Description How can we, as educators, engage students in deeper civic learning to become authentic, informed, and skilled changemakers? Civic Engagement in Our Democracy is a high school course that seeks to help students identify what they value, deepen what they understand, and develop what they can do to be self-caring, reciprocal, and self-confident changemakers. This course provides students and teachers with the tools they need to experience deeper civic learning to support students’ … [Read more...] about Civic Engagement in Our Democracy
Grade 9
Social Protest and Civil Liberties: Examining United States History Through Rights Movements
Description This course provides an in-depth exploration of how various groups within our nation have historically advocated for and either achieved or been denied access to civil, political, and legal rights. Beginning with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the course traverses into an analysis of multiple social protest movements. Through this examination, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the diverse methodologies, approaches, and overall effectiveness employed by … [Read more...] about Social Protest and Civil Liberties: Examining United States History Through Rights Movements