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Practice
The Campaign provides high quality methods and materials to help educators implement the Civic Mission of Schools Promising Approaches.
Michelle Herczog, Ed.D, Los Angeles County Office of Education, is the Chair of the Practice Committee.
Our work so far:
- Electronic Directory
of Resources for California Schools. Each resource is reviewed
by members of the Practice Committee. Submissions
for new resources are invited.
- Self-Assessment Rubric: A tool to help schools understand, identify and assess needs to implement the Six Promising Approaches to Civic Education.
- Constitution Day events for educators. These events
is designed to integrate the promising approaches in teaching about
the Constitution.
- Superintendents Breakfast Forum. In October 2004, the Los Angeles County Office of Education, in colloboration with the Campaign and the Los Angeles Times, convened a forum for school districts to address the Civic Mission of Schools and identify plans for creating an educated, committed, and responsible citizenry. (Informational Letter. Invitation. Agenda.)
- Brochure to support Campaign Community Forums. These events are
designed to raise awareness about the importance of civic education,
the six promising approaches, and how different facets of the community
can support the Civic Mission of Schools.
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