Civic Learning Initiative Summits

Summit One

January 23, 2017

The Civic Learning Initiative's first event kicked off with Summit One on January 23, with educators and legislators working together to identify civic learning obstacles and determining solutions to accomplish initiative goals.

During the first summit, attendees examined the nature of civic learning in the twenty-first century, addressed gaps in civic learning in Washington, and discussed how to provide more effective civic learning to all youth in Washington. Summit sessions also focused on the policies, resources, and support necessary for success in K-12 schools and youth development programs.

Participants for Summit One included:

• State Legislators and Educators
• State Council on Social Studies
• Washington Student Achievement Council
• League of Women Voters
• Members of the Council on Public Legal Education

Co-sponsors in attendance:

• Governor Jay Inslee
• Mary E. Fairhurst, Chief Justice, Washington Supreme Court
• Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
• Bob Ferguson, Attorney General
• Kim Wyman, Secretary of State
• Chirs Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Eric Liu, Founder and CEO, Citizen University
• Ann Murphy, President, League of Women Voters of Washington
• David Beard, Policy and Advocacy Director, Schools Out Washington
• Bradley Liebrecht, President, Washington State Council for the Social Studies

SUMMIT MATERIALS

• Agenda
• Initiative Information Sheet
• Part One (Archived Recording)
• Part Two (Archived Recording)
• Senate Bill 5236: Creating the civic learning public-private partnership

Summit Two

January 23, 2018

The Civic Learning Initiative's second summit included a welcome from Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst, a panel discussion and demonstrations featuring a youth court traffic hearing and presentation from Echo Lake Elementary School students. The official launch of iCivicsWA, a new website tailored for educators in Washington, also occurred during the event, as well as a display of civic learning programs taught in classrooms across the state. Attendees included initiative partners, elected officials, civic leaders, community members, educators and administrators, and judicial branch representatives.

SUMMIT MATERIALS

• Agenda
• Part One (Archived Recording)
• Part Two: Panel Discussion (Archived Recording)
• Part Three: Interview with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
  (Archived Recording)