Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. So, it is crucial to teach students about the voting process and its importance to our democracy. Thankfully, incredible resources are ready to go when teaching about the election!

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Political Science Now

MARCH 19, 2025

Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. The nonprofit also has a civic engagement team, which focuses on turning low-propensity voters out to the polls.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The experiences focus on global and cultural competencies, health and wellness, leadership, research, creative and scholarly activities, and service learning and civic engagement.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Join political scientists and practitioners for a single-day workshop, Connecting Community and Classroom: Practical Considerations for Civically-Engaged Practitioners and Scholars , on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at APSA’s headquarters in Washington, DC.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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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APSA Educate

JULY 19, 2024

Application Deadline: August 18, 2024 The American Political Science Association (APSA) and The National Capital Area Political Science Association (NCAPSA) are pleased to announce a call for proposals for political scientists and practitioners to participate in a single-day workshop on … The post Call for Proposals: Connecting Community and (..)

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Political Science Now

MAY 27, 2024

Logging in to Learn: The Effects of Online Civic Education Pedagogy on a Latinx and AAPI Civic Engagement Youth Conference By Matt Lamb , Texas Tech University Civic education is essential to the health of any democracy. When COVID-19 emerged in the spring of 2020, almost all civic education efforts went online.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The post C&S Fellow Champions Scholarship and Civic Engagement appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

MAY 16, 2024

The post What’s The Role Of College Presidents In Fostering Civic Engagement For Democracy? appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.

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APSA Educate

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1 Assignments and Course Design Anthony Franklin, Louisiana Tech University, and William O’Brochta, Texas Lutheran Univeristy Political scientists have long been instrumental in establishing and promoting a campus culture that fosters civic engagement among … The post The Benefits of Early Student (..)

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I taught my students to respect the power of civic engagement and social activism. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. Recent politics has made it hard to extend that work. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs.

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Education Week - Social Studies

AUGUST 28, 2024

The 2024 presidential election offers an opportunity to grow civic engagement, teachers say.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Citizens & Scholars Youth Civic Solutions Competition winners shared their innovative ideas for civic engagement at the 2024 National Conference on Citizenship.

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TCI

JANUARY 14, 2025

This impact is not limited to higher test scores; it also extends to the development of critical thinking skills, greater engagement with course content, and a stronger ability to connect historical events with contemporary issues.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2018

This was the launch of my civics engagement. Related: Making America whole again via civics education. People around the country talk a lot about the importance of civics education, how youth are the future and how we can effect change to create a stable and improved country.

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019).

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Zeemering , University of Georgia Service-learning courses help students to identify career opportunities and foster civic engagement, but links to projects with local governments may be difficult to forge. State Municipal Associations as Intermediaries in Service Learning By Eric S.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

The Impact: Student and Teacher Growth By embedding IDM into our districts Social Studies framework, we cultivated a culture of inquiry that benefited both students and teachers: – Students became active participants in their learning, developing skills in critical thinking, analysis, and civic engagement.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They offer an invitation to analyze how mathematics can be applied to promote civic engagement, advocacy, policy change and increased access to resources.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

MARCH 13, 2025

Since winning the youth civic solutions competition, these six young people have made progress on their civic engagement work.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Having a college degree is associated with reduced unemployment, a healthier lifestyle, lower health care costs and higher levels of civic engagement. But the benefits of a higher education are not simply economic. These trends put all of that at risk, and could take us a generation to work our way out of unless we act now.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The research did find benefits of the activities as well, with a significant boost in feelings of solidarity with classmates and civic engagement. But some groups are now questioning whether the benefits are worth the psychological downsides to students.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. She signed up. “Me Me being a first-generation student, I've never had the resources to be able to step into education.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Class discussions about climate change news can help students see connections between their news practices and their academic work, while showing that familiarity with news is a social practice and a form of civic engagement. There is still much work to be done to help students translate climate anxiety into shared action.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 26, 2015

We developed the Civic Engagement Prize to recognize classrooms whose project involved a whole community to solve a persistent local problem. When Samsung approached Digital Promise to design an innovation prize in the Solve for Tomorrow contest, we knew we wanted to highlight the link between schools and communities.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. — FEBRUARY 13, 2024 De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2021

This results in healthy children meeting developmental milestones, healthy parents with family-supporting jobs and vibrant and civically engaged families and communities. Related: As Harlem Children’s Zone moves to export its model nationwide, Obama’s Promise Neighborhoods offer cautionary tales.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Supporting youth empowerment is one of the top purposes Chicago programs cited for digital media technology tools, along with supporting youth expression, building 21 st -century and lifelong skills, and fostering civic engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

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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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Related: Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids – and ignites controversy Sanes is at the far end of the teaching spectrum when it comes to promoting climate activism, not to mention discussing controversial issues of any kind in his classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2020

Providing justice-involved people with second chances and the tools to examine their own lives and mistakes has incalculable outcomes on civic engagement both within and beyond prison. Education has benefits that far exceed the tangible.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap. This is especially important for adult learners who are not starting from scratch, but have a wealth of knowledge and experiences to build on.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Rise Up and Write It By Nandini Ahuja Illustrated by Anoosha Syed A young girl learns about civic engagement as she advocates for a safe habitat for butterflies. Includes guidance for adults on why and how to have those conversations. The book includes pull-out examples of activism tools.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2020

LearnServe helps students create “social ventures,” which are projects that benefit our neighborhoods and schools by tackling issues like poverty, discrimination, climate change and civic engagement. Through this program, I’ve been able to create a plan to address the lack of resources in underfunded school systems.

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ED Surge

JUNE 17, 2022

We need to embark on such a mission because we cannot rely on the assumption that future generations will be more civically engaged in improving their communities than older generations.

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