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Why Government Teacher Amy Messick Ran For School Board

Teaching American History

She also encourages them to figure out their own political views and to actively engage in civic life. I have two masters degrees, one in educational leadership and one from MAHG. More worrying was a complaint that showed confusion about what civic education requires. In 2023, he returned the encouragement Messick had given him.

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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. Related: Making America whole again via civics education.

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How Digital Credentials Can Elevate Existing Programs

ED Surge

They do this by mapping courses and activities to institutional competencies: critical thinking, analytical thinking, communication, social awareness and responsibility, creativity and innovation, and leadership and collaboration. “We

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Fun & Engaging Executive Branch Activity Ideas

Let's Cultivate Greatness

Here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the executive branch in my high school Civics and Government class. Political cartoons are another way to quickly explore the president and their administrations major events and policies. But first, lets go over what the branch does exactly.

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The importance of social studies and information literacy

Dangerously Irrelevant

suburbs and whose parents worked for the federal government, today’s events have been… challenging. I think that what I will say here is: Policymakers, you know how you’ve minimized the importance of history, government, and civics in all of your education reform efforts over the past couple of decades?

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

Event: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election Webinar Series: Watch the Past Events National campaigns and elections allow citizens to reflect and participate in their democracy. Election Webinar Series showcases how political scientists understand and teach American democracy’s quadrennial event. Engaging the 2024 U.S.

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Girl Scouts against the world

The Hechinger Report

The seeds for the organization were planted more than 100 years ago when a group of British girls showed up at a Boy Scouts event in the U.K. To solve its current problems, the organization is drawing on its original strengths: leadership and STEM. There’s a brand-new Digital Leadership badge. Troop 8274 puts that into practice.