Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect their rights. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Civic engagement involves more than just showing up to vote.

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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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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 16, 2024

Feel free to pick and choose a few activities or grab my First Day Civics Stations Activity Kit , which has micro-versions of many of these for students to complete in a self-paced stations set-up. What is Government Brainstorm Writing “What is government?” If you want to try this Day 1 “What is Government?”

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Political Science Now

JUNE 5, 2024

I additionally earned a terminal MA degree in government and politics from St. We must protect and expand American democracy in the face of authoritarian threats, and global backsliding, and promoting civic engagement is one way I work towards achieving this goal. John’s University in my home borough of Queens, NY.

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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. Related: How to reach students without internet access at home?

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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. Communities and local governments can invest in programs that help people pursue higher education, including prison education.

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Political Science Now

JULY 29, 2024

The workshop aims to provide a space where scholars and practitioners with a commitment to civic engagement can collaborate, build supportive relationships, and share practical guidance for leading community-engaged projects. The workshop will culminate with NCAPSA’s brief annual business meeting and a celebratory reception.

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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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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

They point to dismal scores on national history and civics exams — less than 25 percent scored as proficient — as proof that schools need to spend more time teaching students core facts about our system of government, and warn that civics projects are displacing that instruction. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

During the 2010s, one specific group, the Civics Education Initiative, made it their goal to have all 50 states make passing some form of the US Naturalization Test (the official name of the test) a high school graduation requirement. Now over a dozen do. Full disclosure—my state does not. This inherently gives the test its why.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2019

The process, known as participatory budgeting, was meant to ignite student interest in democracy and civic engagement. For weeks, the momentum favored the greenhouse project.

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Political Science Now

JUNE 3, 2024

Dr. Michael Tesler ’s teaching and research focus on public opinion, racial politics, elections, political psychology, American government, and quantitative research methods. Julia Azari ’s research and teaching interests include the American presidency, American political parties, political communication, and American political development.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

But as more schools, districts, states and even the federal government begin to embrace the idea, personalized learning is coming into conflict with an older movement in American education: standards-based accountability. It’s helpful to have some common language that says here’s what fifth grade is, and here’s what sixth grade is,” she said.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are local communities of practice that bring together educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and other community stakeholders (including families, local government, and nonprofits) to support innovative teaching and learning in their region.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

They also say it’s in the universities’ self-interest, coming as it does at a time when decaying surroundings and urban crime discourage applicants, cash-strapped local governments are pushing these nonprofit institutions to pay more for the services they get, and the public has a low opinion of college costs, management and value.

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Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

One student’s letter clearly showed their frustration with social distancing when they wrote, In conclusion, you should support Government restrictions due to the Coronavirus. This is because we need to get rid of it faster so we can be off of lockdown already. For a copy of my lesson, follow this link.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Other findings from the national exam, known as the Nation’s ‘Report Card,’ show that dedicated resources for teaching civics results in better student performance, but that those resources are sorely lacking: Only 49 percent of students who took the NAEP test said they have a class that is mainly focused on civics or U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

It would also allow the government to begin accepting applications again – something that was halted in July when a federal judge in Texas ruled the program unlawful. Why bother to get a college degree if I’m not going to be able to legally work?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Our governments need to be working in partnership with tech companies to put ‘the Netflix of online learning’ into action,” she said. “I It’s definitely not the fact that young Black people are not civically engaged, or that they’re not politically inclined.”. I don’t understand why that isn’t happening — now.”.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

MAY 31, 2024

Teaching civics and government is different from teaching history—it really requires a different set of go-to lesson ideas and projects. So, if you are brand new to the subject and need to know everything about how to teach civics, or you’re struggling to find ways to go beyond the textbook, welcome!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2019

It matters for employment stability and civic engagement. While still under a very low 3 percent, unemployment for men in Iceland is slightly higher than it is for women , the government agency Statistics Iceland reports. We know that when you have a college education, there are good outcomes with health.

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Political Science Now

JULY 28, 2024

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 also leads the RiceVotes Collective and teaches the Capstone course for the Certificate in Civic Leadership students.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Completing the MAHG program, she stepped down from her role as Dean so as to also teach courses in US history and government. “I

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Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

White Award for the best dissertation in the field of public administration Recipient: Sarah Rozenblum, Cornell University Title: “Why Do Governments Ignore Their Own Experts? The Consequences of Foreign Criticism” Leonard D.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

government. In short, they are demonstrating what real civic engagement looks like. Students need frequent opportunities to practice engagement by doing work that is meaningful and authentic for them. Community connections are also key to civic engagement. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

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.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

It is vital that we seize on these moments to teach our young people valuable lessons about government and democracy. In order to actually engage, students need a space to express themselves without being judged by educators or their peers. While this may be difficult for an educator, it is important to not “fact check” emotions.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Youth even have ideas as to how they should be governed. In 2015, NYC Service , a city agency focused on increasing volunteerism and civic engagement, announced the goal of engaging 30,000 youth ages 14-21 on new youth leadership councils working in policy and practice or service by 2020.”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

And the goal can be simple: helping students feel confident in their knowledge of how government works and empowering them to be civically engaged. The scope of these conversations can be small, she said, focusing on how national issues play out in students’ daily lives.

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MPSA

MARCH 30, 2022

The political science teaching world was abuzz with ideas about how to get students to roll up their sleeves, get involved in government at the local level, and prepare for lives of civic engagement. These citizens have little interest in civic engagement. I was deeply involved in this process.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

In a system that all too often doesn’t solicit our input on anything beyond planning social events and fundraisers, too many of us become either oblivious or callous about the very concept of civic engagement. The governance of schools is the place to start practicing civic participation.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

A serious social justice funder devotes at least 25 percent of its annual giving for advocacy, community organizing, civic engagement and other systems-change strategies,” the framework says. “We Communities need government and economic systems to work for marginalized groups.

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

This roundtable will focus on Balasco, Forestal, and Abernathy’s Engaging Citizenship, a forthcoming introduction to politics textbook (Oxford University Press 2025). political system within a global context, and 3) to engage with the political process as educated and empowered citizens.

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