Civic Educators Conference

Civic Educators Conference

CTLI Civic Educators Conference

See photos of the conference.

The Civic Thought & Leadership Initiative hosted its annual Fall Civic Educators Conference Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on UVU campus  in Orem, Utah.

Designed for fifth-grade and secondary-school teachers and those who support them, the theme of the conference was American Inheritance: Claiming the Declaration's Promise. Teaching the rising generation was be the primary focus of the conference.
 
Co-sponsored by the National Constitutional Center and Bill of Rights Institute, the conference considered the context and impact of  moments in our nation's history, to include the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, the buildup to the Civil War, the Lincoln–Douglas debates, and Martin Luther King's letter from Birmingham Jail.
 
Sessions featured presentations on using primary sources as teaching tools in the classroom, educator resources, and breakout groups.
 
David Bobb, president of the Bill of Rights Institute, was the keynote speaker at the conference.
 

Conference Schedule | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 

  • 8:30  a.m.  |  Welcome and Introduction | Clarke Building (CB) 101A
  • 9:30  a.m.  |  Breakout Sessions  |  Using Primary Sources and Introduction
    • Fifth-Grade Teachers 
      • Lakeview Room | Fulton Library (FL) 428
    • Junior-High/Middle-School Teachers
      • Utah Valley and South (Alpine, Nebo, Orem, Provo, Sevier School Districts)  |  CB 509A
      • North (Box Elder, Davis, Ogden, Weber School Districts)  |  CB 510
      • Salt Lake Valley and Tooele (Canyons, Granite, Jordan, Murray, Salt Lake, Tooele School Districts  |  CB 511
    • High-School Teachers 
      • Salt Lake Valley Schools (Canyons, Granite, Murray, SLC School Districts)  |  CB 210A
      • Northern Utah County Schools (Alpine, Provo School Districts)  |  CB 310A
      • Jordan School District  |  CB 410A
      • Box Elder, Davis, Juab, Nebo, Ogden, San Juan, Weber School Districts  |  CB 409
  • 11:20 a.m.  |  Lunch and Keynote Address   |  Young Living Alumni Center (YA) 125/126
    • David Bobb, Bill of Rights Institute, Saving Principles: The Declaration of Independence and the Struggle for Liberty and Equality for All
  • 1:20 p.m. | Breakout Sessions  | Classroom Resources
    • Fifth-Grade Teachers  |  CB 512 
    • Junior-High/Middle-School Teachers  |  CB 510   
    • High-School Teachers  |  CB 511
  • 3 p.m.  |  Closing Remarks and Book Distribution  |  CB 101A