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K–12 Meets Campus: Teaching Civics Together
A Virtual Discussion with Robert Burton, Jane Highley, and Denver Paver moderated by JMC's Lauren Altobelli
Tuesday, May 6 at 2:00PM ET
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The upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is drawing attention to the need for comprehensive civics education for young students and college students alike. Efforts to prioritize civics in K-12 schools and at colleges and universities are surging in state legislatures across the country. Still, there is a disconnect between the K-12 and higher ed systems that creates a challenge for the movement.
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Professor Robert Burton, Utah Valley University; Jane Highley, a high school teacher in Pennsylvania; and Denver Paver, a middle school teacher in New Jersey will join JMC's Lauren Altobelli to share their experiences.
We’ll ask: What does civics look like at your school, and what challenges are educators facing in teaching civics? What can K-12 teachers and professors learn from each other?
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Join JMC next Tuesday, May 6th at 2 pm ET, for a discussion about teaching civics in K-12 and higher ed, the challenges facing educators at both levels, and the possibilities for collaboration between teachers and professors.
Register now for this Teacher Appreciation Week conversation with a few outstanding educators from JMC's network!
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Robert Burton is director of the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative at Utah Valley University’s Center for Constitutional Studies. His research and teaching occur in the fields of constitutional law, American political thought, and political philosophy, focusing on civic education, the First Amendment, and the relationship between conscience and politics. He is also a Jack Miller Center Founding Initiative Faculty Member.
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Jane Highley is a middle and high school teacher at Devon Preparatory School in Devon, Pennsylvania where she teaches AP U.S. Government, AP Human Geography, U.S. History, AP Comparative Government, and Civics & Citizenship. Jane was JMC's 2024 Teaching Excellence K-12 Award Winner.
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Denver Paver is a teacher at Fairmount Heights Middle School in Newark, NJ. He teaches seventh grade social studies. Denver is an American Civic Tradition Fellow with JMC and attended the ACT summer institute in 2024.
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WATCH: "What is a Patriotic Education?"
Steven B. Smith, Paul Carrese, and Thomas Kelly
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A moderated conversation with Yale University political science professor Steven B. Smith and Arizona State professor and Senior Fellow for Civic Thought and Leadership, Paul Carrese about the meaning of patriotism and civic education.
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READ: "American students need civic education"
Matthew Brogdon and Robert Burton / Deseret News
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While Gen. George Washington concentrates his will on defeating the British, Thomas Jefferson already turns toward the next great obstacle: laying the foundations that will allow a new government to secure the people’s safety and happiness. Surprisingly, the foundation most on Jefferson’s mind is not political or even constitutional; it’s educational. A constitutional republic needs enlightened citizens educated for self-government...
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READ: "Civics Should Be the Cause of Our Generation"
Hans Zeiger / The Fulcrum
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Jack Miller Center President Hans Zeiger appeared in The Fulcrum writing on the timely value of civics:
Now more than ever, it seems, politics demands our attention. It is difficult to predict what developments await us in the coming week, much less the coming years of the Trump presidency. What will the geopolitical order look like by 2028?
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What will the federal government look like? What will the Democratic or Republican Parties look like? But, intriguing as these questions may be, it is another set of “pre-political” questions that matter most ...
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The Jack Miller Center is a nonpartisan educational venture to advance the work of scholars who teach and study the ideas, documents, and history we hold in common as Americans. We seek to grow the talent pipeline of university educators who teach the American political tradition, to forge new models for university-based training of K-12 civics and history teachers, and to build a diverse coalition of Americans to ignite a civic education renaissance.
To learn more about our work, visit jackmillercenter.org.
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