master teacher project miami, florida july 27 & 28, 2015
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Master Teacher ProjectMiami, Florida
July 27 & 28, 2015
About the State Administrators
iCivics is administered in Florida by The Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc.
Private, nonprofit dedicated to civic and law related education/ education for democracy
Spanning three decades of respected programs.
Nonpartisan, law-focused, grassroots.
Efforts have expanded statewide and internationally.
Florida Performance Report
Region Sessions6,328,767 total
sessions
Percentage of Sessions
User Registration
Florida 1,028,155 16.25% 28,422
Texas 453,371 7.16% 11,220
California 361,290 5.71% 9,912
Virginia 345,417 5.46% 6,725
Georgia 261,100 4.13% 7,929
New York 219,669 3.47% 6,464
Illinois 217,701 3.44% 5,517
North Carolina 216,191 3.42% 7,798
Pennsylvania 202,889 3.21% 5,649
Ohio 193,705 3.06% 5,595
Your Role As a Master Teacher
• Become proficient and reflective in use of iCivics;
• Serve in an advisory capacity to iCivics;• Design innovative professional
development models;• Train other teachers in the effective use
of iCivics lessons, games, and features; • Serve as Ambassadors for iCivics.
Using iCivics
Units of Study
• Foundations of Government
• Road to the Constitution• The Constitution • The Legislative Branch • The Executive Branch• The Judicial Branch• State and Local
Government • Citizenship and
Participation
• Politics and Public Policy
• Media and Influence• Civil Rights • International Affairs• Government and
the Market• Persuasive Writing• County Solutions
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THE UNITS IN DEPTH
iCivics is organized into curriculum units made up of lessons, games,
webquests, and drafting board.
Foundations of Government
Road to the Constitution
The Constitution
The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Judicial Branch
State and Local Government
Citizenship and Participation
Politics and Public Policy
Media and Influence
Civil Rights
International Affairs
Government and the Market
Persuasive Writing
County Solutions
The Charge
• iCivics will ask each Master Teacher or team to plan and deliver 2-3 professional development trainings, with each training averaging around 15 teachers.(Ex: district, schools, regional, etc.) Work with FLREA to coordinate state or regional trainings or to volunteer to train in other districts.
• Alternatively, a Master Teacher can plan and deliver a lzrge district-wide training in which he or she impacts 50-75 local teachers in one program.