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What Research Says About Civic Education
WhatWorks?
Welcome!CRF is a non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization. We provide programs, professional development and materials that support teachers, youth, and community-based service providers in the fields of civic- and law-related education.
Check us out on the web @ www.crf-usa.org
The Civic Mission of Schools
The Civic Mission of Schools report provides guidance for local, state, and national policy on civics in our schools.
www.civicmissionofschools.org
Prepare all of America’s young people to be competent and responsible citizens who are:
CMS Goals of Civic Education
•Informed and Thoughtful
•Participatory
•Politically Active
•Socially responsible, tolerant, and believe in their capacity to make a difference.
1. Instruction in government, history, law, and democracy.
2. Discussion of current local, national, and international issues and events.
3. Service Learning – service activities linked to classroom instruction and civic outcomes.
4. Extra-curricular activities that provide opportunities for youth to get involved in their schools and communities.
5. Student participation in school/classroom governance and decision-making.
6. Simulations of democratic processes and procedures such as mock trials, legislative deliberations and diplomacy that promote more political knowledge and interest.
CMS Promising Approaches
Paths to 21st Century CompetenciesThrough Civic Education
ClassroomsCommissioned by the American Bar Association Division for Public Education and the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
www.abanet.org/publiced
Basic knowledge of economic and political processes.
Skill in understanding what is presented in the media.
The ability to work well with others, especially in diverse groups.
Positive attitudes about working hard and obeying the law.
Creativity and innovation.
www.21stcenturyskills.org
21st Century Competencies
Data from the IEA Civic Education Study (CIVED), which had been collected from a national sample of 14-year-olds in 1999 in the United States.
Lecture based.
Interactive discussion-based.
Both lecture and interactive discussion based.
Neither.
Evidence on which this report is based
“Educators who wish to strengthen their
programs should focus on enhancing
interactive discussion-based methods with a
strong content focus as part of every
student’s educational experience.”
Conclusion
Civics, Not GovernmentRedirecting Social Studies in the Nation’s
Schools
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation invites a new set of stakeholders to the debate on civic education.
www.annettestrauss.org
Stakeholders see current practices as creating young citizens who are:
Unreflective
Individualistic
Detached
Unprepared
“What Stakeholders Told Us”
Civic education should:
Emphasize meaning over memorization.
Emphasize inspiration over efficiency.
Emphasize ownership over detachment.
Be integrated, not specialized.
Start early, not late.
Five recommendations to create a more invested citizenry
Modified Lesson from CRF’s Educating on
Immigration website:
http://crfimmigrationed.org/
Review & Apply
We’ve looked at 3 different research reports:
•Civic Mission of Schools Report
•Paths to 21st Century Competencies Through Civic Education Classrooms
•Civics, Not Government
Make Connections
You will consider proposed legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for young people who arrived as undocumented children.
The DREAM Act: A Legislative Hearing
Objectives
Students will be able to:
Examine arguments supporting and opposing proposed legislation.
Advocate for a specific interest or viewpoint.
Understand the power of advocacy, policy, and law to address social issues.
Any child who was brought to this country illegally while under the age of 16 may apply
for legal residency and is eligible for employment and admission to any public
university while they complete the process of becoming legal citizens.
The DREAM Act: A Path to Citizenship
Reading
Break up into three groups1. Senators2. Supporters3. Non-Supporters
Advocate
Decide
Debrief – How does this lesson connect to the recommendations of the research?
The DREAM Act: A Path to Citizenship
1. Instruction in government, history, law, and democracy.
2. Discussion of current local, national, and international issues and events.
3. Service-learning activities linked to classroom instruction and civic outcomes.
4. Extra-curricular activities that provide opportunities for youth to get involved in their schools and communities.
5. Student participation in school/classroom governance and decision-making.
6. Simulations of democratic processes and procedures such as mock trials, legislative deliberations and diplomacy that promote more political knowledge and interest.
CMS Promising Approaches
What’s Happening in CA?
California Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
Educating for Democracy
www.cms-ca.org
What You Can Do Guide, Research and Reports, Additional Resources, News, Policy Updates &
Outreach Materials