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Teaching Civic Literacy in Schools

Author : Brian Charest
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807765244
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Civic Literacy in Schools written by Brian Charest and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Because many of our schools fail to address the health and well-being of both students and their communities, teachers and teacher educators are in need of a revised vision for teaching and schooling-one that is committed to civic and community engagement where we see school and community building as reciprocal, not separate, projects. This vision of schooling places the health and well-being of individuals and their communities at the center of the curriculum and sees partnership and collaboration with communities and community and democratic revitalization as a central goal of education. Teachers need specific strategies and ideas for reviving our democracy and revitalizing communities-strategies that I have learned from community organizers and then used to guide me in my own journey as a teacher and a teacher educator (e.g., building intentional relationships, organizing listening campaigns, integrating and valuing local knowledge, teaching democratic practices, giving students choice and agency in school, exploring who we are and what and how we know, examining our intellectual and ethical commitments, mapping community assets, holding relational meetings, creating community engagement councils, working directly with community-based organizations (CBOs), organizing accountability sessions with public officials, working to create healthy and sustainable spaces, running voter registration drives, co-creating curriculum with students, marching, protesting, participating in public arts, etc.) (Catone, 2016; Warren, 2005)"--

Civic Literacy

Author : Henry Milner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Civic Literacy written by Henry Milner and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy

Author : Donald Lazere
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317264592
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy written by Donald Lazere and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief edition of a groundbreaking textbook addresses the need for college students to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills for self-defense in the contentious arena of American civic rhetoric. Designed for first-year or more advanced composition and critical thinking courses, it is one-third shorter than the original edition, more affordable for students, and easier for teachers to cover in a semester or quarter. It incorporates up-to-date new readings and analysis of controversies like the growing inequality of wealth in America and the debates in the 2008 presidential campaign, expressed in opposing viewpoints from the political left and right. Exercises help students understand the ideological positions and rhetorical patterns that underlie such opposing views. Widely debated issues of whether objectivity is possible and whether there is a liberal or conservative bias in news and entertainment media, as well as in education itself, are foregrounded as topics for rhetorical analysis.

Citizenship

Author : Lynne Weintraub
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781564202802
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Citizenship written by Lynne Weintraub and published by . This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice answering questions on U.S. history and government in preparation for the U.S. citizenship test.

Educating for Empathy

Author : Nicole Mirra
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807777285
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Educating for Empathy written by Nicole Mirra and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educating for Empathy presents a compelling framework for thinking about the purpose and practice of literacy education in a politically polarized world. Mirra proposes a model of critical civic empathy that encourages secondary ELA teachers to consider how issues of power and inequity play out in the literacy classroom and how to envision literacy practices as a means of civic engagement. The book reviews core elements of ELA instruction—response to literature, classroom discussion, research, and digital literacy—and demonstrates how these activities can be adapted to foster critical thinking and empathetic perspectives among students. Chapters depict teachers and students engaging in this transformative learning, offer concrete strategies for the classroom, and pose questions to guide school communities in collaborative reflection. “If educators were to follow Mirra’s model, we will have come a long way toward educating and motivating young people to become involved, engaged, and caring citizens.” —Sonia Nieto, professor emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst “Grounded in respectful research partnerships with youth and teachers, this is a book that will resonate with and inspire educators in these precarious times.” —Gerald Campano, University of Pennsylvania “If ever there were a time for a book on empathy in education, the moment is now.” —Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Teachers College, Columbia University

Civic Media Literacies

Author : Paul Mihailidis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315526034
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Civic Media Literacies written by Paul Mihailidis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civic life today is mediated. Communities small and large are now using connective platforms to share information, engage in local issues, facilitate vibrant debate, and advocate for social causes. In this timely book, Paul Mihailidis explores the texture of daily engagement in civic life, and the resources—human, technological, and practical—that citizens employ when engaging in civic actions for positive social impact. In addition to examining the daily civic actions that are embedded in media and digital literacies and human connectedness, Mihailidis outlines a model for empowering young citizens to use media to meaningfully engage in daily life.

Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780160904608
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USCIS Civics flash cards: These Civics flash card will help immigrants learn about US history and government while preparing for naturalization test. These flash cards can also be used in the classroom as an instruction tool for citizenship preparation. Important note: on the naturalization test, some answers may change because of elections or appointments. Applicants must be aware of the most current answers to these questions. Applicants must answer these questions with the name of the official who is serving at the time of his or her eligibility interview with the USCIS. The USCIS officer will not accept an incorrect answer.

Civic Literacy

Author : Henry Milner
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584651734
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Civic Literacy written by Henry Milner and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How civic literacy underpins effective democracies." - cover.

Critical Literacy Initiatives for Civic Engagement

Author : Cartwright, Angela M.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522580832
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Critical Literacy Initiatives for Civic Engagement written by Cartwright, Angela M. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civics and citizenship focus on providing students with the disposition and tools to effectively engage with their government. Critical literacy is necessary for responsible citizenship in a world where the quantity of information overwhelms quality information and misinformation is prevalent. Critical Literacy Initiatives for Civic Engagement is an essential reference source that discusses the intersection of critical literacy and citizenship and provides practical ways for educators to encourage responsible citizenship in their classrooms. Featuring research on topics such as language learning, school governance, and digital platforms, this book is ideally designed for professionals, teachers, administrators, academicians, and researchers.

Toward a Civil Society

Author : C. David Lisman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313391017
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Toward a Civil Society written by C. David Lisman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-08-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the need for marshaling the resources of education to help promote a more civil society, this book argues that education has a critical role to play in challenging the dominant views of politics and education. Service learning, or academically based community service,is seen as a promising educational pedagogy that can help students acquire civic virtue and serve as a mechanism to enable institutions of higher education become stronger community partners. However, there is currently is a lack of theoretical grounding for the service-learning movement; consequently,service learning is in danger of being co-opted by academic traditionalism, which could vitiate service learning's social transformative potential and in fact undermine efforts at democratic revitalization. The author provides a basic explanation of service learning and how it is connected to promoting civic virtue. It examines the underlying public philosophy debate between weak and strong democracy theorists, or procedural and civic republicanism. This book argues that certain approaches to service learning, such as the voluntarist or charity model, the experiential education model, and the justice model are ineffective because of their association with weak democracy theory or procedural republicanism. The central argument of this book is that a progressive communitarian public philosophy maintaining that individuals attain meaning and significance in the context of community is the most appropriate grounding for service learning.

Teaching Civic Literacy Projects

Author : Shira Eve Epstein
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807773328
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Civic Literacy Projects written by Shira Eve Epstein and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical resource shows teachers how to enact robust forms of civic education in today’s schools. Both instructive and thought-provoking, it will inspire teachers to craft curricula addressing a wide range of genuine civic problems such as those related to racial discrimination, environmental damage, and community health. Dividing civic literacy projects into three key phases—problem identification, problem exploration, and action—the author provides concrete examples from upper-elementary, middle, and high school classrooms to illustrate and analyze how each phase can unfold. The projects ultimately provide opportunities for youth to participate in civic life while they develop essential literacy skills associated with reading, writing, and speaking. The final chapter outlines a curriculum design process that will result in coherent and meaningful civic literacy projects driven by clear goals. It includes practical tools, such as a sample unit timeline, an assessment chart, and student worksheets that can be modified for immediate use. “Shira’s work offers us a reflection of democratic practice in the classroom through the teaching of critical reading, persuasive writing, and deliberation. In Teaching Civic Literacy Projects,Shira invites us all to contemplate the depth of the democratic project and the possibility that schools can help uphold our democratic ideals.” —From the Foreword by Celia Oyler, professor, Teachers College, Columbia University. “This book is a gem! Shira Epstein has provided invaluable assistance for teachers interested in engaging their students in the political and civic spheres in ways that build crucial literacy skills. The combination of a powerful framework and rich and detailed case studies provides readers with a clear vision and helpful, specific guidance for creating robust civic learning experiences for young people.” —Diana Hess, senior vice-president, Spencer Foundation and professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison “Excellent civic education means encouraging young people to identify and define problems and take action. That is challenging in our era of political polarization and narrow definitions of education. Shira Eve Epstein provides the best practical guide for teachers who want their students to confront social problems.” —Peter Levine, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tufts University

Critical Civic Literacy

Author : Joseph L. DeVitis
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781433111716
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Critical Civic Literacy written by Joseph L. DeVitis and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has received the AESA (American Educational Studies Association) Critics Choice Award 2013. Do we live in a democracy? Have we ever practiced democratic education? Will our children and grandchildren inherit a sane or sick society and political order? Those are some of the profound questions that this book tackles, within a broad and evocative conversation on civic literacy in America. Amid calls for academic standardization and high-stakes testing, civic education, once a cornerstone of public schools, has been relegated to a tertiary space. The eloquent voices in this text articulate critical perspectives on citizenship education because they realize the future of our commonwealth may well be at stake. This important and timely book is a must-read for those interested in civics, social studies, social education, social foundations of education, and educational policy studies. Yet it will also appeal more generally to all educators and education professionals, policymakers, and public officials: it is written for all those who want to revive more humane possibilities for a polity in peril.

Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy

Author : Donald Lazere
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351552287
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy written by Donald Lazere and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Lazere's [book] is heaven-sent and will provide a crucial link in the chain of understanding how conflicts are structured and, most importantly, how they can be rationally addressed - a healthy antidote to the scepticism that has become so pervasive in academic life.' Alan Hausman, Hunter College This innovative book addresses the need for college students to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills for self-defence in the contentious arena of American civic rhetoric. In a groundbreaking reconception of composition theory, it presents a comprehensive critical perspective on American public discourse and practical methods for its analysis. Exercises following the text sections and readings help students understand the ideological positions and rhetorical patterns that underlie opposing viewpoints in current controversies - such as the growing inequality of wealth in America and its impact on the finances of college students - as expressed in paired sets of readings from the political left and right. Widely debated issues of whether objectivity is possible and whether there is a liberal or conservative bias in news and entertainment media, as well as in education itself, are foregrounded as topics for rhetorical analysis.

Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy

Author : Donald Lazere
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351689029
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy written by Donald Lazere and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rhetoric-and-reader textbook teaches college students to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills for self-defense in the contentious arena of American civic rhetoric. This edition is substantially updated for an era of renewed tensions over race, gender, and economic inequality—all compounded by the escalating decibel level and polarization of public rhetoric. Readings include civil rights advocate Michelle Alexander on "the new Jim Crow," recent reconsiderations of socialism versus capitalism, Naomi Wolf’s and Christine Hoff Sommers’ opposing views on "the beauty myth," a section on the rhetoric of war, and debates on identity politics, abortion, and student debt. Designed for first-year or more advanced composition and critical thinking courses, the book trains students in a wealth of techniques to locate fallacies and other weaknesses in argumentation in their prose and the writings of others. Exercises also help students understand the ideological positions and rhetorical patterns that underlie opposing views, from Ann Coulter to Bernie Sanders. Widely debated issues of whether objectivity is possible and whether there is a liberal or conservative bias in news and entertainment media, as well as in education itself, are foregrounded as topics for rhetorical analysis.

Civic Literacy Through Curriculum Drama, Grades 6-12

Author : Catherine A. Franklin
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452214980
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Civic Literacy Through Curriculum Drama, Grades 6-12 written by Catherine A. Franklin and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-10-29 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides step-by-step directions and an extended example for constructing curriculum dramas, or student-centered, inquiry-based exercises such as mock trials, classroom senates, and electoral campaigns.

Improving Literacy Through Home, School, and Community Partnerships

Author : Gatcho, Al Ryanne Gabonada
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (693 download)

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Download or read book Improving Literacy Through Home, School, and Community Partnerships written by Gatcho, Al Ryanne Gabonada and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The underappreciation of the pivotal roles played by home, school, and community in shaping the literacy journey of individuals. While the mantra "Literacy begins at home" resonates, it often remains a mere platitude rather than a transformative force. The synergy between these three pillars is essential, yet gaps persist, hindering the development of a truly literate society. As children tread the academic path, the home lays the foundation, and schools amplify these efforts. However, the holistic nature of learning, encompassing life experiences, demands a collaborative approach from families, educators, and communities. This is the crux of the problem – a disjointed system that impedes the seamless development of literacy across diverse backgrounds. Improving Literacy Through Home, School, and Community Partnerships is a groundbreaking book that unravels the complexities of this challenge and illuminates the transformative potential within collaborative efforts. By delving into the dynamic interplay between home, school, and community, the book offers a roadmap to bridge existing gaps and forge a path toward a more literate society. Early-career researchers will find this a valuable resource to identify and address these gaps, while families, educators, community leaders, and policymakers will gain invaluable perspectives to inform their practices, policies, and research initiatives.

Black Girl Civics

Author : Ginnie Logan
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648022189
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Black Girl Civics written by Ginnie Logan and published by IAP. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be a civic actor who is Black + Young + Female in the United States? Do African American girls take up the civic mantle in the same way that their male or non-Black peers do? What media, educational, or social platforms do Black girls leverage to gain access to the political arena, and why? How do Black girls negotiate civic identity within the context of their racialized, gendered, and age specific identities? There are scholars doing powerful work on Black youth and civics; scholars focused on girls and civics; and scholars focused on Black girls in education. But the intersections of African American girlhood and civics have not received adequate attention. This book begins the journey of understanding and communicating the varied forms of civics in the Black Girl experience. Black Girl Civics: Expanding and Navigating the Boundaries of Civic Engagement brings together a range of works that grapple with the question of what it means for African American girls to engage in civic identity development and expression. The chapters collected within this volume openly grapple with, and disclose the ways in which Black girls engage with and navigate the spectrum of civics. This collection of 11 chapters features a range of research from empirical to theoretical and is forwarded by Black Girlhood scholar Dr. Venus Evans-Winters. The intended audience for this volume includes Black girlhood scholars, scholars of race and gender, teachers, civic advocacy organizations, civic engagement researchers, and youth development providers.