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Year 2 Spring Workshop, March 22, 2025

America: A Story That Must Not Be Forgotten

University of South Carolina, Close-Hipp Building Eastview Room, 8th Floor,

1705 College Street, Columbia, S.C. 29208

9:45am-10:15am: Greetings

Dr. Kendall Deas (Civic Engagement Coordinator)

Followed by Guest Speaker—Mr. Thad Westbrook (Chair, Board of Trustees- University of South Carolina)

 

 

 

10:15am-12:00pm: Teacher Storyboard Presentations

Sumter School District: Michelle Sutton, Grade 8; Kayla Kerman, Grade 8; Chadwick Hoshour, High School-U.S. History and U.S. Constitution; Niesel Ongonion, High School-U.S. History and U.S. Constitution; Matthew Wilt, U.S. Government, High School.

Darlington School District: Karen James, Grade 4; Amber McCoy, High School-U.S. History and U.S. Constitution; Michelle Greene, High School-U.S. Government; Adam Schwartz, High School-Modern World History.

12:00pm-12:30pm: Lesson on Embedding Video into Storyboards

Presented by Chris Paicely, Project Videographer

12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch

1:30pm-2:30pm: Civic Engagement Classroom Project Ideas/Mellon Teacher Scholar Civic Engagement Assignment Resource Website

Presented by Dr. Kendall Deas, Civic Engagement Coordinator.

Learn More About Civic Engagement Activities

Note: A handout of project ideas will be provided.

Project Handout

 

 

 

2:30pm-3:30pm: Developing Democratic Citizens Through Geography

Presented by Jerry Mitchell, Instructional Consultant

 

Understanding geography is essential to effective civic participation because communities are organized in defined locations reflecting distinctive social and physical characteristics.
Briefly, participants will consider how geography and civics intersect the issues of scale, the environment, and globalization, and examine instructional tools.

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3:30pm-3:45pm: Concluding Remarks/Questions

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