Welcome Reception (Thursday evening)

$4,000

Kick-off the conference with a unique opportunity for attendees to network, socialize, and energize themselves for a fabulous professional development experience!

Keynote Speaker Panel (Friday morning)

$5,000

The 2020 Election: What we ALL need to know to help our students become civically engaged

Panelists:

·      Diana Hess, Ph.D.

Dean, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education. Author of Controversy in the Classroom: The Democratic Power of Discussion and co-author with Paula McAvoy of The Political Classroom: Evidence and Ethics in Democratic Education, winner of the American Educational Research Association’s Outstanding Book Award in 2016 and the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in 2017.

·      Leslie C. (Les) Francis

Communications & Public Affairs Consultant and Co-Director, Californians for Civic Learning. Served as Chief of Staff to Representative Norman Y. Mineta (D-CA); Deputy Assistant and Deputy White House Chief of Staff to President Jimmy Carter, and Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.  

·      Dan Schnur 

Professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communications, the University of California – Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy, and founder of the USC/LA Times statewide political poll. Served as national Director of Communications for the 2000 presidential campaign of U.S. Senator John McCain and was the chief media spokesman for California Governor Pete Wilson.

Administrative Colloquium (Friday morning)

$3,000

School administrators and teacher leaders at the site and district level play an important role in supporting social studies and social studies teachers.  This Administrative Colloquium will feature the presentation of the Diane L. Brooks Administrator Award, a special presentation from Our Family Coalition on implementation of the FAIR Act in schools, and ample time for networking and sharing best practices.

Screening of RBG movie (Friday evening)

$2,000

RBG: The Documentary

At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG is a revelatory documentary exploring Ginsburg 's exceptional life and career from Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films.

Confab                        (Saturday morning)

$3,000

Get the inside track on state and local policy to support social studies from our Legislative Advocate Fred Jones.  Meet, network, and share your work with other social studies organizations and leaders who are working together to move us forward!

Keynote Speaker Panel (Saturday morning)

$5,000

Women in Leadership and the 19th Amendment: Where we've been and where we need to go.

Meet these remarkable leaders to hear about the challenges they faced as women in leadership - the lessons learned and their insights on what needs to be done to fulfill the vision of the women's suffrage movement led over 100 years ago.

Panelists:

·      Elizabeth Rindskopt Parker

Consultant, Defending Democratic Institutions Project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker previously served as Executive Director of The State Bar of California. She also served as General Counsel of the National Security Agency,  Principal Deputy Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, and General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. She is the only woman to hold all three positions and the first to serve both as General Counsel for NSA and CIA.    

·      Darline P. Robles, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California.

Dr. Robles served as as the first Latina County superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education. She was named a Top 100 Influential Hispanic Americans, and 2010 the L.A. County Commission for Women named her a Woman of the Year”. 

·      Renee Tajima-Peña. PhD

Professor of Asian American Studies and Director of the Center for EthnoCommunications, University of California, Los Angeles. 

Dr. Tajima-Peña is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker whose work focuses on communities of color, immigration, gender, and social justice. Her previous films include Who Killed Vincent Chin?, MY AMERICA...or Honk if You Love Buddha, Labor Women, The New Americans: Mexico Story, Calavera Highway, and No Más Bebés.

Screening of RBG movie
(Saturday evening)

$2,000

RBG: The Documentary

At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG is a revelatory documentary exploring Ginsburg 's exceptional life and career from Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films.

Colonial Williamsburg Celebration                (Sunday morning)

$3,000

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute!  Meet historical re-enactors, teacher leaders, and Colonial Williamsburg leaders, donors, and partners who have worked together to provide life-changing professional development to over 30,000 teachers across the state and nation.  Wear your colonial garb, acquire fun teaching strategies to make history come alive, and engage in colonial games, music, and dance!

Exhibit Hall Coffee/Pastry Service  for Exhibitors before opening of Hall                                     (Friday morning)

$3,000

Exhibit Hall Coffee/Pastry Service                                         (Saturday morning)

$3,000

Start your morning with bountiful refreshments as you visit the many wonderful exhibits and displays designed to enrich classroom learning, making social studies “come alive” for all students.

Other Sponsorship Opportunities include Conference bags, lanyards & Program Printing