Active Citizenship: Empowering America's Youth. Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 7-12.

Autor/in	Minkler, John
Titel	Active Citizenship: Empowering America's Youth. Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 7-12.
Quelle	(1998), (147 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Citizenship; Citizenship Education; Conflict Resolution; Empowerment; Political Issues; Secondary Education; Service Learning; Social Studies; Student Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Staatsbürgerschaft; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Politischer Faktor; Sekundarbereich; Service-Learning; Gemeinschaftskunde; Studentenforschung
Abstract	This document is a guide for teachers to integrate civic values and service learning into their social studies classes. The curriculum includes 17 ready-to-use lessons that can be adapted to United States history, government, or civics classes. A vital part of the unit is a group project in which students identify a real political problem, research related issues, and propose a solution. Students will be challenged to apply national civic values to the process of resolving these issues. The course presents a political problem-solving model, along with a research guide and a lesson on creative problem solving. The course is divided into the following parts: (1) "Political Problem Solving" (The Pledge and the Contract; Political Problem Solving; Research Methods; Creative Problem Solving); (2) "U.S. Civic Values" (U.S. Civic Values; Great Seal of the U.S.; Religious Freedom); (3) "Dialogue and Conflict Resolution" (Dialogue; E Pluribus Unum); (4) "Current Political Problems" (Youth Violence; Racial Labels; Hate Crimes; Gender Equity; Economy vs. Ecology); and (5) "The Challenge of Citizenship" (Democracy and School; Reality or Illusion; Wake Up, America!). Appendix A contains Teacher Strategies; Dialogue, Cooperative Learning, and Service Learning; Appendix B contains a glossary; Appendix C contains resources; books, curriculum, and Web sites; and Appendix D contains Youth Citizenship Awards Program information. (BT)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC