Sentences with phrase «history of civic engagement»

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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.»

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.

This webinar will explore how some educators are using those levers to create interdisciplinary units that integrate a variety of texts and learning methods to help students delve into social issues, including identity, cultural history, diversity, and civic engagement.

Facing History's program is an interdisciplinary model of education that integrates a rigorous investigation of history with critical questions about ethics and civic engaHistory's program is an interdisciplinary model of education that integrates a rigorous investigation of history with critical questions about ethics and civic engahistory with critical questions about ethics and civic engagement.

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.

A broad range of studies demonstrate the impact of Facing History's curriculum in improving student civic engagement, motivating learning and empowering students to constructively address social conflicts.

Encouraging states, districts, and schools to balance classroom instruction in history, government, economics, law, and democracy with out - of - class opportunities to participate in service - learning programs and civic engagement activities.

Throughout his career, Mr. Strom has connected the academy to classrooms and the community by using the latest scholarship to encourage learning about identity, bias, belonging, history, and the challenges and opportunities of civic engagement in our globalized world.

Topics covered in the training include the history of education in New Orleans, New Orleans education policy and governance, New Orleans civic engagement, the future of education in New Orleans, and professional development.

At the same time, the results show that as we expand students» understanding of history and their engagement with it, students increase their civic engagement and critical thinking skills.

«We encourage you as educators to guide your students toward healthy civic engagement and to teach them the value and history of peaceful protest in creating change in our great nation.

The Stockyard Institute was influenced by an awareness of neighborhood histories and an under recognized group of community artists, architects, radical teachers, and local activists where a deep consideration of the social and civic forms of engagement were as critical to their practice as to their lives.

Throughout the organization's 36 - year history, Bemis Center has offered artist - driven, community - responsive programs that bolster civic engagement in the creation and understanding of art.

«Julian's commitment to themes of civic engagement is particularly relevant at this time in our history, and I look forward to seeing him lead the AGO's curators with that approach in mind,» continued Jost.