No Reluctant Citizens: Teaching Civics in K-12 Classrooms (hc)

ISBN-13: 9781641132664 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 232 str.

Jeremiah Clabough;Timothy Lintner

Opis

American democracy is at a critical crossroads. Rancor, division, and suspicion are the unfortunate byproducts of the contentious 2016 presidential election. The election also bred a measure of civic uncertainty where citizens of all ages struggle to find and define their roles within a functioning democracy. No Reluctant Citizens: Teaching Civics in K-12 Classrooms is designed to help social studies teachers reinforce the centrality of civic education through a series of hands-on, participatory, and empowering activities. From civic literacy to human rights, from service learning to controversial issues, No Reluctant Citizens: Teaching Civics in K-12 Classrooms explores an array of topics that ultimately provides K-12 students the conceptual and practical tools to become civically engaged.

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Civic Literacy: The Building Blocks for Creating an Active and Informed Citizenry
• Character Education: The Pathway to Citizenship
• Elementary Civics Education and Diversity (Inclusion)
• The Lemme History Detectives: Researching Rights, Race, and Activism within Local History
• Exploring Human Rights and Civic Action Through Children’s Trade Books
• Students at the Heart of Civic Learning: Best Practices in Implementing Action Civics
• Small Explosions: Igniting Controversy in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom
• Civic Education in a Post-Truth Society: Combating “Fake News” and “Alternative Facts”
• “All Politics is Local:”Enhancing Media Literacy through State and Local Elections
• Revolution at Sherman High School— Simulating Democracy in the Classroom
• Integrating Service Learning to Foster a Social Justice Approach
• Human Rights Violations Against Children: An Inquiry-based Simulation for High School Students
• Global Citizenship: Teaching in an Interconnected World