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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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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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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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Event: Teaching the 2024 U.S. King, Old Dominion University Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Moderator) Michelle Allendoerfer, American Political Science Association Please direct all questions to teaching@apsanet.org. Engaging the 2024 U.S. APSA’s Engaging the 2024 U.S. Dr. Athena M.

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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

JUNE 17, 2022

We do this first by equipping our educators with the resources they need to effectively teach our students our hardest historical lessons, including George Floyd’s death and the history that envelops it. Teaching the Truth A lesson centered on the historical events that preceded George Floyd’s murder should be widely taught.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Committee members were among the students leading a walkout in the wake of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida; students on the committee are also focused on teaching their peers about organizing effectively and understanding the reasons for the protests.

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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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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. I taught my students to respect the power of civic engagement and social activism. Teaching is inherently activist. It must be resisted.

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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. Giving teachers access to HQIM makes a difference in their teaching practice and effectiveness.

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With another historic election on the horizon, authors of The Civically Engaged Classroom offer a free guide for navigating teaching during this time.

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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

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

She said out-of-school programs are freer to design learning experiences that are more engaging to students, because they don’t have the same pressure to teach certain academic standards. This finding wasn’t particularly surprising to Sana Jafri, a program officer at the Chicago Learning Exchange.

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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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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

JULY 22, 2020

Related: The next frontier for college programs for prisoners and ex-prisoners: Teaching them entrepreneurship. 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. justice system.

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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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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the face of Georgia’s HB 1084 Protect Students First Act, often referred to as the “divisive concepts” act, many teachers are being told to avoid teaching about race, gender, class, climate change, and other topics. Includes guidance for adults on why and how to have those conversations.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Why don’t people who live there, teach there? And of the positions that were filled, many were staffed by people who do not have traditional training or are not considered qualified to work in the subject area they are teaching. It’s hard to convince outsiders to come teach in places like Campo. The pay is low.

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APSA Educate

JUNE 7, 2024

Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1 Member Announcements Lauren Bell, Allison Rank, and Carah Ong Whaley will publish an edited volume in July 2024, Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an era of Divisive Politics with Palgrave Macmillan.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

The February 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, gave new life to student activism, prompting a level of civic engagement among students that many had never considered. Subscribe today! The program then builds on these strengths.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

“There’s a good argument to be made for a standard curriculum, though, especially if your goal is a civic citizenship, and children being able to get a job when they finish: If you want everyone to have basic numeracy and civic engagement.”. Most personalized learning advocates wouldn’t disagree.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 6, 2024

Who Can Participate in Civic Learning Week? Civic learning happens both inside and outside of the classroom. Educators can gain and provide insight and inspiration, sharing the latest effective teaching practices and innovations, and joining in shared civic learning opportunities throughout the week.

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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. Related: In New York City, some schools are embracing culturally responsive education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

What we wanted to be able to do is teach educators the psychology of stress, the biology of stress and evidenced-based strategies to manage stress, for themselves and for their kids,” he said. It’s definitely not the fact that young Black people are not civically engaged, or that they’re not politically inclined.”.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The students helped research and re-fresh APSA Educate’s Teaching the Russia-Ukriance War Resource Collection. They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 23, 2024

The APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award, jointly supported by the Political Studies Association of the UK and APSA , honors political scientists engaged in collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make a significant contribution to the discipline in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

And a third shared that “I wanted to teach about the unjust Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, and how enslaved people resisted these laws showing heroism even during challenging times; UGRR helped me create this lesson.” One way to achieve this goal is through service-learning projects.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

Wilson co-leads a summer institute called Learning Environments for Tomorrow (LEFT) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education — bringing together researchers, architects, designers, and educators to explore how learning spaces can support various goals, such as playfulness, collaboration, and civic engagement.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Yet both go further.

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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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Political Science Now

JUNE 3, 2024

Dr. Julia Azari ’s research and teaching interests include the American presidency, American political parties, political communication, and American political development. Dr. Michelle Allendoerfer has led the American Political Science Association’s Teaching and Professional Development Programs for the past three years.

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Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

What I found during my research to create the lesson drove home the whole purpose of why we teach history and why I teach history the way I do. But the development of the Coronavirus required the creation of a whole new “case study.”

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Citizenship Test is the axis my Civics class rotates around. I couldn’t imagine teaching the course without my 4-part test serie s set-up, and with the way I’ve structured things, it’s a fun activity change-up to the regular day-to-day unit assignments. and “What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?”

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 16, 2024

I hope these ideas give you a great start to your Civics class! Grab my First Day Civics Activity Kit for a done-for-you stations kit of many of these activities mentioned here. If you’re new to teaching Civics and need everything, check out my full Civics & Government curriculum.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The switch to virtual teaching was especially jarring for us because our course was built completely around our spring-break trip – with all the excitement that travel entails. As we look forward to a fall semester teaching entirely online, we are translating those hard-fought lessons to the complex task ahead.

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