Youth as Agents of Change in Their Community

Learn how you can inspire students to be civically engaged and act as agents of change in their community. Educators will leave inspired with a framework and a robust step-by-step toolkit to engage K-12 students to become civically active by using design thinking and activating community conversations. Smithsonian staff and educators who executed community focused projects with youth, will share best practices, challenges, and how their project impacted their students and the community.

Speakers
Angela Barrera MAT, East Jordan Public Schools, Michigan
Carol Harsh MA, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service | Smithsonian Affiliations
Kathleen Pool BBA, Kentucky Humanities Council
Kim Robledo-Diga MFA, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum