Host: RI Civic Learning Coalition (RICLC)

Target Audience: Legislators, Administrators, Educators, General Public

Recording

Attend this event to gain an understanding of the past, present, and future of civics education in Rhode Island. The panelists, RI Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, RI Secretary of State Nellie Gobea and sponsor of the Civics Literacy Act, RI Representative Gregg Amore, will share civic education successes, challenges and opportunities including: Updates on the recently passed Civic Literacy Act, the ongoing Social Studies standards revision process, RI high school regulations updates that include civics and statistics about youth civic engagement.

Host: RICLC Youth Voice Committee & ARISE

Target Audience: Students

Should civics education be a constitutional right that all students have? How would you advocate for civics education? Engage in a student-led mock congressional hearing based on the Cook v. Raimondo court case, which claimed schools failed to provide students an adequate civics education!

Host: ARISE

Target Audience: Students, Community Organizations, Teachers, Administrators

This workshop is focused on the grassroots organizing that has been happening in Rhode Island in regards to Ethnic studies. In addition, this workshop will amplify how young people in our space are equipped and developed to make productive changes in their communities. All attendees will learn about how youth have been at the forefront of this work and the need for it.

Host: We the People

Target Audience: Educators, Administrators, Community Orgs, General Public

Recording

This session developed with We the People Programs aims to inform individuals of the history and principles of the US Constitution. Participants will gain and use knowledge relating to US history, court cases, etc.

Host: Gabe Mernoff, Brown University

Target Audience: Students, Community Orgs

This hour-long workshop is designed for young people interested in becoming involved in all types of change in their communities. The workshop will especially focus on policy-advocacy (for example, at the State House), but will discuss many types of community organizing. It's developed from Gabe's five-plus years of experience advocating with youth and political organizations, and on his own, in the Providence and Rhode Island communities as a youth and community organizer. It is also inspired from his experience as a Providence Public Schools student/graduate and his lifelong interest in improving public education.

Host: We the People

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators

Recording

This session developed with We the People programs aims to inform participants of how to discuss and view projects on how individuals can influence public policy.

Host: iCivics, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition, and the Rhode Island Civic Learning Coalition

Join Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 for a live virtual Q&A with teachers and students across New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island as part of this week-long annual celebration of civic education!

Host: Generation Citizen

Target Audience: Educators, Administrators

Recording

The recently passed Rhode Island Civic Literacy Act requires that districts provide middle and high school students with the opportunity to complete a student-led civics project. This event will prepare you to teach the student-led civics project in your classroom. Through this session, participants will learn about the characteristics of high-quality student-led civics projects, hear directly from teachers who have experience teaching student-led civics projects, and examine student work samples.

Host: Lippitt House Museum & Providence League of Women Voters

Target Audience: General Public

Speaker Bios

Recording

For American democracy to thrive it requires informed and engaged community members. Everyone should feel empowered and motivated to participate in civil society. To accomplish this, all community members need unfettered access to civic systems, should understand the machines of government, and the ability to process reliable information to make informed policy and electoral choices. This program highlights the perspectives of Civics students -- youth leaders working with the Rhode Island Civic Learning Coalition and an adult graduate of Genesis Center’s Citizenship Prep course for a lively multi-generational, intersectional dialogue centered around the value of civic education for the health of our democracy. Audience questions are encouraged.

Host: Rhode Island Department of State

Recording

This presentation equips students, educators, community organizations, and the public with the tools they need to effectively engage with Rhode Island Government. Participants will understand the structure and processes of the Rhode Island Government and explore resources of the Department of State on how to participate.

Host: National Archives Foundation

Target Audience: Educators, Administrators

This session will orient educators to select civics resources available from the National Archives. Participants will learn how to use and engage students with primary source instruction and teach the foundations of the U.S. government with records from the Archives. Free access to materials will be shared.