NH Civics

Restorative Practices in Schools Professional Development Workshop
2023-03-23 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, 2 White Street, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
In this two part PD (sessions on March 23rd and May 10th), school teams will be using “Getting Started with Restorative Practices,” a newly published toolkit from the Center for Education Equity. They will learn the rationale and results of implementing a Restorative Practices approach to building student, staff, and family relationships and a positive school climate, that yields increased instructional time because students are rarely suspended from school for disciplinary reasons. This workshop is appropriate for district and school administrators, teachers, counselors, and other school personnel. School or District teams of 2-4 are encouraged! “Singles” are welcome as well. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. REGISTER HERE.
We’ve reached capacity for the Restorative Practices in Schools PD workshop. To be added to the waitlist, please email communications@nhcivics.org. Thank you!
Presenter:
Susan Villani, Ed.D.
Senior Program Associate, WestEd
Five PD hours are earned for each session and a certificate can be provided upon request. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
We are thankful to the Center for Education Equity for making these days of learning possible.

2023 HYPE Conference
2023-03-16 07:30 - 14:30 | Hamel Recreation Center, 5 Edgewood Drive, Durham, NH, 03824
The 2023 HYPE conference, hosted by Souhegan High School’s Ethics Forum, is coming up on Thursday, March 16th.
HYPE stands for “Hosting Young Philosophy Enthusiasts” and was founded by Souhegan seniors in 2009 as an opportunity for high school students to have meaningful philosophical discussions centered on philosophical topics centered on ethics and civil discourse. HYPE is unique because it is an authentic high school student conference created, designed and led by high school students for high school students. The HYPE project and its affiliated student voice and leadership programs provide students from all over the greater New England region, the chance to have discussions at large and small student-led conferences at a number of venues in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Based on the educational tenets of Souhegan High School, the great tradition of Socratic dialogue endorsed by the University of New Hampshire Durham’s department of philosophy and the directives of St. Anselm College’s ethics and leadership training, students discuss important issues and topics not only with their peers but also with experts who help to shape their ideas and perspectives.

Schools interested in this program should contact Christopher Brooks, coordinator of the HYPE program, through the following e-mail: cbrooks@sau39.org.

Youth Voice & Experiential Civics Education Professional Development Workshop
2023-03-10 09:00 - 12:00 | North Country Education Services, 300 Gorham Hill Rd., Gorham, NH, 03581, United States
Join NH Civics on March 10th, 2023 for a day of civics education professional development! Learn about ways to bring youth voice and experiential civics education into your classroom and communities through Mikva Challenge and other NH Civics curriculum. Three PD hours are earned for this session and a certificate can be provided upon request. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. REGISTER HERE.
Presenters:
Amanda Maguire, Partner Site Director, Mikva Challenge
Mallory Langkau, Groveton Social Studies Teacher and Mikva Challenge Teacher Leader
This workshop is appropriate for middle and high school educators. Teachers and administrators are welcome!
We are grateful to the Weyerhauser Foundation for making this day of learning possible.

Renewing Trust in Democracy: Equal Access to Justice
2022-10-25 18:00 - 19:00
Renewing Trust in Democracy:
Equal Access to Justice
A William W. Treat Lecture
October 25, 2022 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET
Hybrid event taking place at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord and via Zoom.
View the recording here.
Featuring:
Maggie Goodlander, Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice
Laura Knoy, former host of The Exchange, New Hampshire Public Radio
Join us for a William W. Treat lecture with Margaret (Maggie) Goodlander, Counsel to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in conversation with Laura Knoy on Renewing Trust in Democracy: Equal Access to Justice.
Presenter Biographies

Maggie Goodlander currently serves as Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice where she oversees the international, appellate, and policy work of the Antitrust Division. Prior to her appointment by President Biden, Maggie served as Counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland and advised the Attorney General on a wide range of legal, policy, and management matters, including antitrust enforcement, consumer protection, and the development and execution of the Justice Department’s $35.3 billion budget. In addition, she helped launch two new components within the Justice Department: the Office for Access to Justice and the Office for Environmental Justice.
Before joining the Department of Justice in January 2021, Maggie taught constitutional law and administrative law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Over the past decade, she has worked in each branch of the United States government and in both houses of Congress, including as a law clerk to both U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and then-Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee; as a senior advisor to U.S. Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman; and as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve. Born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, Maggie is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School.

Laura Knoy is a public radio journalist widely known andrespected in her home state of New Hampshire for her
in-depth coverage of important issues, probing interviews of newsmakers, and the ability to makeeveryguest welcome and every news topic accessible to a wide audience. For 25 years, Laura hosted statewide conversations on The Exchange, New Hampshire’s only daily radio call-in talk show. In June 2021, she stepped away from the host’s chair to pursue other interests, finish her first novel, and spend more time with family.
Laura is highly regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls and newsmakers across the political spectrum. Throughout her career in journalism, she’s held discussions with local officials in small towns and cities, regular conversations with New Hampshire’s Congressional delegation and governor, and interacted with hundreds of state lawmakers. She’s hosted Congressional debates, town halls, and candidates’ forums at NHPR and throughout the Granite State. Along with her trusted production team on The Exchange, Laura also steered multi-day, in-depth coverage on topics ranging from mental health and the opioid crisis to enjoying New Hampshire’s beautiful natural environment.
In her free time, Laura’s likely to be in the woods, by a lake, biking or reading a book.
This William W. Treat Lecture is presented in partnership with the The Warren B. Rudman Center at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law.

The William W. Treat Lecture Series is made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.
Tue, Oct 25, 2022 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Contact: Heather MacNeill – heather.macneill@nhcivics.org
Max Registrations: 140

Revitalizing Democracy at Home and Abroad
2022-09-14 18:00 - 19:00
A William W. Treat Lecture
Free Virtual Event

Registration is now open for Revitalizing Democracy at Home and Abroad, a William W. Treat Lecture Series event! This free and virtual event will feature Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), Jake Sullivan, and will provide attendees with key insights into the relationship between a strong democracy at home and around the world, as well as the importance of partnering with democratic allies to combat shared challenges.

View the recording of the event here.

NH’s Kid Governor Bootcamp
2022-08-16
NH’s Kid Governor Bootcamp for grade 5 teachers and media specialists. Registration is now open. This program offers a $100 stipend for participation in this award-winning, learning standards-aligned program!
The bootcamp will run in a hybrid format.
Teachers are invited to join:
1) In-person at the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
or
2) Virtually over Zoom.
This will be a collaborative meeting to ask questions and share ideas. We hope you’ll join us!
Reigster by August 8th.
For those who are not ready to fully commit the the NH’s Kid Governor Program, you are still welcome to join us for the Bootcamp to learn more! To do so -please contact, NH’s Kid Governor Coordinator, Luane Genest, Luane.Genest@NH.KidGovernor.org.
Mon, Aug 15, 2022 10:00am – 12:00pm
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org
Register Here

Cartoon Civics: PD for Grades 7-12
2022-08-03
Max Registrations: 60

Register Here

Presented in partnership with the History & Social Studies Education Program and the Political Science Program at Plymouth State University.
Wednesday, August 3, 2022, from 9:00 am -3:00 pm
Register by July 19, 2022.
Plymouth State University
This free professional development workshop will guide middle and high school teachers through how to use comics and cartooning to engage students with complex topics. The workshop will be co-taught by Marek Bennett, recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award for Arts Education, and James Sturm of the Center for Cartoon Studies, co-author ofThis Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
5 PD hours for day only participation.
10 PD hours and $75 stipend for full participation (day participation, follow up in your classroom, submitted lesson and reflection submitted to NH Civics by Jan. 31, 2023).
Register by July 19, 2022.
In-Person at Plymouth State University

This program is supported in part through New Hampshire Humanities and the Mellon Foundation.

Presenter Bios
Marek Bennett:

NH-based cartoonist, musician, and educator Marek Bennett leads discovery-based Comics Workshops for all ages throughout New England and the world beyond! His comics work includes the graphic novel series, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, as well as drawing, translating, & editing for The Most Costly Journey (2021) with the bilingual El Viaje Project. His crowd-funded cartoon travel memoirs include Sharjah Sketchbook (2020) and SLOVAKIA: Fall in the Heart of Europe (2013).
He plays Civil War folk music with The Hardtacks and “hot gonzo primitive folk jive” with The Cold River Ranters.
Marek is the recipient of the 2021 New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Award for Art Education.
His website is: www.MarekBennett.com

James Sturm:
James Sturm is a cartoonist and the cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies. He is the editor of CCS’s graphic guide series and his writings and illustrations have appeared in publications that include The Chronicle of Higher Education, Slate, The Paris Review, The Onion, The New York Times and on the cover of The New Yorker. James was a 2020-21 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and a 2008 and 2015 MacDowell Colony Fellow.
Register by July 19, 2022.
Wed, Aug 3, 2022 9:00am – 3:00pm

Max Registrations: 60
Register Here

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Lights, Camera, Civics! What the Constitution Means to Me
2022-06-21 19:00 - 21:30
Max Registrations: 100
Register Here
Film Viewing and Discussion with Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy of Civics 101
Free Event
June 21 from 7:00 -9:30 pm
Red River Theatres, Concord, NH

Join NH Civics for a viewing of Heidi Schrek’s What the Constitution Means to Me followed by a post-viewing discussion led by Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy of Civics 101.

“Fifteen year old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.”

This program is supported in part through New Hampshire Humanities and the Mellon Foundation.

Presenter Bios
Nick Capodice

Nick has been the co-host and Education Outreach Producer for Civics 101 since 2018, where he creates episodes and works with teachers across the country to design lesson plans to pair with the show. He has presented to schools across the country on how to make podcasts in the classroom.

Before that he worked in the Education Department at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, focusing on content creation and storytelling in a digital age. In his spare time he picks apples and plays country harmonica, board games and trivia.

Hannah McCarthy
Hannah has been co-host of Civics 101 since 2018. Prior to that she worked as a producer and reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio, concentrating on goings on at the State House and understanding the primer-level basics of New Hampshire’s state government.

Prior to her career at NHPR, Hannah worked as a reporter and actor in Brooklyn, NY. In another life she would’ve spent her days studying analytic philosophy and manages to sneak it into a Civics 101 episode whenever possible.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org

Max Registrations: 100
Register Here

2022-06-10
Max Registrations: 60
Register Here
Wednesday, August 10, from 9:00 am -3:00 pm
Register by July 25, 2022.
In-Person at Keene State College

Join Paula McAvoy, co-author of The Political Classroom and Mary Ellen Daneels, Director of the Illinois Civics Hub and Illinois Democracy School Network, for a full-day, in-person workshop focused on structuring respectful conversations in the classroom, giving students the skills to hear and consider both sides of a topic.
**The first 10 people to register and attend will receive a free copy of Making Classroom Discussions Work (a $38 dollar value.) Both Daneels and McAvoy have articles within this book, edited by Jane Lo.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
5 PD hours for day only participation.
10 PD hours and $75 stipend for full participation (day participation, follow up in your classroom, submitted lesson and reflection submitted to NH Civics by Jan. 31, 2023).
Register by July 25, 2022.
In-Person at Keene State College

This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.
Presenter Bios
Paula McAvoy

Paula McAvoy earned her PhD in philosophy of education in 2010 at UW-Madison’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. Since then, she has worked as an assistant professor at Illinois State, an associate program officer at the Spencer Foundation and as the Director of the Center for Ethics and Education at UW-Madison. Prior to this, she taught high school social studies for 10 years at the Foothill Middle College Program in Los Altos, California.

Mary Ellen Daneels

Mary Ellen Daneels is a National Board Certified teacher who taught at West Chicago Community High School for 27 years. She serves as the Director of the Illinois Civics Hub and Illinois Democracy School Network, leading efforts to support the implementation of the middle and high school civics course requirements and Illinois social science standards.
She has been recognized as the Law-related Educator of the Year from the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Teacher of the Year by the 19th District of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Civic Education Teacher from the Center for Civic Education and the Illinois Education Association Teacher of the Year. Mary Ellen has presented on the proven practices of civic learning throughout the nation. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and highlighted in numerous publications such as Education Week, Social Education,and Educational Leadership.
Mary Ellen has advocated for civic education before federal and state lawmakers. She served on the Board of Directors for the National Council of the Social Studies and worked on both the Steering Committee and Pedagogy Committee for the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap.
Register by July 25, 2022.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022 9:00am – 3:00pm
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org

Max Registrations: 60
Register Here

2022 Project Soapbox NH Showcase Mainstage
2022-05-12 16:30 - 18:30
Throughout the fall and winter, middle and high school students across New Hampshire have been crafting their best Soapbox speeches about issues important to them and their communities.

We encourage you to watch and engage with these powerful videos, and share your support in the comments!
Project Soapbox is a public speaking opportunity
that calls on young people to develop and deliver
an original speech on an issue that matters to
them. Students’ speeches answer the question:
“What is the biggest issue facing your
community, and what should be done about it?”
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org

Kids Against Climate Change Poster Contest
2022-04-15 - 2022-05-03
A Poster Contest to Bring Awareness to the Climate Crisis
For NH 5th Grade Students

Climate change is a big deal, it affects everyone and everything on Earth. Today there are things you can do to make a change in our lives. Charlotte Cotti, the kid governor of NH and the kid executive council members have a challenge for you: Can you make a poster which shows things you can do to help reduce climate change?
Contest runs from April 15-May 3, 2022.
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org

Renewing Trust in Democracy: The Role of the News Media
2022-02-10 18:30 - 20:00
Featuring:
Cecilia Kang, The New York Times
Joe McQuaid, New Hampshire Union Leader
Melanie Plenda, Granite State News Collaborative
Moderated by Anna Brown, Citizens Count
What is the role of the news media in a democracy? In light of new technologies, how can it continue to evolve to serve its essential function of informing “we the people”, thereby restoring trust among voters? Is the traditional news media something we need to preserve, or do we need a completely new model? What role does media literacy and civics education have to play? Join Cecilia Kang of The New York Times, Joe McQuaid of New Hampshire Union Leader, and Melanie Plenda of Granite State News Collaborative in this nonpartisan conversation.

Presenter Biographies:
Cecilia Kang

Cecilia Kang covers technology and regulation and joined The New York Times in 2015. She is the co-author, along with Sheera Frenkel of The Times, of “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination.”
Previously she was the senior technology correspondent for The Washington Post and was a staff writer at The San Jose Mercury News and Dow Jones. She is a 2018 recipient of the George Polk and Gerald Loeb Awards along with her Times colleagues for coverage of Facebook.
Joe McQuaid

Currently editor at large for the Union Leader, McQuaid is former publisher, editor-in-chief, and reporter for New Hampshire’s statewide daily and Sunday newspaper. A published author, he is President of the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications in Manchester.
Melanie Plenda

Melanie Plenda is the director of The Granite State News Collaborative, a collective of more than 20 local media, educational and community organizations across the state of New Hampshire. Melanie has more than 20 years of journalism experience. Her work has been published by the Associated Press, The Atlantic, The New Republic and numerous local and regional publications.

Anna Brown, Moderator

Anna is the Director of Research and Analysis for Citizens Count, a nonprofit dedicated to providing unbiased information about New Hampshire policy issues and candidates. She has been with the organization since 2011. Anna is a regular contributor to NHPR, Good Morning NH, and other Granite State media outlets. She received her master’s degree in justice studies from the University of New Hampshire.

This William W. Treat Lecture is presented in partnership with the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications and The Warren B. Rudman Center at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law.
Additional partnership provided by Citizens Count, the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, and the NH Supreme Court Society.

The William W. Treat Lecture Series is made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org

A User's Guide to Democracy
2022-01-26
With Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy of the Civics 101 Podcast
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
3:30-5:00 pm via Zoom
Free Professional Development for teachers grades 7-12

Join Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice of New Hampshire Public Radio’s Civics 101 Podcast as they unveil their new book, A User’s Guide to Democracy, and share how teachers can use it in the classroom. They will be joined by teachers Liz Melahn and Heather Monson, who will present on how their classes created their own user’s guides to democracy.

The first 25 teachers to register and participate fully in this PD (attend webinar and commit to creating and testing a follow up lesson) will receive a free copy of A User’s Guide to Democracy. *** Register soon to take advantage of this offer -we have only a few spots left!***

1.5 professional development hours available for attending this training with 8 hours, $75 stipend, and free copy of A User’s Guide to Democracy (available to first 25 who register) offered for full participation —pre-reading if assigned, participation in webinar, follow up lesson tested in your classroom and submitted to NH Civics by July 1, 2022.

Presenter Biographies

Nick Capodice
Nick has been the co-host and Education Outreach Producer for Civics 101 since 2018, where he creates episodes and works with teachers across the country to design lesson plans to pair with the show. He has presented to schools across the country on how to make podcasts in the classroom.

Before that he worked in the Education Department at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, focusing on content creation and storytelling in a digital age. In his spare time he picks apples and plays country harmonica, board games and trivia.

Hannah McCarthy
Hannah has been co-host of Civics 101 since 2018. Prior to that she worked as a producer and reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio, concentrating on goings on at the State House and understanding the primer-level basics of New Hampshire’s state government.

Prior to her career at NHPR, Hannah worked as a reporter and actor in Brooklyn, NY. In another life she would’ve spent her days studying analytic philosophy and manages to sneak it into a Civics 101 episode whenever possible.

Liz Melahn
Learning has always been (and will continue to be!) a vital part of Liz’ life; she began to fall in love with the study of history and government at a young age. Liz earned a BA in History from Colorado State University and has been teaching social studies at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School in Fort Collins,CO since 2010. In May of 2020, Liz completed her MA in American History through the Gilder Lehrman program at Pace University. At Polaris, she teaches US History and American Government each year along with various rotating additional social studies courses including We the People, World Geography, American Sports History, National Parks.

Liz believes that the classroom should be a safe and welcoming place for students to ask questions and seek answers, collaborate with teachers and peers, practice unconventional and imaginative thinking, grow as citizens and leaders, and develop meaningful analytical and communication skills that will serve them for the rest of their life. Her favorite part about teaching is seeing students light up when they understand concepts, make connections, develop new lines of inquiry, create work they are proud of, and discover their own love of learning. When not in the classroom, Liz can most likely be found at the ballpark cheering on the Rockies, traversing trails on her mountain bike, protecting her garden from Colorado’s ever-changing weather, exploring the world, or spending time with her partner, Scott and their dog, Chauncey.

William W. Treat Lecture Series 4: A Conversation with General James Mattis: What is the Role of the Military in a Democracy?
2021-12-21
FREE Event for the General Public
Thursday, December 2, 1-2:30 pm ET
What is the role of the military in a democracy? What does it mean when an officer takes the Oath to preserve, protect, support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic?
Join former Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis , retired War College professor Dr. Janet Breslin-Smith , military veterans, NH ROTC candidates, and high school youth in this civil and nonpartisan conversation.

This William W. Treat Lecture is presented in partnership with:
The Warren B. Rudman Center at the
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and New Hampshire PBS.

With additional partnership from the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Citizens Count, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court Society

The William W. Treat Lecture Series is made possible with support from the New Hampshire Humanities , in partnership wit h the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org .

The Treat Lecture Series honors Judge Treat’s legacy of bridging political and other divides to improve discussions central to democratic society.

Presenter Biographies

Dr. Janet Breslin-Smith
Dr. Janet Breslin-Smith draws on her 40-year career in public service at the local, national, and international arenas. Over her career she had leadership roles in the United States Senate, the National War College, and in Saudi Arabia.
She has written and lectured on the Constitution, legislative strategy, strategy and culture, democracy and governance, and military family issues. Her article, “The Struggle to Erase Saudi Extremism” appeared in November 2015 in the New York Times . She is the co-author of The National War College: A History of Strategic Thinking in Peace and War. She was featured in a recent article on friendship and political difference in the Christian Science Monitor.
Dr. Breslin-Smith, a Professor of National Security Strategy for 14 years at the National War College in Washington, DC, was the first woman to Chair the Department of National Security Strategy. Prior to her academic career, she served for over 17 years in the United State Senate. She was Legislative Director for Senator Patrick J. Leahy and Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Dr. Breslin-Smith is the Historian of the National War College, and Member of the Board of the National War College Alumni Association. She is currently working on the Commemoration of the College’s 75th Anniversary.

General James Mattis
Jim Mattis was raised in Southeastern Washington and graduated from Central Washington State College.
He served over 40 years in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer, plus duty in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as NATO Supreme Allied Commander, and as Commander of U.S. Central Command comprised of 250,000 U.S. and allied troops in combat across the Middle East and South Asia.
Retiring in 2013, he was a Davies Family Scholar at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
Subsequently he served as the 26th Secretary of Defense from January 2017 through December 2018.
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org
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Teaching Democracy: Reflective Patriotism: grades 7-12
2021-10-27
Teaching Democracy: Reflective Patriotism: grades 7-12

FREE Professional Development Opportunity
Wednesday, October 27th, via Zoom from 4-6 pm.
2 Professional Development Hours Available
The first 25 teachers to register will receive a free copy of Halvorsen’s book, Reasoning with Democratic Values 2.0: Ethical Issues in American History.
Dr. Anne-Lise Halvorsen, Dr. Jane Lo, and Al Wood of Michigan State University provide best practices to teach reflective patriotism, considering this time of political and social division. With examples from civics and history, Lo, Wood, and Halvorsen will share research-based and field-tested practical strategies for deep discourse and rigorous content while navigating our current polarized environment. Inquiry methodology and the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap will be referenced, as well as Halvorsen’s co-authored book, Reasoning with Democratic Values 2.0: Ethical Issues in American History.

Listen to Dr. Halvorsen on the podcast Visions of Education.

2 Professional Development Hours Available (with 8 hours and $75 stipend offered for full participation —pre-reading if assigned, participation in webinar, follow up lesson tested in your classroom and submitted to NH Civics by May 1, 2022.)

Presenter Bios
Dr. Anne-Lise Halvorsen

Dr. Anne-Lise Halvorsen is an associate professor of teacher education specializing in social studies education. Her scholarship includes research on the history of education, social studies teaching and learning in urban contexts, the integration of social studies and other subject areas, teacher preparation in social studies, and curriculum policy. Her current work focuses on the history of elementary social studies education, project-based learning, lesson study, and historical thinking.
Dr. Jane C. Lo

Dr. Jane C. Lo is an assistant professor of teacher education at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on civic education broadly. Specifically, she is interested in the political engagement of youth, social studies curriculum development and the inequalities that exist within traditional civic education. Her methodological expertise includes mixed-methods designs and design-based implementation research. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in social studies methods. Her most recent work can be found in Multiple Perspectives and Democracy & Education. Prior to becoming a teacher educator, she taught government, economics and Chinese in Austin, Texas.
Al Wood

Al Wood is a doctoral student in curriculum, instruction, and teacher education at Michigan State University. Prior to joining MSU, he taught most content areas of middle and high school social studies for nine years in rural Northern Arizona, including three years on the Navajo Nation. His main goal as a researcher is to increase awareness of the unique challenges faced by social studies teachers in rural communities. He is particularly interested in exploring how rural students can feel engaged in the political process and receptive to social justice pedagogies.
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org

William W. Treat Lecture Series 3: Renewing Trust in Democracy: The Role of Courts
2021-10-21
FREE Event, Open to the General Public
Oct. 21 2021 5:30-6:30 pm
with former U.S. Solicitors General Gregory Garre and Neal Katyal
Moderated by Laura Knoy
Dartmouth College
Filene Auditorium (Room B13) in Moore Hall
3 Maynard St., Hanover, NH
This event will also be livestreamed from Dartmouth College. A link will be emailed the day before the event.
What is the role of the courts, in particular the U.S. Supreme Court, at this fraught juncture in our nation’s politics and culture? What is it like to argue in front of the Supreme Court, and how does one become a Supreme Court practitioner? Join former U.S. Solicitors General Gregory Garre ’87 and Neal Katyal ‘91 in conversation about court advocacy and reform, and the landmark cases they have argued – and won – before the Supreme Court. Moderated by Laura Knoy, former host of New Hampshire Public Radio’s acclaimed call-in news show The Exchange.

he Rockefeller Center, the Warren B. Rudman Center at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, and the New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education present: a William W. Treat Lecture.

This lecture series was made possible with support from the New Hampshire Humanities , in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org
Presenter Biographies

Gregory G. Garre ’87 served as the 44th Solicitor General of the United States from 2008 – 2009. He is currently a partner at Latham & Watkins, a private law firm in Washington, D.C., where he is Global Chair of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice. He counsels clients on regulatory, statutory, and constitutional matters, and handles an array of complex litigation in the federal and state court systems. He has argued 46 cases before the Supreme Court. A 1987 graduate of Dartmouth College, he earned his J.D. from George Washington University Law School, and served as law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court, and to Judge Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Neal Katyal ’91 is the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of Law at Georgetown University and a partner at Hogan Lovells. He previously served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States. He has argued 44 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. At the age of 51, he has already argued more Supreme Court cases in U.S. history than has any minority attorney, recently breaking the record held by Thurgood Marshall. He was elected to the Dartmouth Board of Trustees in 2021. A 1991 graduate of Dartmouth College, he graduated from Yale Law School and clerked for Hon. Guido Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. His work has appeared in nearly every leading scholarly law review as well as numerous op-ed pages.

Moderator: Laura Knoy
Photo by Alllegra Boverman, courtesy of NHPR.

Laura Knoy is the former host of The Exchange, New Hampshire Public Radio’s acclaimed call-in news program. As host, first executive producer, and co-founder, The Exchange became one of New Hampshire’s most recognized and respected daily news programs. In addition, Ms. Knoy has moderated and hosted numerous special events and political debates, is a frequent keynote and commencement speaker, and has received countless national and state awards and accolades. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from George Washington University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and an honorary doctorate from New England College, in recognition of 20 years bringing critical public policy conversations to the people of New Hampshire.
Contact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org

Renewing Trust in Democracy: The Role of the News Media
2021-09-29
Featuring:
Cecilia Kang, The New York Times
Joe McQuaid, New Hampshire Union Leader
Melanie Plenda, Granite State News Collaborative
Moderated by Anna Brown, Citizens Count
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Civics in the Middle: Engaging Student Voice for Inquiry to Informed Action
2021-09-14
In this interactive session, participants explored how to design curriculum to equip students to be responsible, participatory, and justice-oriented members of their community whether in the classroom or engaged in remote learning. Walk away with strategies to promote student voice for agency and advocacy.

Max Registrations: 475

In this interactive session, explore how to design curriculum to equip students to be responsible, participatory, and justice-oriented members of their community whether in the classroom or engaged in remote learning. Walk away with strategies to promote student voice for agency and advocacy.

Pre-Readings

Thermometers to Thermostats: Designing and Assessing Informed Action by Mary Ellen Daneels
Taking Informed Action to Engage Students in Civic Life by Levine and Levinson

Mary Ellen Daneels
Mary Ellen Daneels serves as the Lead Teacher mentor for the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. She is a National Board-Certified teacher who has taught at West Chicago Community High School for 27 years. Mary Ellen was the Illinois recipient of the 2017 NEA Foundation Teaching with Excellence Award. She has been recognized as the Law-related Educator of the Year from the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Teacher of the Year by the 19th District of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Civic Education Teacher Award from the Center for Civic Education. Mary Ellen has presented on service learning, simulations, and the use of controversy in the classroom at the local, state, and national level as well as provided professional development workshops in Estonia, Angola, and Belarus. A member of the Illinois Civic Mission Coalition, Mary Ellen has advocated for civic education before federal and state lawmakers. She served on the Board of Directors for the National Council of the Social Studies and recently worked on the task force to revise Social Studies standards in the state of Illinois.

Max Registrations: 475

William W. Treat Lecture Series 2: A Polarized Country - Can Schools Help Bridge the Divide?
2021-07-21
How can schools in New Hampshire and nationally navigate polarization and inequity to help heal our country’s division? How can schools support civic participation and democracy? Join two thought leaders, Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell of Saint Anselm College and Peter Levine of Tufts University in this interactive conversation and learn about current efforts and research.

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Speaker’s Biographies:

Peter Levine
Associate Dean, Tufts University

01/18/2017 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – Peter Levine, Associate Dean of Research at Tisch College, poses for a photo on January 18, 2017. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)
Peter Levine is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life. Trained as a moral and political philosopher, Levine conducts research and organizes professional efforts related to civic life, civic education, voting rights, public deliberation, social movements, and social capital.
Levine is author of eight books, including most recently We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: The Promise of Civic Renewal in America , and the forthcoming What Should We Do? A Theory of Civic Life. He was one of the authors of The Civic Mission of Schools (2003), The College Career and Civic Life Framework (2013) and The Educating for American Democracy Roadmap (2021).
Levine graduated from Yale with a B.A. in Philosophy and earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Oxford University. He helped to found and then led CIRCLE, the Center for Information and Research of Civic Learning and Engagement. He serves on many boards including Street Law, Inc., the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, Discovering Justice, and the American Bar Association Committee for Public Education.

Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell
PROFESSOR of education, st. anselm college, nh professional standards board

Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell is Professor of Education at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Her research interests include civic, democratic, and socially just education; the impact of high stakes tests on curriculum, instruction and assessment, teacher education and the social and political contexts of education. She teaches courses in Curriculum and Assessment and supervises teacher interns. She was Chair of the Education Department at Saint Anselm College, and served as Chair of the NH Professional Standards Board, an advisory body to the NH Board of Education.

The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is pleased to co-sponsor this lecture.

This lecture series was made possible with support from the New Hampshire Humanities , in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org .

Contact: Martha Madsen – martha.madsen@law.unh.edu

William W. Treat Lecture Series 1: Civic Health - Renewing Trust Among Neighbors
2021-06-23
with EveryDay Democracy’s Martha McCoy and authors of the NH Civic Health Index, Bruce Mallory and Quixada Moore-Vissing
Do you feel you matter in your community? Do you know and help your neighbors, and do they know and help you? What is the status of the strength of the fabric of communities in our state? Nationally? This interactive conversation will explore these questions and more, in the context of the recently published NH Civic Health Index and the national perspective on civic health from Martha McCoy.

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Speaker’s Biographies:

Martha McCoy
EXECUTIVE Director, EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY

For 30 years Martha McCoy has been a national leader in the fields of deliberative democracy, community problem-solving, and racial justice. Under McCoy’s leadership, Everyday Democracy has developed into a national organization that excels at helping communities build their own capacity to organize diverse dialogue for problem solving. Everyday Democracy connects public dialogue to collective action and democratic governance while keeping equity and inclusion at the forefront of practices to strengthen democracy.

McCoy’s academic background is in political science, with her master’s degree and doctoral work (A.B.D., U. Conn) in thei fields of political theory and methods, international relations, and comparative politics.
Bruce Mallory
PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SENIOR ADVISOR AND CO-FOUNDER, NH LISTENS

Bruce Mallory is professor emeritus of education at UNH. At the Carsey School of Public Policy he provides leadership related to deliberative processes for citizen engagement. Co-founder and past co-director of NH Listens, a civic engagement initiative of the Carsey School, Mallory now serves as senior advisor.

A leader in NH and nationally, Mallory has served as interim director of the Carsey School, education department Chair, Graduate School Dean, and Provost and Executive Vice President at UNH. He has provided technical assistance to organizations such as the Association of American colleges and Universities, the Spencer Foundation, and Everyday Democracy. Mallory earned his doctorate from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Special Education and Community Psychology.

Quixada Moore-Vissing
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PUBLIC AGENDA CARSEY FELLOW, NH LISTENS

Quixada Moore-Vissing is a civic engagement researcher who works with a range of national organizations including Everyday Democracy, Public Agenda, and the Deliberative Democracy Consortium. Moore-Vissing studies democracy at the local level, including how to bridge difference and strengthen communities. While at UNH, Moore-Vissing was selected for one of UNH’s highest honors for graduate students for her dissertation about education transformation and civic engagement in Pittsfield, NH. Moore-Vissing co-authored NH’s 2012 and 2019 Civic Health Indexes with Bruce Mallory.

The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is pleased to co-sponsor this lecture.

This lecture series was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org .

Contact: Martha Madsen – martha.madsen@law.unh.edu

Democracy in Action in Elementary School: How to Infuse Principles of Democracy in Everyday Teaching and Learning
2020-12-31
If we want children to grow into active citizens – people who will participate in the democratic process, they need to experience the foundational principles of a democratic society in childhood. The elementary school classroom provides many opportunities to model and help children experience many core tenets of democracy in action. Featuring Mike Anderson, award-winning educator and best-selling author.
Mike Anderson has generously offered his mini course for free (coupon code: NHCIVICS2020) to NH teachers through NH Civics until December 31, 2020. Please let your colleagues know about this opportunity. If teachers don’t have time to watch and participate now (it takes between 3 and 4 hours), they can consider accessing the materials this year so they can save and participate when it works best for them at a later date.

Authentic Engagement: Community Connections in Legal Education
2020-10-27
Kate Sintros presented on teaching racial justice in a predominantly white state like NH. She shared her practices of utilizing mock trial as well as Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy in her civics and law classes. Attorney Seth Aframe described how he has supported Kate’s instruction.
Aaron Blais presented on how he teaches law using a project-based-learning approach incorporating the Innocence Project and a sentencing activity, You Be the Judge, with Judge Will Delker. He wants teachers to know that fruitful connections between the community and the classroom are plentiful and accessible no matter where you teach in NH, even or especially in the age of remote learning.

What Kind of Citizen? Educating Middle School Students for the Common Good
2020-10-13 08:00 - 15:30
Featuring Joel Westheimer of University of Ottawa and Matthew Hicks of Shaker Road School, Concord, NH

Student Journalism: What is the Law?
2020-04-16
Student journalists are entitled to some of the First Amendment’s free speech and free press protections. Featuring Burlington High editor-in- chief and recipient of the courage in student journalism award Julia Shannon-Grillo and Michael Hiestand, Senior Legal Counsel of the Student Press Law Center.

Teaching the Election - Citizens Count & Civics 101 in the Classroom
2019-11-08 08:30 - 15:00
Featuring Citizens Count, Civics 101 and Dan Marcus of John Stark High School, Weare, NH

Dialogue About Our Deepest Differences - Facilitating Current & Controversial Issues Discussions in the Classroom & School Community
2019-10-11 08:30 - 15:00
Featuring Mary Ellen Daneels of the McCormick Foundation, IL; and NH Listens’ Bruce Mallory and Michele Holt-Shannon

Surfing in the Age of Fake News - Media Literacy and the Act of Inquiry
2018-10-05
Featuring Sam Wineberg of Stanford University and Ann Hadwen of Exeter, NH

Student Voice Summit 2018
2018-04-21
The purpose of this gathering was to connect, collaborate, and learn about the potential impact student voices, when embraced and respected by their school and communities, can have on learning, educational outcomes, and school culture.

Student Voice and School Governance
2017-03-08 08:00 - 16:00
Featuring Marc Brasof of Constitution High School and Arcadia University in PA; the Council of Hanover High School & Derek Hamilton of Pittsfield, NH

Framing Civic Learning
2017-02-23
Featuring Michelle Herczog, Ed.D., History-Social Science Consultant III for the Los Angeles County Office of Education
