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Provide Instruction in Government, History, Law and Democracy.
Adventures in Law & History
Volumes I (4th Gr) & II (5th Gr): This resource provides
lessons set in historical eras that introduce law-related concepts:
purpose/function of law, equal protection, and due process. Includes
service-learning activities linked to civic content.
Bill of Rights in Action:
The Bill of Rights in Action curricular newsletter is distributed
to over 30,000 educators nationally for use in history, government,
and other social studies classes.
The Challenge Series:
The four Challenge series volumes help students understand and analyze
controversial topics. The volumes cover areas crucial to our society:
violence, information, diversity, and governance.
Choices for the 21st Century: Choices Program develops student-centered curriculum resources that make connections between historical events and contemporary issues and engage students in deliberation on contested international issues.
Civic Education and State Policy (Dissertation) This study examines the relationship between state policy and civic education in Kindergarten through Grade 12 as measured through interviews, surveys, and student achievement data.
Citizenship Education
is a curriculum designed to inspire students and teachers to engage
in critical thinking and social action through meaningful classroom
instruction and community service.
CityYouth: Education & Community
Action: CityYouth curriculum provides lessons designed to
foster civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and content and
skills linked to History-Social Science, Language Arts, Science,
and Math.
Essence of Acceptance: Curriculum provides understanding of human rights and oral history interviewing. Through stories of loss, students learn the importance of civic responsibility and protection of rights.
Facing History and Ourselves: Facing History and Ourselves provides resources and professional development to teachers worldwide so students can explore choices and recognize the decisions in history that led to group hatred and violence. Students learn civic skills and develop civic dispositions.
Foundations of Democracy:
Foundations of Democracy is a K- 12 curricular program based on
concepts fundamental to an understanding of politics and government
such as Authority, Privacy, Responsibility and Justice
Get Up-Stand Up Vote/Youth Voter Education Project John F. Kennedy High School students along with other Sacramento City Unified high school students have developed this project for students to participate in registering citizens to vote, to become poll workers in county elections and to participate in mock elections
A Government for Xlandia; Problem Based Unit: Free HS government unit on basics of democratic constitutions, comparative systems. Uses problem based learning methodology; students work in groups in an engaging real-world scenario.
History Day in California: History
Day in California is a hands-on approach to history in which students
engage in in-depth research and create projects that are displayed
for their peers and professionals to review, critique, and appreciate.
LegiQuest: Problem Based Unit: Free HS Government unit on Congress, lawmaking process, role of lobbyists. Uses problem based learning methodology; students groups work in an engaging real-world scenario.
The LegiSchool Project: LegiSchool's
goal is to engage lifeyoung adults in matters of state public policies
- public policies that directly impact their lives. In doing so,
we hope to motivate young people to take an interest in public life
and our democracy.
Not In My Back Yard: Problem Based Unit: Free HS Government unit on local government, homelessness, interest groups. Uses problem based learning methodology; students groups work in an engaging real-world scenario.
Project History--CRF:
Project History lessons focus on historical periods that allow
middle school students to reflect on the growth of our democracy
and democratic systems.
School Violence Prevention Demonstration
Program: The School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program
is a curriculum, training and research program that provides students
with opportunities to engage in high quality civic education and
group participation exercises.
Student Voices: The Student Voices Project encourages the civic engagement of young people by bringing the study of local government, policy issues, and political campaigns into the classroom.
We the People: The Citizen and
the Constituion: The primary goal of We the People: The Citizen
and the Constitution is to promote civic competence and responsibility
among the nation's elementary and secondary students.
We the People: Project Citizen:
Project Citizen is a curricular program that promotes competent
and responsible participation in local and state government. The
program helps young people learn how to monitor and influence public
policy.
Youth in Government: City of Davis, California:Davis High Schools "Youth in Government Day" is one of the ways we connect our students to the policy-making process in our community.
Youth Leadership for Action:
Youth Leadership for Action is CRF's leadership development program
for high school students. YLFA emphasizes active citizenship and
provides the opportunity to develop civic leadership skills.
#2
Incorporate discussion of current local, national and international issues and events into the classroom.
Active Citizenship Today
(ACT): ACT is a civics- based, service-learning teaching strategy
that links classroom skills and knowledge to school or community problems
that students identify and address with action projects.
Adventures in Law & History
Volumes I (4th Gr) & II (5th Gr):: This resource provides
lessons set in historical eras that introduce law-related concepts:
purpose/function of law, equal protection, and due process. Includes
service-learning activities linked to civic content.
Anti-Bias Education Teacher Training: Professional staff development opportunities for K-12 grade educators that assist in creating multicultural, non-biased learning environments where all children can be succesful and feel respected.
Bill of Rights in Action:
The Bill of Rights in Action curricular newsletter is distributed
to over 30,000 educators nationally for use in history, government,
and other social studies classes.
The Challenge Series: The
four Challenge series volumes help students understand and analyze controversial
topics. The volumes cover areas crucial to our society: violence, information,
diversity, and governance.
Choices for the 21st Century: Choices Program develops student-centered curriculum resources that make connections between historical events and contemporary issues and engage students in deliberation on contested international issues.
Citizenship Education is
a curriculum designed to inspire students and teachers to engage in
critical thinking and social action through meaningful classroom instruction
and community service.
CityYouth: Education & Community
Action: CityYouth curriculum provides lessons designed to foster
civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and content and skills linked
to History-Social Science, Language Arts, Science, and Math.
Essence of Acceptance: Curriculum provides understanding of human rights and oral history interviewing. Through stories of loss, students learn the importance of civic responsibility and protection of rights.
Facing History and Ourselves: Facing History and Ourselves provides resources and professional development to teachers worldwide so students can explore choices and recognize the decisions in history that led to group hatred and violence. Students learn civic skills and develop civic dispositions.
Foundations of Democracy:
Foundations of Democracy is a K- 12 curricular program based on concepts
fundamental to an understanding of politics and government such as Authority,
Privacy, Responsibility and Justice.
Get Up-Stand Up Vote/Youth Voter Education ProjectJohn F. Kennedy High School students along with other Sacramento City Unified high school students have developed this project for students to participate in registering citizens to vote, to become poll workers in county elections and to participate in mock elections.
History Day in California: History
Day in California is a hands-on approach to history in which students
engage in in-depth research and create projects that are displayed for
their peers and professionals to review, critique, and appreciate.
The LegiSchool Project: LegiSchool's
goal is to engage lifeyoung adults in matters of state public policies
- public policies that directly impact their lives. In doing so, we
hope to motivate young people to take an interest in public life and
our democracy.
Not In My Back Yard: Problem Based Unit: Free HS Government unit on local government, homelessness, interest groups. Uses problem based learning methodology; students groups work in an engaging real-world scenario.
Project History--CRF:
Project History lessons focus on historical periods that allow middle
school students to reflect on the growth of our democracy and democratic
systems.
School Violence Prevention Demonstration
Program: The School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program is
a curriculum, training and research program that provides students with
opportunities to engage in high quality civic education and group participation
exercises.
Service-Learning - Student's Guide & Journal For Mid & High: This new resource will help your students organize their Service-Learning project, improve their thinking, writing, research, collaborative, and communication skills – and help you document the success of the Service-Learning program.
Student Voices: The Student Voices Project encourages the civic engagement of young people by bringing the study of local government, policy issues, and political campaigns into the classroom.
Take Charge: A Youth Guide to Community
Change : Take Charge is a civics-based, service-learning
strategy designed for school or community use providing resources to
develop citizenship skills and knowledge and create community change.
TreePeople's Campus Forestry Program:
Through hands-on "Campus Forester" training and using the
award winning "Schoolyard Explorers" curriculum, faculty,
parents and students plan and implement a tree-planting project. TreePeople
teaches how to work within the parameters of school district regulations,
determine where trees can be placed, and give guidelines for a tree
planting event. Long-term tree care training is also provided. Expected
outcomes include transformed campuses and inspired students who value
the process of civic participation.
We the People: Project Citizen:
Project Citizen is a curricular program that promotes competent and
responsible participation in local and state government. The program
helps young people learn how to monitor and influence public policy.
Youth in Government: City of Davis, California:Davis High Schools "Youth in Government Day" is one of the ways we connect our students to the policy-making process in our community.
Youth Leadership for Action: Youth
Leadership for Action is CRF's leadership development program for high
school students. YLFA emphasizes active citizenship and provides the
opportunity to develop civic leadership skills.
#3
Design and implement programs that provide students with the opportunity to apply what they learn through performing community service.
Active Citizenship Today
(ACT): ACT is a civics- based, service-learning teaching strategy
that links classroom skills and knowledge to school or community problems
that students identify and address with action projects.
Adventures in Law & History
Volumes I (4th Gr) & II (5th Gr):: This resource provides
lessons set in historical eras that introduce law-related concepts:
purpose/function of law, equal protection, and due process. Includes
service-learning activities linked to civic content.
AmeriCorps Service-Learning Training Modules & Toolkit:Six training modules including plans, videos, and support materials and a toolkit of resources covering a variety of service-learning topics
California Service-Learning Regional Leads: A statewide network of service-learning leaders who promote service-learning and provide technical assistance to practitioners.
The Challenge Series:
The four Challenge series volumes help students understand and analyze
controversial topics. The volumes cover areas crucial to our society:
violence, information, diversity, and governance.
Citizenship Education is
a curriculum designed to inspire students and teachers to engage in
critical thinking and social action through meaningful classroom instruction
and community service.
CityYouth: Education & Community
Action: CityYouth curriculum provides lessons designed to
foster civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and content and
skills linked to History-Social Science, Language Arts, Science, and
Math.
Civic Education and State Policy (Dissertation) This study examines the relationship between state policy and civic education in Kindergarten through Grade 12 as measured through interviews, surveys, and student achievement data.
Essence of Acceptance: Curriculum provides understanding of human rights and oral history interviewing. Through stories of loss, students learn the importance of civic responsibility and protection of rights.
Facing History and Ourselves: Facing History and Ourselves provides resources and professional development to teachers worldwide so students can explore choices and recognize the decisions in history that led to group hatred and violence. Students learn civic skills and develop civic dispositions.
Foundations of Democracy:
Foundations of Democracy is a K- 12 curricular program based on concepts
fundamental to an understanding of politics and government such as
Authority, Privacy, Responsibility and Justice.
Get Up-Stand Up Vote/Youth Voter Education ProjectJohn F. Kennedy High School students along with other Sacramento City Unified high school students have developed this project for students to participate in registering citizens to vote, to become poll workers in county elections and to participate in mock elections.
Not In My Back Yard: Problem Based Unit: Free HS Government unit on local government, homelessness, interest groups. Uses problem based learning methodology; students groups work in an engaging real-world scenario.
Peer Training Program: A student empowerment program that infuses ideals of diveristy in the school community and begins a process for creating an inclusive school culture by training high school students as facilitators of the Institute that promote respect and inclusion.
School Violence Prevention Demonstration
Program: The School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program
is a curriculum, training and research program that provides students
with opportunities to engage in high quality civic education and group
participation exercises.
Service-Learning - Student's Guide & Journal For Mid & High: This new resource will help your students organize their Service-Learning project, improve their thinking, writing, research, collaborative, and communication skills – and help you document the success of the Service-Learning program.
Student Voices: The Student Voices Project encourages the civic engagement of young people by bringing the study of local government, policy issues, and political campaigns into the classroom.
TreePeople's Campus Forestry Program:
Through hands-on "Campus Forester" training and using the
award winning "Schoolyard Explorers" curriculum, faculty,
parents and students plan and implement a tree-planting project. TreePeople
teaches how to work within the parameters of school district regulations,
determine where trees can be placed, and give guidelines for a tree
planting event. Long-term tree care training is also provided. Expected
outcomes include transformed campuses and inspired students who value
the process of civic participation.
Voter Registration Drive A service learing project to promote voting Students are given a "present" on their 18th birithday. Delivered to their class, with appropriate fanfare, the present includes voter registration material and a "Be Heard" wrist band.
We the People: Project Citizen:
Project Citizen is a curricular program that promotes competent and
responsible participation in local and state government. The program
helps young people learn how to monitor and influence public policy.
Youth in Government: City of Davis, California:Davis High Schools "Youth in Government Day" is one of the ways we connect our students to the policy-making process in our community.
Youth Leadership for Action:
Youth Leadership for Action is CRF's leadership development program
for high school students. YLFA emphasizes active citizenship and provides
the opportunity to develop civic leadership skills.
#4
Offer extracurricular activities that provide opportunities for young people to get involved in their schools or communities.
Active Citizenship Today
(ACT): ACT is a civics- based, service-learning teaching strategy
that links classroom skills and knowledge to school or community problems
that students identify and address with action projects.
Take Charge: A Youth Guide to Community
Change : Take Charge is a civics-based, service-learning
strategy designed for school or community use providing resources to
develop citizenship skills and knowledge and create community change.
CityYouth: Education & Community
Action: CityYouth curriculum provides lessons designed to foster
civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and content and skills linked
to History-Social Science, Language Arts, Science, and Math.
Essence of Acceptance: Curriculum provides understanding of human rights and oral history interviewing. Through stories of loss, students learn the importance of civic responsibility and protection of rights.
History Day in California: History
Day in California is a hands-on approach to history in which students
engage in in-depth research and create projects that are displayed for
their peers and professionals to review, critique, and appreciate.
The LegiSchool Project: LegiSchool's
goal is to engage lifeyoung adults in matters of state public policies
- public policies that directly impact their lives. In doing so, we
hope to motivate young people to take an interest in public life and
our democracy.
School Violence Prevention Demonstration
Program: The School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program is
a curriculum, training and research program that provides students with
opportunities to engage in high quality civic education and group participation
exercises.
Service-Learning - Student's Guide & Journal For Mid & High: This new resource will help your students organize their Service-Learning project, improve their thinking, writing, research, collaborative, and communication skills – and help you document the success of the Service-Learning program.
Youth in Government: City of Davis, California:Davis High Schools "Youth in Government Day" is one of the ways we connect our students to the policy-making process in our community.
Youth Leadership for Action: Youth
Leadership for Action is CRF's leadership development program for high
school students. YLFA emphasizes active citizenship and provides the
opportunity to develop civic leadership skills.
#5
Encourage student participation in school governance.
Active Citizenship Today
(ACT): ACT is a civics- based, service-learning teaching strategy
that links classroom skills and knowledge to school or community problems
that students identify and address with action projects.
Essence of Acceptance: Curriculum provides understanding of human rights and oral history interviewing. Through stories of loss, students learn the importance of civic responsibility and protection of rights.
Fairview Elementary School-First
Amendment School: The First Amendment Schools initiative is a
National school reform program focusing on academic and social achievement.
Take Charge: A Youth Guide to Community
Change : Take Charge is a civics-based, service-learning
strategy designed for school or community use providing resources
to develop citizenship skills and knowledge and create community change.
Student Voices: The Student Voices Project encourages the civic engagement of young people by bringing the study of local government, policy issues, and political campaigns into the classroom.
Youth in Government: City of Davis, California:Davis High Schools "Youth in Government Day" is one of the ways we connect our students to the policy-making process in our community.
#6
Encourage students’ participation in simulations of democratic processes and procedures.
Active Citizenship Today
(ACT): ACT is a civics- based, service-learning teaching strategy
that links classroom skills and knowledge to school or community problems
that students identify and address with action projects.
Adventures in Law & History
Volumes I (4th Gr) & II (5th Gr):: This resource provides
lessons set in historical eras that introduce law-related concepts:
purpose/function of law, equal protection, and due process. Includes
service-learning activities linked to civic content.
Bill of Rights in Action:
The Bill of Rights in Action curricular newsletter is distributed
to over 30,000 educators nationally for use in history, government,
and other social studies classes.
The Challenge Series:
The four Challenge series volumes help students understand and analyze
controversial topics. The volumes cover areas crucial to our society:
violence, information, diversity, and governance.
Choices for the 21st Century: Choices Program develops student-centered curriculum resources that make connections between historical events and contemporary issues and engage students in deliberation on contested international issues.
Citizenship Education is
a curriculum designed to inspire students and teachers to engage in
critical thinking and social action through meaningful classroom instruction
and community service.
CityYouth: Education & Community
Action: CityYouth curriculum provides lessons designed to
foster civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and content and
skills linked to History-Social Science, Language Arts, Science, and
Math.
Essence of Acceptance: Curriculum provides understanding of human rights and oral history interviewing. Through stories of loss, students learn the importance of civic responsibility and protection of rights.
Fairview Elementary School-First
Amendment School: The First Amendment Schools initiative is a
National school reform program focusing on academic and social achievement.
Get Up-Stand Up Vote/Youth Voter Education ProjectJohn F. Kennedy High School students along with other Sacramento City Unified high school students have developed this project for students to participate in registering citizens to vote, to become poll workers in county elections and to participate in mock elections.
History Day in California: History
Day in California is a hands-on approach to history in which students
engage in in-depth research and create projects that are displayed
for their peers and professionals to review, critique, and appreciate.
The LegiSchool Project: LegiSchool's
goal is to engage lifeyoung adults in matters of state public policies
- public policies that directly impact their lives. In doing so, we
hope to motivate young people to take an interest in public life and
our democracy.
Project History--CRF:
Project History lessons focus on historical periods that allow
middle school students to reflect on the growth of our democracy and
democratic systems.
School Violence Prevention Demonstration
Program: The School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program
is a curriculum, training and research program that provides students
with opportunities to engage in high quality civic education and group
participation exercises.
Student Voices: The Student Voices Project encourages the civic engagement of young people by bringing the study of local government, policy issues, and political campaigns into the classroom.
Take Charge: A Youth Guide to Community
Change : Take Charge is a civics-based, service-learning
strategy designed for school or community use providing resources
to develop citizenship skills and knowledge and create community change.
We the People: The Citizen and the
Constituion: The primary goal of We the People: The Citizen and
the Constitution is to promote civic competence and responsibility
among the nation's elementary and secondary students.
Youth in Government: City of Davis, California:Davis High Schools "Youth in Government Day" is one of the ways we connect our students to the policy-making process in our community.
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