2025 NNSP Annual Conference

2025 NNSP Annual Conference

1:45pm EST

Approaching Difference with Curiosity: A Student Perspective TBAJason Vadnos Creating a Community of Engaged Learners: Connecting Education with Real World Impact TBAMallory Lawler Degrees of Impact Part 1: Mission and Vision Alignment and Outcome Definition TBALaura Day Developing Global Citizenship TBAKevin Murungi Education for Civic Engagement: A PK3 - 12th Grade Integrated School Model TBALori Bush

2:45pm EST

Activism, Power & Identity: Developing & Teaching a Critical Culturally Sustaining Civics Curriculum TBASharina Gordon Leaning Into Controversy: Our Journey to Being a School That Values Diverse Voices TBANasif Iskander • Sarah Odell • E-Chieh Lin Practical Strategies for Teaching Civil Discourse Skills in Social Science Classrooms TBAStefanie Santangelo Service Learning Teams: Making Service Learning Work for Your Institution TBANathaniel Elijah Sivin Transformative Civic Engagement: How Students Can Influence Decision-Makers and Drive Community Change TBADr. Nancy Pearson

10:15am EST

Civic Engagement: Student Poll Workers and Cross-Curricular Learning TBASarah Caswell • Tom Quinn • Rachel Newman Civil Discourse: Listening in Community TBAKenann McKenzie-DeFranza Degrees of Impact Part 2: Repurposing Programs and Identifying Challenges TBALaura Day Future-Funded: Unlocking 21st Century Tools to Fuel Social Impact Dreams TBARasheda Williams How Stories Change the World TBAReilly Brooks

2:45pm EST

Empowering Problem Spotters: Increasing Engagement, Agency, and Empathy in Elementary Students TBALaura Laywell Good Trouble: Creating a Model for Student Community Activism TBALatrisha Chattin Politics in the Classroom: Teaching Civic Engagement while Maintaining Neutrality and Protecting Marginalised Students TBAHasani Sinclair U2L Teen Corps: A Model for Developing Purposeful Leaders TBAMariah Eleazor • Cheryl Mathis

9:45am EST

Beyond the "woke" and "anti-woke" tug-of-war: Staying the course toward justice in our communities TBAAlison Park Degrees of Impact Part 3: Assessment, Reflection, and Curriculum Integration TBALaura Day Empowering All Students: Service-Learning as a Catalyst for Civic Engagement and RetentionJordan Cameron Hobart’s Run: A Game-Changing Town-Gown Initiative TBACathy Skitko Learning Before Serving: The Importance of Needs Assessments and Social Awareness in High School Volunteering TBABecca Marcus

10:45am EST

Empowering Futures: Partnering to Build Innovative Career Pathways in Early Childhood EducationLindsey Luczynski • Rachel Weaver • Nicole Tuttle Empowering Students Through Community Engagement: Building Empathy and Leadership Skills TBARyan Virden Engaging your Community in Crafting a Statement on Civil Discourse TBAStefanie Santangelo Sustainable Tourism: Travel and Civic Engagement TBARoxanne Kruger What stories can we tell? Civic Learning on The National Mall in 2026 TBAJennifer Epstein • Jeremy Goldstein • Destinee Hodge