Sentences with phrase «with civic issues»

We want students to have an academic experience, to engage with civic issues and problems while grappling with the myriad of technologically generated complexities for accessing and using information and communicating and acting with others throughout society.

Not exact matches

«We wish to talk with specificity to Donald Trump about issues of faith and the role of faith in the civic arena,» Yates said of the meeting.

Alone among Western nations, the United States has shown itself capable of joining Christian piety with economic prosperity, modern political freedoms, and a civic culture of tolerance (the limits rather than existence of which define our current political battles over social issues).

This has become an issue in the military chaplaincy of late and chaplains are now encouraged «to use the more inclusive language of civic faith» when praying with religiously diverse audiences.

Working with these adults, students engage on civic issues and learn more about immigrants» lives while improving their own Spanish.

Under this arrangement, both parents remain involved in the decision making responsibilities regarding the children, with each parent having «tie breaking» authority regarding certain issues, such as education, health and dental care, religion, civic and cultural activities, and athletic involvement.

This will include social events and happy hours for members and guests all along the 73rd Assembly District, co-sponsored events with like - minded civic and community groups as well as the hosting of events that delve deeply into issues that the community is concerned about.

«As he's always done, Mayor - elect de Blasio routinely talks with members of the City Council and other civic leaders about the critical issues facing New York City,» Smith said in a statement.

Consult with and advise government officials, civic bodies, research agencies, the media, political parties, and others concerned with political issues.

Their Democratic challengers, Lynn Summers of Mattituck and Steve Brautigam of Laurel, boast other civic and government involvement with trustee issues.

They work with community organizations and other neighborhood - based civic groups on local issues.

«Our civic's board just had a meeting where we discussed how we would open the line of communication with the next councilman's office, but as far as issues we didn't come up with any,» she said.

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.

Although not included in the list would be this bonus tip: let your students and their parents know that you will be tackling these tough issues with as little bias as possible and the goal of increasing civic participation and argument skills.

Transmedia storytelling — telling a single story across multiple media platforms — as a means to help students engage with challenging cultural issues of civic responsibility, diversity, and social justice can be an important tool in the classroom, especially in an age where students are finding it increasingly difficult to see over the wall between their school lives and their «real» lives.

If a civics program is important for our nation's future leaders across the board and to our democracy, it is more so for an immigrant community that is in a state of transition and whose youth struggle with issues of identity and belonging.

Activities such as service learning, discussing current events in classrooms, discussing civic and political issues with one's parents, non-sports-related extracurricular pursuits, and living in a civically responsive neighborhood had a positive impact on students» commitments to civic participation.

Transmedia storytelling — telling a single story across multiple media platforms — as a means to help students engage with challenging cultural issues of civic responsibility, diversity, and social justice can be an important tool in the...

While engaging my students from all over Europe on issues of social justice and civic engagement, an idea occurred to me: What if students from the Global South could convene in a similar manner and work together to come up with innovative solutions to the seemingly intractable problems that plague their nations?

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.

The class that I taught was a seminar in civics and citizenship for graduating seniors, in which we would wrestle with constitutional issues at work in students» lives, from campus speech codes to «broken windows» policing.

Facing History teaches how to respectfully engage with others who hold different points of view about meaningful social and civic issues.

After working for about four years at Creative Time, New York City's vanguard public art organization, I was inspired by the artists I collaborated with and their work addressing social and civic issues.

The lesson plans and materials connect «students with the past, encouraging and informing their civic involvement, and illuminating how the earliest experiences in America helped shape contemporary issues and institutions.»

Butterfield Trail promotes experiential learning with Expeditionary Learning Units, an immersive, interdisciplinary approach that integrates standards, curricula, and a local civic issue into instruction.

Youth voice and civic engagement happen when students learn to identify a community to be served, assess community needs and opportunities with the assistance of community partners, and relate community needs to underlying societal issues.

Educators need evidence - based approaches for teaching complex social, civic, and political issues while enabling students of diverse mindsets and backgrounds to engage constructively with each other while gaining skills and knowledge.

Environmental and Sustainability Education: Schools emphasize interdisciplinary learning about the relationships between environmental, energy, and human systems; use the environment and sustainability to develop students» knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and math; and develop students» civic - engagement knowledge and skills, providing students with opportunities to apply these skills to address sustainability and environmental issues in their communities.

* Correction, May 10, 2018: This issue brief has been updated to provide the accurate number of states with a civics education requirement.

Service learning must go beyond an act of service to teach students to systemically address issues in their communities; civics exams must address critical thinking, in addition to comprehension of materials; and civics and government courses should prepare every student with the tools to become engaged and effective citizens.

My ex had this same issue with her civic.

Update 02/04/2016: Honda has issued a stop - sale for Civics equipped with the 2.0 - liter four - cylinder due to claims of engine failure.

Orestes («Oreo») is one of seven children — all named after infamous Greeks — born to a high school civics teacher with anger management issues and his homemaker wife, who seems to spend most of her time making quesadillas for her large family and trying to calm her husband down.

The unique mix of monthly day long seminars and small class atmosphere give participants an unprecedented opportunity to learn about the issues facing their community and to engage with civic leaders.

The Games for Change Student Challenge is a game design competition that invites students to make digital games about issues impacting their communities, combining digital storytelling with civic engagement.

The gallery often collaborates with NoMüNoMü (josephorzal.com), a civic - minded collective run by artists Joseph Orzal and Nora Müeller, to produce events such as last spring's Now More Than Ever, a discussion series on how current governmental policies may affect local issues.

Curated by Nigerian - American Okwui Enwezor, the festival included an exhibition of 16 artists and an events program of 15 performances, readings and talks that dealt with issues of civic engagement and imagination.

Through a current initiative called «The Participation Project,» the Institute works with Los Angeles artists and community organizations to explore issues surrounding art - making and civic participation.

The Tansaekhwa artists» meditative and monastic outlook on artistic creation reflects tenets of Taoism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism, as they contemplate issues surrounding civic disorder and political turbulence through a deliberate engagement with philosophical and spiritual ideologies.

With OEC's help, we added a new category — civic engagement — and are rallying people to change their worlds for good by advocating for the issues they care about.

But it should be emphasized that, although his points on the anti-intellectualism of creation science and lousy civics knowledge are sound, when he surrounds that with misdirection and literally unsupportable talking points about the global warming issue, his message looks less like one of genuine concern and more like a subtle excuse to validate global warming propaganda.

(5) With the «constitutionalizing» of more and more political and social issues into fundamental rights, the Canadian judiciary has all but removed those issues, in a fairly permanent way, from the realm of future civic engagement and future political debate.

The curriculum in this manual employs interactive teaching techniques with the goal of helping dedicated community leaders develop and refine their leadership and advocacy skills, use such skills in their communities to work on civic issues, and build alliances with community - based organizations.

Able to liaison with teachers and other school employees and local civic leaders on issues such as curricula, budgeting and school policies.