show how the guidelines produced by the Missouri Holocaust and Education Awareness Commission can be used to inform AI models to assist educators in the classroom.

Speakers

MCSS President Brian Keller and Past President Linnet Early

Friday February 21, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
Windsor

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3:00pm CST

Keynote Speaker: Brent Trout

Friday February 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm CST

Windsor

Speakers

Brent Trout

Manager, St. Louis County Library

Brent Trout is the manager of the Emerson History & Genealogy Center at St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch. With a background in museums, Brent previously served as the executive director of museums in Oklahoma and Florida. His interest in genealogy developed while in Oklahoma... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm CST
Windsor

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4:00pm CST

Holocaust Composer Stories Screening

Friday February 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST

Windsor

Join us for a screening of the first installment of Holocaust Composer Stories, a free, digital education program from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Holocaust Composer Stories offers middle and high school social studies and music teachers a new entry point for teaching about the Holocaust. Each story in this series features a composer with a different experience of the Holocaust. Students will listen to their music, hear their stories, and deepen their own understanding of historical events.
Created in partnership with the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum.

Friday February 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Windsor

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6:30pm CST

Trivia Night Sponsored by BRI

Friday February 21, 2025 6:30pm - 8:00pm CST

Windsor

Speakers

Derek Frieling

Scott Petri

Sponsors

Bill of Rights Institute

Friday February 21, 2025 6:30pm - 8:00pm CST
Windsor

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8:15am CST

Registration; Breakfast

Saturday February 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:55am CST

Windsor

Speakers

Kerri Flynn

Executive Secretary, Missouri Council of the Social Studies

Before becoming the Education Director for The Genocide Education Project, Kerri Flynn was a high school social studies and English teacher in Missouri for 25 years. She taught dual credit Psychology and Sociology, Modern U.S. History, and Human Rights and Genocide, a course she developed. Flynn received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator award... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:55am CST
Windsor

8:15am CST

How Travel Develops Teachers: A Roundtable Discussion

Saturday February 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:55am CST

Windsor

In this session, Missouri teachers who have traveled the world will participate in a round table to discuss successful strategies used to be accepted into top teacher travel programs around the world! If you are looking for international travel or travel within the States, this session is for you. The professional develop on these trips is simply amazing and you will be a better educator because of it. Participants will also answer questions and help you complete an application on the SPOT!

Speakers

Rhett Oldham

Saturday February 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:55am CST
Windsor

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11:00am CST

Keynote Speaker: Jody Sowell and Closing Remarks

Saturday February 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST

Windsor

Speakers

Jody Sowell

President, Missouri Historical Society

Jody Sowell is president of the Missouri Historical Society. He is, in fact, only the 7 th president in the 158-year history of the institution. MHS operates the Missouri History Museum, the Library and Research Center, and Soldiers Memorial Military Museum downtown. Jody has worked... Read More →

Thomas Herron

Saturday February 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Windsor

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