Hosted by the SUNY Buffalo State College School of Education, 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc and the Erie County Office of Public Advocacy, the Reimagining Civics Education for a Better 21st Century is designed for area P-12 and Buffalo State students and area educators and policy-makers to discuss the importance and revival of teaching civics in P-12 schools. This summit was called to honor the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in the United States.
* free event
* breakfast and lunch included
* pre-registration required
* free on-campus parking
* Registration Deadline: January 3
* NOTE: Parking is free in any unreserved and unmetered spaces in the following lots ONLY -- I-30, I-34, I-35, R-1 and R-2. Parking in other lots may result in ticketing. Refer to highlighted map above.
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Morning Keynote by Laura Free
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Historical Reenactors Presentation
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions (3)
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Luncheon Keynote by Maria Whyte
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Roundtable Working Groups
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing Panel Q&A
Morning Presentations: Consecutive 25-minute sessions with 5-minute transfer time between. Participants may choose to remain for all presentations in one strand or alternate to multiple strands.
Afternoon Roundtables: Collection of 1-hour discussions will extend morning sessions to prepare for the final panel conversation.
Closing Panel: The day will come full circle with a panel of local leaders - invited government and school officials - responding to the topics developed through the summit, and a call to action by and for all participants.
Proposals were accepted through December 1 for the following thematic strands.
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