Supporting Civics Education with Student Activism: Citizens for a Democratic Society

ISBN-13: 9780367481698 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 184 str.

Pablo A. Muriel; Alan J. Singer

Opis

This book empowers teachers to support student activists by exploring state and national curriculum standards, suggesting activist projects, and reporting examples of student individual and group activism. Including activist interviews, this work highlights issues such as racial and immigrant justice, anti-gun violence, and climate change.

Spis treści

Introduction;  1 Student Activism and Civics Education;  2 A Wave of Student Activism;  3 Pablo’s Story ;  4 Alan’s Story;  5 What do state and national standards say?;  6 Pablo’s Pedagogy ;  7 Rights and Responsibilities as Teachers;  8 Integrating Activism Across the K-12 Curriculum;  9 Undocumented Immigrants and Immigration Reform;  10 Forum Club;   11 New York and Slavery Walking Tour;  12 Uniondale Students Protest Gun Violence ;  13 Hempstead Freedom Walkers;  14 Save Our Schools;  15 Occupy Wall Street;  16 Metal Detectors in Schools;  17 Citizenship for the 21st Century