Kids Voting/Civic Learning

Kids Voting/Civic Learning

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Middle and High School Inservice
August 20, 2010

www.kidsvoting.org | facebook.com/kidsvotingcharlotte | twitter.com/kidsvotingclt

Objectives

Objectives
More than a mock vote
Civic Literacy
Effective resources & learning opportunities
Connecting to Kids Voting
Q&A, comments, ideas


Objectives

Introductions

and


Objectives

We will avoid
–Overwhelming you
–Wasting your time
–Getting into a lot of detail



1992: a mock election event
2010: year-long program
Increases K-12 classroom resources
Increases K-12 learning opportunities
Narrows gaps
Longtime CMS partner, other partners



Helps students in school
– Civics & Economics
– US and World History
– Middle School Social Studies and LA
– K-8 Reading, Writing and Math
Builds knowledge and skills
– Effective leadership and citizenship
– 21st Century Skills



Standards-based classroom activities
– Government, civic participation, democracy
– Flexible lessons to plug into lesson plan
– Additional thematic resources, vocabulary, reading lists
– NCSCOS correlates to LA, Math, Social Studies
– Many other resources



Learning opportunities
– Election Experience and community service
– YouthCivics
– Candidate Forum for Youth
– Mecklenburg Youth Voice
– Leadership Summit
– Others through year


Civic Literacy

Understanding governmental processes
Participating effectively in civic life
Exercising the rights and obligations of
citizenship at local, state, national and
global levels
Understanding the local and global
implications of civic decisions


Civic Literacy

Civic Building Blocks

Voices/Decisions Civic Impacts


Civic Literacy

Neighborhoods
Parks and
Laws
Environment

Utilities:
Schools water, sewer
Civic
power
building
blocks

Transit:
Roads,
Business
Airport
Rail, Bus

Health and
Libraries
Safety


Civic Literacy

Citizens

Media Business

Voices and
Governments Legal System
Decisions

Children and
Officials
Youth
Other
Leaders


Civic Literacy

Court cases

Citizen
Public policies
involvement

Economic
Civic
Development Elections
Impacts
Taxes, Jobs

Government Government
services decisions
Government
budgets
and cuts


Civic Literacy

Example
– Pick a building block:__________________
– Name a relevant issue: ________________
– Who has a voice? ____________________
– Who makes decisions? ________________
– What are the civic impacts? _____________

How does this relate to my class?


Civic Literacy

Great tools for the classroom
Understand what’s here and how it works
Apply knowledge
– Local
– State
– Federal
– Global


Civic Literacy

Social Studies, Reading, Writing
– Connect historical events - contemporary issues
– Connect local - global issues
– Compare different forms of government
– Gather, analyze, use info from different sources
– Express perspectives in response to issues
– Informational literacy


Civic Literacy

Students aren’t born with this information
Have to learn, just like reading
Many kids not getting this in K-5 or home
Creates gaps
– Academic
– Learning opportunity
– Community engagement


Effective Resources and
Learning Opportunities
How can Kids Voting help my students?
Helps students in school
– Civics & Economics
– US and World History
– Middle School Social Studies and LA
– K-8 Reading, Writing and Math
Builds knowledge and skills
– Effective leadership and citizenship
– 21st Century Skills
Narrows gaps


Standards-based classroom activities
– Government, civic participation, democracy
– Flexible lessons to plug into lesson plan
– Easy to use civic resources – local government and more
– Additional thematic resources, vocabulary, reading lists
• Constitution Day, Election, Black History Month, Local
Government Budgets
– NCSCOS correlates to LA, Math, Social Studies
– Classroom Resource Library and Civic Learning Center
– Other resources through year



Civics and Economics
– Emphasis on Goals 3,4,5,6,10
– Local and state government, civic involvement

US and World History
– Connect historical events with current issues
– Government, politics, civic involvement,
democracy



Grades 6-8
– Connect historical events with current issues
– Compare and contrast, role-play through
fictional, historical or other appropriate
perspective
– Government, politics, civic responsibilities
– Clear linkages to Language Arts



Learning opportunities
– Expands and enriches classroom learning
– Builds skills and knowledge
– Links students to civic life
Includes
– Election Experience: voting, community service
– YouthCivics program and resources
– Candidate Forum for Youth
– Mecklenburg Youth Voice
– Leadership Summit
– Other opportunities through the year



Kids Voting Mecklenburg resources and
learning opportunities for everyone
– Free
– Available to all K-12 classrooms
– Available to all K-12 students
Great opportunities for parent involvement


Connect

Connect to Kids Voting
– School Representative
– Department Chair
– Email, news and updates
– Sign up: www.kidsvoting.org


Connect

Connect to Kids Voting
– Amy Farrell, Executive Director
– Email: amy@kidsvoting.org
– Phone: 704-343-6999
– Web: www.kidsvoting.org
– FB: www.facebook.com/kidsvotingcharlotte
– Twitter: www.twitter.com/kidsvotingclt


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