Join civics educators from across Colorado for an in-depth professional learning experience for educators focused on strengthening civic instruction and student engagement.
Civics for Colorado is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of civic education leaders by offering high-quality professional development. Through an immersive, in-person 3.5-day Summer Institute, teachers engage in civics-focused learning tracks while building meaningful connections with fellow educators. The program is anchored in three locations across the state, fostering strong regional communities of practice.
LEARNING TARGETS:
- Connecting to your spark for civic engagement
- Increasing your civics content knowledge
- Expanding civics pedagogy
- Modeling civics literacy skills
- Experiencing a Mock Congressional Hearing
- Building and leveraging your network of peers and experts
All sessions will model best practices for high quality teaching and learning and are strictly non partisan. Civics for Colorado will provide follow-up coaching sessions to educator participants. Teacher participants will be paid for participating.
Keynote Speakers:
- Susan Schulten, CO State Historian
- Richard Gabriel, CO Supreme Court Justice
Target Audience: Educators
Date & Time: June 15-18
Locations: Sterling, Grand Junction, Littleton