Teaching Civics in Unstable Times - Guidelines for Defining 'We' in American Democracy

Civic educators need new strategies to prepare young people for democratic citizenship. Complete with student-facing lesson plans that can be modified for any age, Teaching Civics in Unstable Times offers three rulesfor creating classrooms that prepare young people to be engaged contributors to their local, regional, and national communities.

Sommario

Preface
Introduction
Section I. New Instructional Strategies for Government, Economics, and US History
Chapter 1. Rule #1: Teach Debate as a Core American Value
Chapter 2. Rule #2: Teach Renewal as a Core American Value
Chapter 3. Rule #3 Teach Democracy as a Way of Life
Section II. Democratic Habits
Chapter 4. Democratic Habit #1: All Citizenship is Local
Chapter 5. Democratic Habit #2: Facilitating Productive Disagreements
Chapter 6. Democratic Habit #3: A Middle Path Between Polarization and Indifference
Section III. Democratizing School Structures
Chapter 7. Practicing Citizenship Strategy #1: Participatory Budgeting
Chapter 8. Practicing Citizenship Strategy #2: Restorative Justice
Chapter 9. Practicing Citizenship Strategy #3: Student Governments that Build School-Wide Civic Culture
Chapter 10. Practicing Citizenship Strategy #4: Student Referenda and Direct Proposals to Faculty and Administration
Chapter 11. Practicing Citizenship Strategy #5: In-School Service Hours
Conclusion
References
About the Author

Info autore

Andrew Tripodo

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew Tripodo
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781475856088
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5608-8
• Pagine: 134
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Teaching of a specific subject, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics & citizenship, Educational: Social sciences, Educational: Social sciences, social studies, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science, youth political participation