It’s Saturday, and I’ve finally had a chance to sleep and recover from a busy few days at the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City. I presented two civics education workshops while I was there, and I made a stop at the meeting of the New Jersey State Board of Education. Here’s a quick rundown of […]
Good civics education gives students an opportunity to apply what they learn and practice being engaged citizens. This often involves some form of project based learning. Solutions Civics is another option that you can use to help structure and facilitate this process. It’s a series of lessons and resources developed by the Citizens Campaign. The […]
On Friday, November 10, I’ll be facilitating a professional development workshop on C-SPAN’s Classroom Deliberations at the NJEA Convention. But that won’t be the only presentation in Atlantic City that should appeal to civic educators. The Citizen’s Campaign is a non profit in New Jersey whose mission is to empower citizens to take a greater […]