CIVICS INNOVATOR COMPETITION
During the Summit, the Jack Miller Center will spotlight presentations from organizations and institutions working on catalytic projects that will ensure the spirit of America250 extends far beyond 2026.
Selected presenters will pitch their project in a shark-tank style format on the morning of Tuesday, May 19 in three separate breakouts for a chance to win a $10,000 prize. Each breakout will host four presentations with audience members deciding on one winner. There will be three winners total. Winners will be announced during the closing lunch on Tuesday, immediately following the breakout sessions.
Competing Organizations & Projects
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
Presenters: Jonathan Peele & Emily Burden
https://coolidgefoundation.org/
"Declaration Declamations"
Center for Civic Education
Presenters: Michael Blauw
https://www.civiced.org/
"Collegiate We the People: An Experiential Civic Learning Competition in Higher Education"
Center for Constitutional Democracy at UC Law San Francisco
Presenter: Nicole Ozer
https://www.uclawsf.edu/center-for-constitutional-democracy/
"Learning About Our Constitution - Classroom to Community"
Civic Spirit
Presenter: Yael Steiner
https://civicspirit.org/
"Modern Civic Wisdom from the Federalist Papers"
Claremont McKenna College
Presenter: Ioannis Evrigenis
https://www.cmc.edu/the-open-academy
"The Open Academy"
DCInbox
Presenter: Lindsey Cormack
https://www.dcinbox.com/
"DCinbox Classroom: Making Representation Transparent for America250"
Fair For All
Presenter: Adam Seagrave
https://www.fairforall.org/
"The American Experience Curriculum"
High School Law Review
Presenter: Olivia E. Gross
https://highschoollawreview.com/
"High School Law Review"
re:FOUNDING
Presenter: Siddhu Pachipala
https://www.siddhupachipala.com/
"Re-engaging America’s Core Arguments"
Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement
Presenter: Beth Specker
https://rendellcenter.org/
"Bringing History to Life: Mock Trials of America's Founding Era"
School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin
Presenter: Casey Spinks
https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/
"Finding the Founding: Meditations on the Declaration of Independence"
Sphere Education Initiatives
Presenters: Allan Carey, Elyse Alter, & John Snoad
https://www.sphere-ed.org/
"Fulfilling the Promise: Teachers, Students, and the Declaration of Independence"