Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies Conference Sessions

Plan to attend the annual full-day MCSS conference at Sturbridge Village on Friday, March 13th.

MCSS is excited to offer Civic Learning Week sessions for those who will be attending the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies Spring Statewide Conference! Visit the MCSS 2026 Spring Statewide Conference website to explore and register for sessions dedicated to advancing civic education in our classrooms and communities.

The Civic Learning Week sessions include:

Prioritizing Elementary: How Civics became Tier 1 Instruction in Springfield Public Schools K-2 Classrooms (9:50 – 10:50)
Autonomy & Activism: Helping Students Become Informed and Engaged Citizens (9:50 – 10:50)
Launching DESE Civic Project Tracking Across Springfield Public Schools w/ Local Civics’ PathLink Platform (11:00 – 12:00)
The Teen Leadership Walk: From Memorial to Monument, Answering the Calls to Action (1:00 – 2:00)
Leveraging Geographic Tools to Understand Democracy (1:00 – 2:00)
Student-Led Civic Action Matters Even More in the Age of AI (2:05 – 3:05)
Civics Beyond Borders: Preparing Students to be Global Citizens (3:15 – 4:15)
Be sure to attend the keynote: Teaching, Learning, and Leading in the Age of AI, presented by Dr. Torry Truss and Dr. Rob Malloy of UMass Amherst, designed to support social studies instructors and leaders struggling to navigate teaching and learning in the new digital era.

If you are attending the MCSS Conference in Sturbridge, we hope you enjoy these Civic Learning Week events!