{"id":19871,"date":"2018-04-25T13:19:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=19871"},"modified":"2018-04-25T21:03:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T01:03:27","slug":"may-3-4-conference-creating-civic-competence-the-critical-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=19871","title":{"rendered":"May 3-4 Conference: Creating Civic Competence: the Critical Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Civics Early Career Scholars\u2019 Program &\u00a0The Civic and Moral Education Initiative\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics invite you to a\u00a0conference on Creating Civic Competence: the Critical Challenges.\u00a0May 3-4\u00a0Larsen Hall\u00a0Harvard Graduate School of Education<\/em><\/p>\n

Preparing youth to meet growing civic challenges, worldwide, creates new questions for effective civic education.\u00a0The New Civics Early Career Scholars Program, supported by the Spencer Foundation, trains doctoral students in civic education. This Conference draws on their innovative work with commentaries from distinguished senior scholars in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3:30\u00a0PM\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND CONVERSATION
\nLarsen Hall Room G08<\/em>\"Helen<\/p>\n

“Identity, Agency and the Power of Story: Meeting the Civic Challenges?”Helen Haste<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Visiting Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and\u00a0Professor Emerita\u00a0of Psychology, University of Bath<\/p>\n

with<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Danielle<\/p>\n

Danielle Allen<\/a><\/strong>
\nJames Bryant Conant University Professor, and\u00a0Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University<\/p>\n

\"Howard
\nHoward Gardner<\/a><\/strong>
\nHobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
\n\"Peter
\nPeter Levine<\/a>
\nLincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tisch College, Tufts University
\n\"Judith<\/p>\n

Judith Torney-Purta<\/a>
\nProfessor of Human Development, University of Maryland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Conference also features commentaries from\u00a0Michelle Bellino, Sarah Dryden-Peterson and Julie Reuben<\/strong>.
\nSome questions the Conference will address:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n