Sentences with phrase «about civic»

Voting is about civic engagement and civic responsibility, an ideal showcased in city elections happening now across the state.

Therapists have very little history in talking about civic commitments, Doherty says.

There's been a lot of conversation about civic engagement changing, and I think people can lose sight of how closely tied that can be to local news.

However, public art must hold equal value in our conversations about civic improvement.

Her lecture is about civic intervention, and is not called «Reasons to Be Cheerful.»

As a past participant in the Center for Civic Education's We the People program, she is also passionate about civic education in public schools, frequently volunteering as a judge in We the People program competitions.

Develop a deeper understanding about civic responsibility and the role of nongovernmental organizations in community and international development.

Thanks to the local community's questions and interest, there was much information shared, along with useful tips from the panelists about civic engagement and making your voice heard to your elected officials.

The New Civics: This area represents the broader Foundation belief that cultivating knowledge and new ideas about civic education will ultimately improve students» lives and enrich society.

The purpose of this funding is to focus on underrepresented and under - resourced communities to educate students about civic engagement, public speaking, and communication skills through teacher and community member training and volunteer student mentoring of other students.

Students posing questions to teachers when working on assignments at home or watching news stories about civic events with their families resulted in interactions that might not have otherwise occurred.

CAPITOL RALLY TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FRANKFORT, March 20, 2018 — The Prichard Committee's Student Voice Team brought together students from across the state eager to speak out about gun violence in the wake of school shootings in Kentucky and Florida...

You can also introduce your students to powerful frameworks for thinking about civic participation and social change.

Projects that give youth a voice about civic issues are likely to be relevant and engaging for today's students, some of who will have their first chance to vote in November.

, a few hip videos, some game - based learning, and a couple hands - on projects, you can not only inform your students about civic issues, teach critical thinking, and squeeze in media literacy, you can get them excited about their own potential for making change in the world.

HOW HAS NEW MEDIA CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE COMMUNICATE ABOUT CIVIC MATTERS?

But we have been hearing a lot less about the civic mission of our schools — and the importance of education for our democracy.

Through six colloquia and two Askwith Forums this year, CMEI wants to ignite HGSE's intellectual conversation about civic and moral education.

If the principle of neutrality is the key to the voucher question, is it also the best way to think about civic education?

If a new seriousness about civic education takes root, schools may turn to the new off - the - shelf curriculum developed by the College Board.

The recent riots raised questions about the role that schools play in ensuring that students not only get a good academic education, but are also taught about civic responsibility and their role in society as a whole.

Robert Pondiscio and Kate Stringer recently made a compelling case about the civic role of schools, which is seldom discussed in the context of educator evaluations.

We're seeing an explosion of different ways of thinking about civic participation amongst everybody, but particularly amongst the young.

«When we talk about civic engagement in action civics, students are really getting the experience of making change, and that's not separate from the learning,» he said.

When we talk about civic engagement in action civics, students are really getting the experience of making change, and that's not separate from the learning.

We're seeing an explosion of different ways of thinking about civic participation amongst...

His new film, «Black Mass,» about Boston criminal Whitey Bulger's decades - long rule, was about to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and here was a reporter for Boston's paper of record asking him questions about civic and historic responsibility, about whether a movie owes anything and to whom.

Buzz has been incredibly high for the controversial Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour, and it's certainly an interesting film, but I'd argue that this documentary about civic activist and reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz is equally important.

The authors worry that democracy is threatened by the ease at which disinformation about civic issues is allowed to spread and flourish.

Equally important is what we are teaching children about civic responsibility and the rule of law in today's society.

John Dearie, a former Bronx Assemblyman who now has a prominent Bronx personal injury law practice, spoke about the civic and political leaders from the past who shaped the experience of the Irish diasporic community in the Bronx and who worked towards peace in Northern Ireland.

Elia says school officials and teachers should work with students to make it a learning experience about civic engagement and what it means to be an active citizen in American.

NYC Councilwoman Inez Dickens paid more than $ 40,000 in back taxes she owed the city just a few hours after a DN reporter asked her about the civic debt.

Talk of the Sound primarily covers news about New Rochelle, ranging from police and fire incidents, to sporting events, to obituaries, parades, announcements about civic events and official meeting announcements.

He says very little directly about civic or political virtues, since the real advancements in a free society are made by private citizens rather than public representatives.

We fight about civic education and U.S. history.

But what about your civic duty?

Much was made in the 1990s about the civic institutions that held such a prominent place in Democracy in America.

The recent change in the cultural climate, one that everyone from fundamentalists to People for the American Way helped produce and to which each responded, has occasioned fresh talk about civic responsibility.

There's been a lot of conversation about civic engagement changing, and I think people can lose sight of how closely tied that can be to local news.

Only a couple of years ago, election reform in Canada was a discussion about civics.

The report suggests that learning about civics promotes a positive school culture and may even lead to higher graduation rates.

There is much more basis for optimism about civics than he admits.

September 17th was National Constitution Day, and with the elections fast approaching, it's a great time to start conversations with your students about civics.

Scholars Put Civics in Same Category as Literacy, Math Education Week, October 28, 2011 «But it's not only teachers who need to recalibrate expectations about civics education, said Meira Levinson, an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a coordinator of the research.

Teach students about civics through schoolwide governance.

Learn more about our CIVICS campaign and how you can be a thoughtful and engaged steward of public life.

Students learn about civics by developing and implementing a community service project.

How better for students to learn about civics and government and the power of voice than to actively engage in democracy?

How better for students to learn about civics and government than to actively participate in democracy?