Civically Engaged Students & Student Voice

• What Kind of Citizen in a Pandemic and Beyond? Promoting Student Voice (Led by Mary Ellen Daneels - Illinois Civic Mission Coalition
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• The Political Classroom & Structured Academic Controversies (Led by Dr. Paula McAvoy - Co-Author of The Political Classroom & Prof. of Education at N.C. State University)
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• Teaching About Controversial Topics (Led by Dr. Diana Hess/Author, Researcher, and Dean of Education - University of Wisconsin)
• Amplifying Student Voice Through Project Soapbox (Led by Jill Bass & Mia Salamone - Mikva Challenge)
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• So you want to be President? Teaching Presidential Elections During Contentious Times (Led by Abigail Swetz/Former MS Teacher Leader & Graduate of the LaFollette School of Public Policy)
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• Tell Your Story (Led by PBS NewsHour)
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  • Mid-Maine Technical Center/Dave Boardman Webpage
• Youth Voting & Why It's Important to Start in K-12 (Led by Abby Kiesa from the CIRCLE Institute at Tufts University)
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• ESRI/ArcGIS Student Map Competition (Led by Brandi LeRoy - Bangor HS)
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Student YouTube Live Discussion

Social Studies Specialist Joe Schmidt hosted Emma Humphries (iCivics & CivXNow) to answer questions submitted by Maine students about the upcoming election and to share resources for students and teachers to use to learn more.

Check out the recording of the session: Getting From "Can't Vote. Don't Care" to "Count Me In"

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News Literacy & Current Events

• Fake News: What It Is, Why It Works, and What We Can Do About It (Led by Dr. Wayne Journell - Author of "Unpacking Fake News: An Educator's Guide to Navigating the Media with Students")
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• What It Means To Be News-Literate (Led by John Silva - Director of Education/The News Literacy Project)
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• All the News That's Fit to Teach: Current Events in the Classroom (Led by David Olson - PBS Digital Innovator & iCivics and Constitution Center Board Member)
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Interdisciplinary Connections

• Using Essential Questions to Connect History & Civics to Literacy (Led by Ron Nash & John McNamara/Senior Fellows of the Gilder Lehrman Institute)
  • BONUS - Mini Session: How to Write an Essential Question
    • Essential Questions in US History
    • Essential Questions - US at Home & Abroad in the 20th Century
    • WWI & Immigration Unit
    • Voting Rights Unit

Pedagogy in Practice

• Why Do We Strive to Make History & Civics Curricula Diverse (Led by Dr. Peter Levine - Tufts University)

Maine History & Relevant Topics

• Senator Margaret Chase Smith: Gender and Politics in the 1964 Presidential Election (Led by John Taylor - MCS Library & Museum)
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State Organizations with Online Resources

• Education Resources from the Maine Secretary of State’s Website

National Organizations with Online Resources

• Using C-SPAN Resources in the Classroom (Led by Keith Mahoney Messalonskee MS & C-SPAN)
• Teaching Using iCivics (Led by Emma Humphries - iCivics)
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Talking with Public Officials of Maine

• Talking Civics & Gov't with Senator Angus King
• Talking Civics & Gov't with Senator Susan Collins
• Talking Civics & Gov't with Rep. Jared Golden
• Talking Civics & Gov't with Rep. Chellie Pingree
• Meet & Learn with the Secretary of State
• Meet & Learn with the State Treasurer