Civics Summit 2008

The Virginia Commission on Civics Education hosted a one-day Civics Summit for division personnel and teachers on September 19, 2008. The following videos of the speakers may be viewed below.

Welcome
The Honorable Roscoe Reynolds, Senate of Virginia
Commission on Civics Education, Chairman
mms://streaming.pwcs.edu/demand/civics/reynolds.wmv

Hidden Dimension of Civic Education & Engagement
Professor David Wilkins, Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
mms://streaming.pwcs.edu/demand/civics/wilkins.wmv

Civic Engagement in the 2008 Election
Dr. Robert Holsworth, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University
mms://streaming.pwcs.edu/demand/civics/holsworth.wmv

The Innovation Imperative: Remarks to the Civics Summit
The Honorable Aneesh Chopra, Secretary of Technology
mms://streaming.pwcs.edu/demand/civics/chopra.wmv  

Panel Discussion
Virtual Civic Engagement: Games, Social Networking, and Learning
Moderator: Professor Robert L. Dudley
Chairman, Government and Politics in the Public and International Affairs Department, George Mason University

Lee Rainie
Director, Pew Internet and American Life Project, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Joseph Kahne
Mills College, Oakland, California, Dean of the School of Education
Research Director of Civic Engagement Research Group

mms://streaming.pwcs.edu/demand/civics/panel.wmv  

Civics Summit 2007

A Civics Summit was held in Richmond on September 20, 2007. The following are videos of the speakers that may be viewed. You can save the videos to your computer by
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Robert Tata
Virginia House of Delegates and Chairman of the Commission on Civics Education
( Windows Media | Podcast )

Thomas R. Morris
Virginia Secretary of Education
( Windows Media | Podcast )

Anne Holton
First Lady of Virginia
( Windows Media | Podcast )

Dr. Stephen Bragaw
Associate Professor
Sweet Briar College
( Windows Media | Podcast )

Dr. Michael Cornfield
Vice President of Research and Media Strategy
( Windows Media | Podcast )