Name: Mapping US Elections: Who Votes, and How Does it Matter?
Start: 2025-08-14T10:00:00-0400
End: 2025-08-14T11:00:00-0400

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Thursday August 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Room 4

The struggle for equal voting rights in the United States is as old as the country itself, as different attempts throughout American history to narrow and expand the electorate, both through legal and extra-legal means, have had profound impacts on electoral outcomes and social, political, and economic life in the United States.

In this session, we will use various forms of data– including electoral maps and timelines describing the ongoing struggle for suffrage–to answer these essential questions:
*Who can vote and does vote in US elections?,
*How has who can vote and does vote shaped American social, economic and political life over time?
*What predictions might we make about the electorate moving forward and how it will shape and reshape our country?

By digging into historical timelines and considering data on who votes in elections, we will explore the nature of the fight for suffrage, voting participation, and participants’ lived experiences that inform how voting might shift or re-align during moments in history. The stories of how the American electorate has been shaped and reshaped throughout history are vital to unpacking so much about the overarching American story, including the current chapter.

This session will model practical ways to expand the use of data-based inquiry in the Social Studies classroom and across disciplines. Participants will receive the materials to teach the model lesson in their own classrooms.

Speakers

Kristi Hanby

Wayne RESA

Kristi Hanby has been a Mathematics Consultant at Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA) since 2015. In her role, she advocates for students to have greater access to mathematics learning and for educators to critically consider the meaning students can make... Read More →

Thursday August 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Room 4

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