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Law & Citizenship Conference Schedule of Events

Session Descriptions
Sunday Monday Morning Monday Afternoon

 

Sunday September 28, 2008
Description of Sessions

  Griswold A Griswold B Griswold C Griswold D Adams Worthington
1:00 p.m. -
2:00 p.m.
 

The RIGHT Concept and the Randolph Freedmen

L. Hamilton

Telling the Civil Rights Story Through Multimedia

B. Adams
He Said, She Said: The Campaign Ad Wars

J. Craig

Did Someone Get Waitlisted for the Electoral College?

A. Bell

 
2:10 p.m. -
3:10 p.m.
  Ohio Social Studies Resource Center

M. Bezbatchenko

Contemporary Slavery & Human Rights

K. Davis
J. Arostegui

Current Issues in Election Law


D. Tokaji
Justice for All: The U.S. Judiciary and Civil Rights

S. Warbelow

Mock Trial Made Easy: Putting Together A Winning Team

L. Urogdy Eiler
3:20 p.m. -
4:20 p.m.
 

Using Cartoons as Primary Source

S. Kuceyeski
M. Bezbatchenko

The United States’ Relations with Iraq & Afghanistan Since September 11, 2001

A. Payind 

Top 10 Lessons in Politics

D. Wilhelm

Using The 2008 Presidential Campaign to Understand The Dynamics of Race
in America


H. McClerking

 
4:30 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
          Didn’t Go to the Party?  We’ll Bring the Party to You!

David Wilhelm & Scott Corbitt
5:30 p.m. -
6:15 p.m.


Reception on outdoor patio

Meet & mingle with OCLRE sponsors, conference keynoters, and presenters
 

6:15 p.m. -
7:30 p.m.
 

Keynote Presentation & Dinner

Race for the White House 2008: A Candidate’s Perspective

Congressman & Mrs. Dennis Kucinich

Session will be held in the Griswold B/C/D Room

   
7:30 p.m. -
8:15 p.m.
       

Now That I Have It, How Do I Teach It?

J. Reitz

 

Monday September 29, 2008 – Morning
Description of Sessions

  Griswold Ballroom Morrison McGregor Adams Chase Worthington
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.    

My Block: Building Bridges Between Police Officers & Students

S. Diaz
A. Gavula

The United States + Equality = What?

A. Bell

Partisans and Non-Partisans: Two American Electorates in 2008

P. Beck

The History of Immigration and How Policies and Laws Have Changed its Course

D. Bloomfield

9:10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

Keynote Presentation

Preparation, Partnership, Success: The 2008 Ohio Elections

The Honorable Jennifer Brunner

Ohio Secretary of State

Session will be held in the Griswold Ballroom

10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.  

Connecting Presidential Elections to the Ohio Grade 9-10 Benchmarks

M. Doran
D. Uhas-Sauer
J. Gregory

National History Day In Ohio

E. Reynolds

Racial & Ethnic Perspectives in Ohio Elections

S. Menendian

Understanding Multicultural Education for Effective Citizenship

T. Sanchez

Federal Preemption and the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution

A. Lloyd

Monday September 29, 2008 – Afternoon
Description of Sessions

  Griswold Ballroom Morrison McGregor Adams Chase Worthington
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Keynote, Luncheon, & Awards Ceremony

Building a Civil Rights Movement in the New Millennium
The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian

Award ceremony honoring the OCLRE Founders Award & Lori Urogdy Eiler Award recipients

Session will be held in the Griswold Ballroom

1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.   The new Juan Crow Laws: Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice in the Immigrant Community

J. Mas
Curating in the Classroom

T. Jackson
L. Baird
Presidential Marathon 2008

J. Craig
A Conversation with Rev. Vivian

C.T. Vivian
 
2:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.   Now That I Have It, How Do I Teach It?

J. Reitz

Fighting For Freedom: The Story of the United States Colored Troops

A. Gibbs 
He Said, She Said: The Campaign Ad Wars

J. Craig
Government & Elections in the Elementary Classroom

V. Moore
L. Gellatly
2009 Ohio High School Mock Trial Case Presentation

V. Belo
L. Eschleman
J. Ginsburg
A. Natalie
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