civic engagement: a role for students. what does it mean to engage a learner in school? how do you...
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What does it mean to engage a learner in school?
How do you know when civics is a part of what happens in every school?
How do you measure student engagement, acheivement and civic education in your school?
Why should a School District resource this work?
Should you stay for this presentation and workshop?
For Your Consideration....
PURPOSE OF SESSION
Determine the Disposition of Faculty and Administrators - Find them, hire them, & evaluate them for this disposition.
Orient you to bring Civic Engagement to the District School and Classroom at a real time level.
Recognize the patterns of Norms, Values, Beliefs and Behaviors that impact achievement and culture.
Finding the money to get started - One School at a Time
Establish a relationship that promote Collaboration, Research Civic Engagement and Learning in your district and between the National Center for Learning and Citizenship & the Education Commission of the States & You…
“… public education does not serve apublic. It creates a public. And in creatingthe right kind of public, the schoolscontribute to strengthening the spiritualbasis of the American creed… The questionis not ‘Does or doesn’t public school create a public?’ The question is, ‘What kind of publicdoes it create?’”
- Neal Postman
The End of Education (1996)
Mission of Public Education
Prepare students for……lifelong learning,…productivity, and…responsible citizenship.
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.”
- Thomas Jefferson
Richland School District Two
Youth Action CouncilMission
to promote youth-directed civic engagement through
a service learning framework
Help students and teachers
becomemore involved in connecting
important community
issues like poverty ,
hunger, and homelessness to classroom
study.
Form partnerships
to bring additional
resources to support service
learning in Richland School
District Two.
The Role of Superintendents and Leaders in the District
Leadership & Relationships
High Expectations
Academic Achievement
Developing a Sense of Responsiblity in Students
Linking Youth Engagement & Voice to Higher Student Acheivement, graduation from high school and enrollment in higher educaiton
Closing the Engagement Gap & Keeping Students Interested in School
Establishing Pracices and Relationship That Promote Collaboration, Research Civic and Learning in Your District
Vision and LeadershipA diverse group of stakeholders have a shared vision and
leadership opportunitiesPartnership & CommunityThe structures and frameworks to develop review, and revise
curriculum and practiceProfessional & Curriculum DevelopmentAdministrators, faculty, staff and others have regular
opportunities to engage in training and to create a community of practice and programs
Partnerships and CommunitySchool-Community partnerships benefit schools, students and
communityResourcesSmall level of funding sources, training, grants, &
time...Mentor, Support and WitnessHire for it, Train for it, Evaluate for it!
Board and Superintendent Role
BRINGING TO SCALE & EXPECTATION
Determine Disposition of Faculty & Administrators - Find ‘em - They are in every school…
Establish Knowledge - Develop and Collaborate on Skills & Strategies
Develop & Learn Skills - Get the climate and culture on your sideMini Grants & Set Budget Line Item - Get the MoneyIntegrate Strand in Curriculum as They Come on LineFind Teacher LeadersMeasure School Climate and Student/Parent Satisfaction LevelPlace Youth on Decision Making Teams & Train ThemYouth Summits to Determine How to EngageMeasure and Report Progress to BOE, Staff & CommunityPlan for Abandonment of Projects and Teams
Tell the story
Civic engagement and service learning provide many opportunities to share positive news about your students.
Mapping A Student’sCIVICS EDUCATION
Students begin studying civics by learning about themselves and how citizenship plays a part in their lives. As they progress through the grade levels, students learn about citizenship as it involves families, communities, our country, its history, and contemporary events.
Civic Engagement as a Drop Out Prevention Strategy
Four out of five (81%) drop outs said thereshould be more opportunities for real world
learning.The Silent Epidemic - Perspectives of High
School Dropouts
ECS National Center for Learning and Citizenship
The National Center for Learning and Citizenship provides resources on policy, practice and capacity to education leaders, state and district policymakers and other stakeholders to advance civic engagement and service-learning.
We are working to enhance student voice and engagement in their schools at a state and national level.
www.ecs.org/nclc