Name: Real-World Economics: Teaching America’s Housing Crisis Through a Policy Lens
Start: 2025-03-14T09:45:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-14T22:45:00-05:00
Location: Madison Concourse Hotel

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March 2025
March 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Introduction to Civic Online Reasoning: Teach Students to Sort Fact from Fiction Online

Virtual

The Digital Inquiry Group’s Civic Online Reasoning curriculum, based on research with professional fact checkers and tested in classrooms across the country, teaches students to effectively evaluate online content. During this interactive webinar, participants will consider the research behind the curriculum, review free curricular materials, and discuss how these resources can be integrated into their …

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March 7

Jack Miller Center 2025 American Civic Tradition Fellowship Application Deadline

Virtual

The American Civic Tradition Fellowship is the Founding Civics Initiative’s signature program, attracting top middle and high school social studies educators from around the country. The fellowship consists of a weeklong in-person institute in the summer and monthly virtual meetings during the following academic year. In addition to in-depth discussions of primary texts, teachers will …

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March 8 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Girl Scout Day at the Capital

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

This annual event provides Girl Scouts the unique opportunity to engage with local legislators, learn about the civic process, and become empowered to take an active role in their communities. Contact Logan Hennessy if you'd like to volunteer to support this fantastic civic engagement event. <HennessyL@gsbadgerland.org>
March 10 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Civic Learning Week in Wisconsin: learn and share with the story of Roberto Hernández

Virtual

Civic Learning Week (March 10-14, 2025) is almost here! PBS Wisconsin Education has tons of great resources to enhance civic learning in classrooms and libraries, and we’re inviting feedback from educators on one of them in a special Civic Learning Week opportunity. We're currently looking for Wisconsin educators who work with grades 3-8 and want …

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Free
March 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Run a Drive Workshop: Youth Voter Registration

Virtual

Join The Civics Center on our mission to make voter registration a part of every high school in America! The most effective voter registration efforts are student-led and adult-supported. Come learn how to design a drive that fits your school structure and schedule. This workshop is ideal for a drive organizing team of students and/or …

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March 10 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Social Media and Youth Mental Health: A Civic Learning Week Conversation

Virtual

In recent years, calls to limit, regulate, or ban social media platforms have escalated from all corners of the political spectrum. These concerns have been as varied as national security, foreign ownership, and the danger of disinformation in a divided democracy. Yet perhaps the most cross‐partisan concern has come from increasing evidence of social media’s …

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Free
March 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Civic Learning Resource Slam

Virtual

It’s Almost Civic Learning Week! Civic Learning Week is about empowering youth to contribute to our constitutional democracy. In celebration of Civic Learning Week, March 10 through March 15, the Center for Civic Education is cohosting a virtual event designed to enhance your teaching and promote engagement. Civic Learning Resource Slam Join us for an …

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Free!
March 11 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Teaching for Statesmanship: A Virtual Discussion with Shilo Brooks, Michael Promisel, and Hans Zeiger

Virtual

What can America’s great leaders teach us about citizenship today? How do their decisions reveal the enduring principles of our political tradition? And how can the next generation of leaders attain the intellectual grounding needed for statesmanship in the 21st century? Join us on Tuesday, March 11, at 3:00 PM for a webinar on teaching statesmanship with Jack …

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March 11 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Civic Learning Week in Wisconsin: learn and share with the story of Roberto Hernández

Virtual

Civic Learning Week (March 10-14, 2025) is almost here! PBS Wisconsin Education has tons of great resources to enhance civic learning in classrooms and libraries, and we’re inviting feedback from educators on one of them in a special Civic Learning Week opportunity. We're currently looking for Wisconsin educators who work with grades 3-8 and want …

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March 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Make Civic Engagement Practical: A toolbox for teachers

Join three of our Wisconsin Civics Fellows - practicing teachers supporting their peers in strengthening civic learning - for this fantastic virtual event during National Civic Learning week.
March 14 @ 8:00 am - March 15 @ 5:00 pm

WCSS Annual Conference: Making Social Studies Matter

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

Join Wisconsin Social Studies teachers for two days of professional learning.
March 14 @ 8:30 am - 10:45 am

Policy and Advocacy Workshop: Educators as Civics Ed Advocates Part 1

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

This session aims to empower educators to serve as powerful advocates for K-12 civics education at the local, state, and federal level. We'll review the current policy landscape, explore educators' role in policy making, develop action plans and tools for civics advocacy, and put it all to use when we meet directly with legislators and …

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March 14 @ 8:30 am - 10:45 pm

Historical Thinking Skills for the Social Media Age

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

Students have access to more information than ever before, but separating fact from fiction has never been more difficult. Historical thinking skills can empower students to analyze the (mis)information they encounter online. We’ll use a variety of PBS resources and media to sharpen students’ media literacy skills, including research, fact-checking, identifying bias, and finding reliable …

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March 14 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am

Jury Education and Teaching the Judicial System

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

Engage in a train-the-trainer session to deepen learning about how juries work and why they are so integral to our overall judicial system. This session will entail an overview of what juries are, why they exist, and how everyday Americans can participate in the judicial process through jury duty. This session will be led by …

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March 14 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 pm

Real-World Economics: Teaching America’s Housing Crisis Through a Policy Lens

Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI

Dive into U.S. housing challenges with Sphere and The Foundation For Economic Education. Learn strategies to engage students in examining zoning policies, supply and demand, market competition, incentives, costs and benefits, mortgages, and more. Strategies include a graphic novel, interactive maps, tools, and a choice board. Connect to economics standards and support students in considering …

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