February 17, 2014
8:30 AM / Event check-in and civic education exhibition
Columbia Room, 1st floor (basement)
9:00 AM / Opening Address: “Two Students and a Representative Walk Into the Capitol…”
Representative Steve Bergquist is a small business owner and Social Studies teacher at Lindbergh High School in Renton, where he coaches tennis and golf. Steve represents the 11th Legislative District, including Renton, Kent, Tukwila, and some of South Seattle. He serves on the House Committees on Education, Government Operations and Elections, and Transportation. After graduating from Hazen High School in Renton, Steve earned a BA in Political Science & History from the University of Washington and a MA in Education & Social Studies from Western Washington University.
9:50 AM / Option 1: Celebrating 100 Years of Initiatives by the People
Presented by Lindsay Pryor, Office of the Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State Conf. Room, 2nd floor
Option 2: CCSS and the C3 Framework: Tools for Teachers
Presented by Carol Coe, OSPI
John L. O’Brien Bldg, Room 15 (basement)
Option 3: TVW Capitol Classroom
Presented by David Johnson, TVW
Cherberg Bldg,Senate Hearing Room 2
Option 4: iCivics
Presented by Margaret Fisher, iCivics State Coordinator
Legislative Bldg, Room 112 (basement)
10:35 AM / Option 1: Celebrating 100 Years of Initiatives by the People
Presented by Lindsay Pryor, Office of the Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State, Conf. Room
Option 2: Washington 125: The Path to Statehood
Presented by Shanna Stevenson, WA Historical Society
Legislative Bldg, Room 112 (basement)
Option 3: TVW Capitol Classroom
Presented by David Johnson, TVW
Cherberg Bldg,Senate Hearing Room 2
Option 4: View Civic Ed Displays
Columbia Room, 1st floor (basement)
11:20 AM / Option 1: View Civic Ed Displays
Columbia Room, 1st floor (basement)
Option 2: Washington 125: The Path to Statehood
Presented by Shanna Stevenson, WA Historical Society
Legislative Bldg, Room 112 (basement)
Option 3: CCSS and the C3 Framework: Tools for Teachers
Presented by Carol Coe, OSPI
John L. O’Brien Bldg, Room 15 (basement)
Option 4: Extra-Curricular Civics Programs
Presented by Sarah Clinton, Director of YMCA Youth & Government
Cherberg Bldg,Senate Hearing Room 2
12:00 PM / Keynote Address: “125 Years of Statehood and Teaching Citizenship”
Columbia Room, 1st floor (basement)
Hugh Spitzer is an Affiliate Professor of Law at the University of Washington, where he teaches U.S. constitutional law, state constitutional law, and local government law. He has published widely on these topics, including his bookThe Washington State Constitution: A Reference Guide (2002)with Robert Utter. He also works as a public finance lawyer at Foster Pepper PLLC, and represents Washington state and local governments as bond counsel on a variety of public financings. He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1970, his J.D. from the University of Washington Law School in 1974, and received a Masters of Law from the University of California Law School at Berkeley in 1982.
12:30 PM / Lunch is served
Lunch is free to all Civic Education Day participants.
12:45 PM / Civic Educator Awards
Please continue to eat as the Legislature honors these outstanding educators.
1:00 PM / Farewell
Optional:After Civic Education Day concludes, take a free tour of the Capitol or watch the Legislature in action from the galleries (no reservations required).
Session Descriptions:
Washington 125: The Path to Statehood
Presented by Shanna Stevenson, Washington State Historical Society
The Planning Committee will outline the path to Washington Statehood, the public issues at the time, and discuss how statehood and the state constitution are important today as well as provide information about how teachers and students can get involved in the Washington 125 Commemoration.
Celebrating 100 Years of Initiatives by the People
Presented by Lindsay Pryor, Office of the Secretary of State
Teachers of grades 4- 12 are invited to explore the populist history behind initiatives in Washington State, and how the initiative process works today. We’ll also discuss how students can become informed voters and practice voting in the annual Mock Election. Session attendees will receive a free curriculum book, Teaching Elections in Washington State, which meets common core standards and fulfills the civics graduation requirement.
CCSS and the C3 Framework: Tools for Teachers
Presented by Carol Coe, OSPI
Classroom teachers work, on a daily basis, to prepare students for college and careers; Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Literacy in History/Social Studies present a strong resource for that work. However, it is the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Instructional Framework that ties classroom work to the skills needed for democratic participation. While CCSS is important for college and career readiness, it is the C3 Framework that provides the resource needed by teachers as they prepare students for their most important role: CITIZEN.
TVW’s Capitol Classroom
Presented by David Johnson, TVW
Bring the state legislative process to life in your classroom with TVW’s new, hands-on civics education program, Capitol Classroom.
Teaching with iCivics
Presented by Margaret Fisher, iCivics State Coordinator
Participants will have a chance to try out the newest iCivics video game, We the Jury. In addition, participants will learn more about how to use this free online civic education program for middle school students launched by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and about opportunities for more professional development.
Extra-Curricular Civics Programs
Presented by Sarah Clinton, YMCA Youth & Government
Participants will discuss how extra-curricular civic education programs benefit overall learning and engagement in school, identify a variety of ways to support and promote these programs, and engage in a student-lead activity to demonstrate the impact programs have on students.