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Urban Ed: Day 1 Wrap-Up

Published January 2, 2024

Thank you all for a great first day! I am having office hours in the lobby of the Holiday Inn Express right now until 5:30 and 8:00 – 10:00 tonight if you want to stop by to ask questions or chat.

Below are reminders and tomorrow’s schedule.

Schedule 
Attire: business casual

9:00 Arrive at U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
U.S. Capitol (45 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515)

  • Walking takes approximately 30 minutes: https://maps.app.goo.gl/A8AGJMgaZwxfs3Qx9
  • Public transportation
    • Bus route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wYwyeLXdH5NtoVJz9, requires ~14 minutes of walking
    • Metro routes
      • Walk to Gallery Pl-Chinatown station, take the Yellow or Green Line to L’Enfant Plaza, then take the Orange, Silver, or Blue Line to Capitol South Station, walk from there
      • Walk to Judiciary Squary, take the Red Line to Union Station, walk from there
  • However you plan to get there, I recommend you have at least one other person with you, especially if you are not familiar with DC. The GroupMe is a great place to coordinate, and you can also text/DM me if you can’t otherwise find someone to go with you. Also, you can visit me during office hours to talk through these options.
  • Please text/DM me if you’re running late. 
  • The list of prohibited items can be found here. Also, please be sure to bring an ID with you.

9:40 – ~11:45 Tour of the U.S. Capitol
U.S. Capitol

12:00 – 1:00 Speaker visit: Rebecca Howard
Russell Senate Building (2 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002)

  • We will walk together (approximately 11 minutes)

1:30 – 2:30 Lunch
For those who ordered lunch,  this will be at the Washington Center (901 4th St NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001)

3:00 – 5:00 Museum visit: National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture (1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560)

  • From the Washington Center, walking takes approximately 33 minutes: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kDt2FVNGuqgea46i8
  • From the Washington Center, bus route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gAYv5ofkjTt9VTQv5, requires ~5 minutes of walking (there are also other, potentially quicker bus routes you can take that would require more walking)
  • Metro: Get on at Gallery, take Green/Yellow to L’Enfant Plaza, take Blue/Orange/Silver to Smithsonian stop and then walk across the mall
  • We will meet outside the museum at 3:00 on Madison Drive. Please text/DM me if you are running late.
  • You are free to leave whenever you are done with the museum; we will not be regrouping afterwards. Again, I recommend you have a buddy with you when you leave if you aren’t familiar with DC.

Things to complete by tomorrow

  • Read the bio for tomorrow’s speaker, which can be found on our course website or at the bottom of this email, and brainstorm some questions you might want to ask. Please have at least one question ready to ask; we want as many people to participate in each discussion as possible.
  • The Constructive Dialogue Institute assignment and your educational philosophy are due tonight at 11:59.
  • If you signed up to write the thank-you note for Myrna R. Mandlawitz, please give that to me by the end of the day tomorrow! And if you signed up to write the thank-you note for our capitol tour guide or Rebecca Howard, be prepared to get their address tomorrow. If you don’t remember who you signed up for, please reference this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdjJkBxRTQ5oX69iDCzbCN9CmXizs2EVd9i8apg202E/edit?usp=sharing

Materials mentioned today

Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you all are looking forward to our exciting itinerary tomorrow! Please remember to arrive at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center by 9:00.

Speaker bio
Rebecca Howard (Office of Senator Tim Kaine)

Senator Tim Kaine’s policy on education: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/issues/education

Rebecca Howard is the Senior Education and Workforce Policy Advisor for Senator Kaine.https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-howard-13a1a2207/

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