Minnesota Council 
for the Social Studies


MCSS 2025 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Upcoming events

    • 22 Feb 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • 23 Feb 2025
    • 4:30 PM
    • St. Cloud State University - Atwood Memorial Center - St. Cloud, MN
    • 283
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    MCSS Conference 2025

    Setting the Standard: Illuminating Our Path Forward


    The annual MCSS conference is a professional development opportunity for Minnesota social studies teachers of all grade levels. The conference includes keynote speakers, engaging sessions on disciplines and strategies, exhibitors, and catered continental breakfast and lunch. This year's conference will be held at the Atwood Memorial Center on the St. Cloud State University Campus in St. Cloud, MN on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

    Social Studies Social Awards Dinner & Trivia Night

    The Social Studies Social is a social evening event. At the Social, MCSS honors outstanding social studies teachers, traditionally at the elementary, middle and high school levels in addition to a Lifetime Achievement Award. Attendees will enjoy a catered dinner, a keynote speaker, and a wonderful opportunity to network with other social studies educators. Anyone is welcome to attend the event. Registration prices are per person. This year's Social Studies Social will be held at the Atwood Memorial Center on the St. Cloud State University Campus in St. Cloud, MN on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

    Registration deadline for the Awards Dinner closes at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. 

    Payment: You may pay online with a major credit card or send a check payable to MCSS to: Crystal Johnson, MCSS Treasurer, 10877 Jersey Circle N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 before February 07, 2025.  After that time, please bring check or cash to the conference.

    Cancellations: Full refunds will be issued for notifications of cancellation received on or before Feb. 07, 2025.  No refund will be issued in the event of cancellation on or after Feb. 08, 2025.
    • 22 Feb 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • 23 Feb 2025
    • 4:30 PM
    • St. Cloud State University - Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud, MN
    • 26
    Register


    Exhibitor Registration


    The MCSS Annual Conference is a professional development opportunity for Minnesota social studies teachers of all grade levels. The conference includes speakers and engaging sessions on disciplines and strategies. This year's conference will be held at St. Cloud State University - Atwood Memorial Center in St. Cloud on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

    The St. Cloud State University - Atwood Memorial Center in St. Cloud will be open to exhibitors to set up starting at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

    Dedicated exhibitor time for the conference attendees will last approximately two hours.

    We also welcome exhibitors to network with leading educators from around that region at our Social Studies Social on Sunday evening, February 22, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Cloud State University - Atwood Memorial Center in St. Cloud. You can register for the Social along with your exhibitor registration.

    **Exhibitors who would like to be included in the conference program must register by Friday, January 24, 2025.**

    Exhibitor registration closes Friday, February 7, 2025.



    Payment: You may pay online with a major credit card or send a check payable to MCSS to: Crystal Johnson, 10877 Jersey Circle North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445. All exhibitor spaces must be paid by February 16, 2023.

    Cancellations: Full refunds will be issued for notifications of cancellation received on or before February 7, 2024. No refund will be issued in the event of cancellation on or after February 7, 2024.

MCSS 2024 CONFERENCE SPONSORS

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our MCSS 2024 Conference sponsors. Their generosity allowed us to make last year's conference one of the biggest and best we've ever produced and we look forward to sharing our MCSS 2025 Conference Sponsors soon!

Breakfast Sponsor:

Lunch Sponsor:


Social Studies Social Trivia Night Sponsor:


Teacher of the Year and Keynote Sponsor:



FULL SCHEDULE FOR 2025 MCSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY


MCSS 2025 Keynote Speakers

Information coming soon!

Social Studies Social (Awards Banquet & Trivia Night)
February 22, St. Cloud State University - Atwoods Memorial Center


Annual Conference
February 23, St. Cloud State University - Atwoods Memorial Center



Register for the conference


Comments from MCSS Conference attendees:

"This year's sessions were the best yet! I am looking forward to attending in the future."

"I so appreciate the work MCSS is doing to bring elementary teachers into this experience."

"It's an incredible way to network and learn about available resources before entering the classroom and something I'll return for in future years."



Breakout session resources from past conferences

Only current MCSS members have access to resources from breakout sessions.


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