| Spring 2006 |
Volume 12 No.1
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| Introducing Community
Service Learning |
| Spring 2006 |
Volume 12 No.1
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| Introducing Community
Service Learning |
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National Educational Resources The Civic Mission of Schools  The Civic Mission of Schools Practice Examples These classroom-proven lessons and practices show how schools and teachers are educating students for democracy. Reviewed by an advisory group of civic learning experts, the examples bring CMS learning goals and teaching methods to life. [more] California Educational Resources  Resource Directory for California Schools Resources for administrators, teachers, students, and community members to implement each of the six promising approaches to civic education outlined in the Civic Mission of Schools report. [more] Interested in submitting your own best practices and
other
resources for civic education? Please download
and complete the submission form. CRF S-L Curricular Materials Active Citizenship Today (ACT) A newly-revised interactive, service-learning program designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy. ACT does this by linking an in-depth study of civics linked to active community involvement and service. CityWorks: Engaging Students in Local Government A standards-based, local-government curriculum featuring interactive lessons that place students in the fictional city of Central Heights. Through readings, guided discussions, and role plays, Central Heights’ student-citizens learn about issues of state and local government and practice critical-thinking and other citizenship skills. CityWorks independent evaluation CityYouth: Ancient History Travel with your students on an exciting, standards-based journey to ancient Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. CityYouth: Ancient History integrates civic participation and service learning into the regular curriculum and can culminate in a service project. CityYouth: Today’s Communities Thirty-two developmental lessons organized around Crime & Safety, Harmony, Health & Wellbeing, and the Environment. Lessons include readings, role plays, and simulations that help students identify and analyze issues in their own school and community. In addition, CityYouth helps students apply citizenship concepts and skills they learn while they plan, complete, and evaluate service-learning projects. CityYouth: U.S. History A standards-based, four-unit curriculum designed to support any U.S. history course of study. Each of the four units contains lessons that introduce a historical theme and guide students toward applying what they learn through service-learning projects. Take Charge: A Youth Guide to Community Change A step-by-step manual for teaching citizenship and creating community change. Designed for school or community use, this straightforward guide shows young people how to explore their community, identify community problems, evaluate public policy, explore options to deal with community problems, and plan a service-learning project. Youth and Police Interactive curriculm designed to educate about the law, improve police-community relations, and involve middle-school youth in service-learning activities to improve public safety. CRF's General S-L Resources Service-Learning NETWORK Online CRF's free service-learning e-zine designed to provide educators, policy makers, and school administrators provide educators with resources to connect classroom work to the community. Read the Service-Learning NETWORK evaluation summary. Visit the NETWORK archives. Receive NETWORK free of charge. |
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