Civic Literacy Institute
Tuesday, July 14
6-8 pm Opening Night Banquet - Wyo. Ballroom - Keynote Address - Dr. Patrick McSweeney - Georgetown University
6-8 pm Opening Night Banquet - Wyo. Ballroom - Keynote Address - Dr. Patrick McSweeney - Georgetown University
Wednesday, July 15
8-11 am - Engaging students in the philosophical and historical underpinnings of America
1-4 pm - The Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the classroom of today.
6-9 pm - Music, drinks, hiking, and place based education with local historians at Curt Gowdy State Park
8-11 am - Engaging students in the philosophical and historical underpinnings of America
1-4 pm - The Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the classroom of today.
6-9 pm - Music, drinks, hiking, and place based education with local historians at Curt Gowdy State Park
Thursday, July 16
8-11 am - Separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, and your students' innate desire for fairness.
1-4 pm - Connecting literacy, government, and history to the students in South Cheyenne. Original research findings from Wyoming's own.
6-9 pm - Wyoming PBS presents the new documentary Home from the Vietnam War.
8-11 am - Separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, and your students' innate desire for fairness.
1-4 pm - Connecting literacy, government, and history to the students in South Cheyenne. Original research findings from Wyoming's own.
6-9 pm - Wyoming PBS presents the new documentary Home from the Vietnam War.
Friday, July 17
8-11 am - Using simulated congressional hearings to empower literacy and civic learning.
8-11 am - Using simulated congressional hearings to empower literacy and civic learning.
Why attend the institute?
- $500 stipend + WDE Civics Micro-credential
- Free We the People curricular materials
- Increase your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution in a comfortable, teacher friendly environment
- Stay and eat at the new dorms and hang out with other great teachers in Laramie in the summertime!
