Find HRE USA at the upcoming National Council for Social Studies Conference in Austin, Texas from November 22-24, 2019.
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Join HRE USA @ NCSS 2019
HRE USA is thrilled to have multiple opportunities to connect with educators from across the country at the National Council for Social Studies Conference in Austin, Texas from November 22-24, 2019.
Check out where you can find us below.
VISIT BOOTH #718
Come find us at booth #718. Stop by to check out our free resources including posters, human rights booklets, and see the winning art from our recent human rights poster contest.
ATTEND AN HRE USA EVENT
HRE USA members and founders are leading multiple workshops and poster sessions. We are also co-hosting a reception with the NCSS HRE Community.
A CALL TO ACTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Friday, November 22, 9:50 am to 10:45 am | Ballroom A Level 1
Join educators and youth leaders to celebrate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and explore a toolkit and curriculum resources to take action in local communities.
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE Friday, November 22, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm & Saturday, 11:35 am to 12:35 pm| Ballroom Pre-function Area, Level 4
The NCSS Human Rights Education Community will participate in both Community Showcases held over the lunch hour on Friday and Saturday, The Community Showcases provide an opportunity to meet leaders within NCSS and HRE USA who are promoting human rights education on a national level. Get the latest updates from the HRE Community, classroom materials, and links to HRE resources.
NCSS HRE COMMUNITY BUSINESS MEETING Saturday, November 23, 9:35 am to 10:30 am | Room 309, 3rd Floor, Marriott
The NCSS Human Rights Education Community will hold its business meeting at this time. All conference attendees who are interested in human rights education are strongly encouraged to attend.
HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER: LEGAL CHALLENGES & HUMAN COSTS Saturday, November 23, 3:05 pm to 4:00 pm | Ballroom F Level 4
Human rights and humanitarian laws call on governments to protect children regardless of their civil status. Yet child refugees, migrant children and children living in immigrant families threatened with deportation continue to experience physical and psychological trauma. What are the consequences–for the children, their families and our national integrity? What lessons are being taught and learned along the border?
NCSS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY RECEPTION Saturday, November 23, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Level 3 Room 5c
Join Human Rights Educators USA and the NCSS Human Rights Education Community at their annual reception. Meet and greet with our honorees, speakers, guests. Free light refreshments and a no-host bar.
The reception will recognize and honor the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin.
CREATIVITY, CONVERSATION, CULTURE: BUILDING AN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CLASSROOM THROUGH ART Sunday, November 24, 9:45 am to 11:15 am | Room 12A Level 4
Through the examination of art, educators will explore how to frame conversations in their classrooms to prepare students to better understand immigration and validate the experiences of immigrant students.
PARTNER EVENTS
HRE @ NCSS 2019 GUIDE
As you are filling out your schedule of “can’t miss” presentations and programs at NCSS 2019, please check out this guide to the human rights-related presentations put together by NCSS Human Rights Education Community Chair, Rosemary Blanchard.
