Name: Contributions and Contradictions: Fostering Civil Discourse on America’s Founders
Start: 2025-11-12T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-12T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Virtual

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March 2025
March 14 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Acting on Wisconsin Act 31: Centering Indigenous Voices, Perspectives, and Stories

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

While Act 31 provides a mandate for educators to teach about the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of Native Nations in Wisconsin, acting on this requirement can feel challenging without context or support. Join us as we unpack, unlearn, and relearn together, and explore resources for not just including, but centering Indigenous voices, perspectives, and …

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March 14 @ 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Civic Education Briefing Day

Wisconsin Capitol 2 E Main St, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Join the educators and community members from around the state to make the case that strengthening civic education should be a priority in Wisconsin. Click here to register (lunch provided)
March 14 @ 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Elevating Civil Rights Movement Voices from Past to Present

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

Explore teaching the impact of the Civil Rights Movement’s milestones and their influence on social dynamics and justice efforts. Leave with resources to foster meaningful civil discourse and critical thinking on historical reform and current challenges, like the role of AI in perpetuating biases. Empower students to connect the fight for civil rights to better …

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March 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Building the Wisconsin History Center

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

If you could design a field trip to a museum, what would it look like? Join us for an information and prototyping session for the new Wisconsin History Center - set to open on Capitol Square in Madison in 2027. This new history center will explore the state's long history. Please share your ideas and …

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March 15 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm

Teaching Civil Discourse: building skills and attitudes for civility

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

Civil discourse is a core skill to support civic engagement and democratic decision making. It also helps create a classroom environment where students feel comfortable sharing their ideas, and can productively navigate disagreement. We will dig into how to define civil discourse, and how teachers in all subject areas and grade levels can teach the …

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March 15 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

INSIDE THE 2025 WISCONSIN CIVICS GAMES

The Wisconsin Civics Games, sponsored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation beginning in 2018, is a competition that promotes civics education as well as civic and civil engagement among teams of high school students. This session will feature an opportunity to learn more about the 2025 Games, including the Editorial Writing and Editorial Cartoon contest. …

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April 2025
April 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Workshop – WI Act 266 Teach AAPI Studies K-12

Virtual

This workshop provides an overview of The Asian American Education Project’s lesson plans and the five thematic units on: citizenship, civil rights, identity, immigration, and racism. It will cover the …

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June 2025
June 17 @ 8:00 am - June 18 @ 12:00 pm

Civic Literacy and Citizenship Symposium

The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy (CSLD) is hosting a two-day Civic Literacy and Citizenship symposium at the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells on June 16-17, 2025.* …

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Free
June 24 @ 10:00 am - June 25 @ 11:30 am

Legislative Semester Orientation
July 2025
July 16 @ 4:00 pm - July 18 @ 12:30 pm

Symposium for Teachers with UW – Eau Claire: The Constitution and the Founding Era

This year’s symposium will focus on the Constitution and the Founding era, including their influence over our current form and understanding of government. Session topics will include the Bill of …

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Free
September 2025
September 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

WI Braver Angels Statewide Debate: School Choice

Virtual

In 1990, the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program became the nation's first modern school choice program. Since then, school choice initiatives have developed and expanded in Wisconsin, and families across the …

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Free
October 2025
October 4 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

WI Civic Educators Summit: Foundations of Civic Culture

Wausau, WI Wausau, WI

Hosted in partnership by the Jack Miller Center, Sphere Education Initiatives, and the Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship & Civil Dialogue, this summit will bring together Wisconsin social studies educators, curriculum …

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October 6 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Principles of the 250th: Past, Present, and Future

Brown County Library 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI, United States

Teacher Professional Development Workshops The Wisconsin Historical Society and the National Constitution Center are excited to offer two free, half-day professional learning sessions focused on preparing Wisconsin educators to teach …

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Free
October 7 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Principles of the 250th: Past, Present, and Future

Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters 816 State Street, Madison, WI, United States

Principles of the 250th: Past, Present, and Future Teacher Professional Development Workshops Monday, October 6, 12:00–4:00 p.m. in Green Bay Tuesday, October 7, 12:00–4:00 p.m. in Madison The Wisconsin Historical Society and …

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Free
November 2025
November 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Contributions and Contradictions: Fostering Civil Discourse on America’s Founders

Virtual

A Virtual Professional Development Program for Educators How should we grapple with the legacies of complex historical figures? Join Sphere Education Initiatives and Civic Spirit for this unique virtual professional …

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