Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/09/2013 - 10/10/2013
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
Location
SPC Seminole Campus Conference Center
Categories
Closing the Gap: The Florida College System Civic Literacy Initiative
October 9 & 10, 2013
View the Civics Workshop Program
This workshop brought together College Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, Student Affairs Officers, Deans and Faculty of Social Science, Public Policy Administration Students, and Student Government Representatives representing 24 of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System.
Slides shared by the presenters
Session One: Develop Civics Literacy Models for Integration Across the Curriculum
Civic Literacy Slides presented by Dr. Joseph Smiley
Session Two: Best Practices in Civics Education and Summary of Survey Results
- Survey Summary slides presented by Dr. Kasongo Butler
- Civic Literacy Best Practice slides presented by Dr. Susan Demers
- Ideas and best practices generated by the breakout groups during Session Four
Session Three: Create Opportunities for Student Civics Engagement
Florida Model Legislature slides presented by Doug Ryan
Session Four: Develop Domestic and International Immigrants in American Civic Life
Ideas and best practices generated by the breakout session
Session Five: Develop a Statewide Civics Engagement Campaign and Evaluation Process to Increase Civics Awareness and Action
Statewide Civics Engagement slides by Dr. Paul Bauman
Workshop Videos
- Keynote Address: Gov. Bob Graham
- Workshop Session 1
- Luncheon Speaker: Commissioner Pam Stewart
- Workshop Session 2
- Workshop Session 3
- Dinner Speaker: Florida Bar President Eugene Pettis
- Workshop Session 4
- Workshop Session 5
- The Finish Line, Wrap-Up & Adjournment
This workshop was presented with support from:
- Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc.
- iCivics
- Florida College System Foundation
- National Center for Learning and Civic Engagement
- Education Commission of the States
- State Farm Companies Foundation