Central High teacher selected for C-SPAN conference

Hailey Youngblood, a social studies teacher at Central High School in Springfield, has been selected to attend C-SPAN’s Summer Educators’ Conference, taking place July 27–29 in Washington, D.C.

Youngblood is one of 31 middle and high school educators from across the country chosen to participate in the program, where attendees will explore C-SPAN’s free educational resources and learn strategies for integrating them into classroom instruction.

“This conference provides a collaborative space for teachers to discover practical resources, exchange ideas and gain new strategies they can immediately implement in their classrooms,” said Craig McAndrew, director of education relations at C-SPAN, in a news release. “As former educators, our team values the opportunity to learn alongside the participants and support their efforts to create meaningful learning experiences. We are excited to continue C-SPAN’s long-standing tradition of connecting with educators and fostering a community of innovation and collaboration.”

The conference offers educators the opportunity to explore the free digital resources available through C-SPAN Classroom, including lesson plans, bell ringers, current events videos, Classroom Deliberations, On This Day in History features, Declaration and Constitution Clips, and StudentCam, C-SPAN’s annual documentary competition for students in grades 6–12.

Participants will also hear from featured speakers and learn how to search, clip and share content from C-SPAN’s Video Library, which includes more than 307,000 hours of programming, to create engaging and interactive learning experiences for their students.Participants were selected through a competitive application process led by a panel of C-SPAN representatives.

According to the release, C-SPAN covers transportation and hotel expenses for the three-day training initiative.