Educating for Democracy Conference:
Conference Presentations

The Educating for Democracy conference featured presentations by well-known individuals with a passion for advancing the cause of civic education in Illinois high schools. View a copy of each presentation:

• Hon. Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: Keynote Address
• Mike Lawrence, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University: The Importance of Civic Participation
• Ted McConnell, executive director of the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools: Educating for Democracy
• Diana Hess, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Education: Controversy in the Classroom
• Joseph Kahne, Dean of the School of Education and Director of the Civic Engagement Research Group: Creating Civic Opportunities in the Classroom