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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

ED Surge

In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. In my 20 years as an educator, I have seen firsthand how service-learning engages students as they become leaders in their communities.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

ED Surge

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation.

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OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible

The Hechinger Report

The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. This means that students living in online “education deserts,” who already face significant barriers to success, are being locked out of the postsecondary education that is so important to so many individuals’ prospects for future prosperity and civic engagement.

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Making positive educational moves during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Our governments need to be working in partnership with tech companies to put ‘the Netflix of online learning’ into action,” she said. “I Diane Bennett and her son sit in front Moffat House at Misericordia University in Dallas, PA on September 27, 2020. It was confirmation for me that what I had done was really successful,” she said.

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2024 U.S. Election Webinar Series: Facilitating Respectful Conversations in the Political Science Classroom

Political Science Now

Deardorff , University of Tennessee Chattanooga Meet the Panelists Tavishi Bhasin is a Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University, a large public university in Atlanta GA. She was recognized as the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Endowed Professor for 2017 – 2020.

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5 Effective Ideas for Teaching the Principles of the Constitution

Let's Cultivate Greatness

That’s why I wanted to share my l esson sequence for teaching the principles of the Constitution in my senior Civics class. But first, let’s go over the basics of these principles and why they are so crucial to cover well in the first days of your Civics or American Government class. You can’t have one without the other.