The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is pleased to host the annual Civics Literacy Conference virtually on Civic Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions: Building Student Capacity for Civic Engagement. The conference will bring together educators and leaders from state and community organizations to promote high-quality civics teaching and learning for all students.

Registration and full agenda are available here.

AGENDA

Day 1: September 23rd 5:00-8:00 p.m.

• DESE Welcome and Land Acknowledgment

• Plenary featuring Scott Seider & Daren Graves, authors of Schooling for Critical Consciousness: Engaging Black and Latinx Youth in Analyzing, Navigating, and Challenging Racial Injustice

• 55 min. Workshops

• “Office Hours” with civics organizations

Day 2: September 24th 5:00-8:00 p.m.

• Panel Discussion: Media Literacy, Preparing Students to be Critical Consumers of Information

• 75 min. Workshops

• DESE updates/closing