Sentences with phrase «fostering civic engagement»

Most district and school goal statements include such familiar purposes as preparing students for economic self - sufficiency, fostering civic engagement in the community, and promoting equal opportunity and individual well - being.

Mahan points out that fostering civic engagement among your workers potentially has an additional value.

Through writing workshops, This Land Speaks aims to foster civic engagement among rural students and increases public awareness about social issues in America's rural low - income areas.

And, CLA uses the nationally - recognized Facing History and Ourselves program to to foster civic engagement.

Using the Framework as a guide, teachers of social studies can begin the conversation with colleagues and administrators about how to ensure that the content facilitated by the teacher is rigorous and fosters civic engagement.

AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency whose mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.

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«We're proud of our history of supporting civic engagement and election volunteerism and look forward to sharing best practices and learning from others to foster a more active electorate.»

This has been reflected in our consistently providing platforms for Labour - LibDem dialogue, seeking to foster engagement between party politics and civic pressure, and in co-hosting the left and liberty session at the Convention for Modern Liberty, and in being significantly engaged in debates about the pluralist reform of party politics, the broader political settlement and the new «movement politics» of a pluralist left.

A major focus of this work is civic engagement to foster an environment of respectful discussion, advocacy and informed decision - making.

The program aims to build leadership skills, encourage political civic engagement, and foster a strong interest in public service careers.

Writer Mooney and marine scientist Kirshenbaum argue persuasively for scientists to step up engagement with the public, in order to dispel misinformation and foster meaningful civic participation in decisions about issues such as nuclear power, climate change, and public health.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

What can I do to foster awareness and kick - start civic engagement?

Youth advocacy and civic engagement is especially powerful for vulnerable populations, such as youth who are homeless, in foster care, or justice - involved, who can draw upon their own experiences to impact change.

Studying the Holocaust and human behavior allows students to wrestle with profound moral questions raised by this history while fostering their skills in ethical and moral reasoning, critical analysis, empathy, and civic engagement — all of which are critical habits of mind for sustaining democracy.

Youth advocacy and civic engagement is especially powerful for vulnerable populations, such as youth who are homeless, in foster

Curriculum programs help foster courageous compassion, active citizenship and academic success by combining service - learning, character education, civic engagement and literacy training.

Through Art in the Parks, the National Park Service and its partners are fostering wider civic engagement and dialogue around some of today's most important societal issues — from environmental preservation and conservation, to freedom of speech and expression.

Before graduate school, he worked with community - based nonprofits and labor unions in Minnesota to build organizational capacity, drive civic engagement and foster grassroots participation in state budgeting and workplace policy making.

The BMC serves Belmont, MA and the surrounding communities to foster free speech, creative expression, and civic engagement and to give a voice to all.

These include programs that foster creativity in the areas of music and performing arts, such as support venues that promote artistic expression, and civic and community activities such as those that encourage development and promote civic engagement.

It is widely recognized that in addition to fostering children's academic development, schools play an important role in fulfilling a broader educational agenda that is concerned with enhancing students» social - emotional well - being, character, health and civic engagement [1].

ELDERSHINE is a psycho - educational program designed to foster awareness of internal states; promote positive mental and physical health through mindfulness; and build individual and neighborhood capacity through civic engagement and the creation of a caring community.