The Kansas Historical Society will host the annual Kansas Council for the Social Studies conference at the Kansas Historical Society Complex and Kansas Museum of History in Topeka, KS. This year's theme, "Kansas Social Studies: Contexts, Perspectives, and Practices," has attracted a number of high-quality presenters and vendors. Internationally known photographer Jim Richardson will deliver the keynote address. Conference sessions will feature presentations on innovative instructional strategies, primary sources, teaching and learning history (U.S. Kansas and the world), government, geography, economics, as well as integrated curriculum.

The theme of this conference is "Elect Excellence: Arizona Social Studies."

This conference's theme is "Literate Citizens Vote!" The conference will feature more than 70 breakout sessions, several pre-conference workshops, and more than 40 exhibitors.

The theme for this conference is "Democracy, Diversity and the Social Studies Classroom." Topics covered will include "Analyzing Elections in American History," "Social Studies, History and the Elementary Classroom," "Teaching About Genocide and the Holocaust," "Technology in the Social Studies Classroom," "The Scoring Process on AP Examinations," "Literacy Strategies in Social Studies Classes," "Teaching about Foreign Policy and Presidential Decision Making," "Writing in the Social Studies," and others.

This year's theme is "21st-century Virginia: A Time of Change." The theme reflects educators are about in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It allows the conference to offer a variety of topics which will reflect a focus on the breadth of Virginian heritage and the unique position of Virginia's founding and development as a society. The conference will offer sessions on a variety of topics of interest to Virginia's social studies educators.