Civics and Citizenship: CCSS 2012

Fostering PROACTIVE Citizens

Through Civics Instruction

Director

Education Manager

• Participants leave with: – An understanding of the

present state of civics education

– A complete unit of curriculum for the classroom.

– Strategies for effective integration of civics instruction

State of Civics Today

“The civics framework specifies that the assessment questions address the following three interrelated components: knowledge, intellectual and participatory skills, and civic dispositions. Taken together, these components should form the essential elements of civic education in the United States.” - The Nation’s Report Card: Civics 2010

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60

Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

% of 4th Grade Students according to Civics Proficiency

Advanced

Proficient

Basic

Below Basic

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28

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60

Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

% of 8th Grade Students according to Civics Proficiency

Advanced

Proficient

Basic

Below Basic

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36

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15

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45

Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

% of 12th Grade Students according to Civics Proficiency

Advanced

Proficient

Basic

Below Basic

% of Students Proficient or Above

Grade Level 1998 2006 2010

4th Grade 23 24 27

8th Grade 22 22 22

12th Grade 26 27 24

Need statistics on Dropout v. Graduate in terms of civic

engagement

Corporation for National and Community Service and the National Conference on Citizenship. Civic Life in America: Key Findings on the Civic Health of the Nation, Washington, DC. 2010, September.

Categories of Civic Engagement

Voting Rate World Comparison

Country Voter Rate

Australia 95%

Chile 93%

Germany 86%

Brazil 83%

Israel 80%

France 76%

Japan 71%

United States 54%

Poland 51%

Statistics from Mark N. Franklin's "Electoral Participation,” Controversies in Voting Behavior (2001).

…developing proactive informed, educated, and conscientious citizens and leaders.

Lesson 1: What is a good citizen?

• You will become the person listed on your card.

• You will try to meet and speak with:

– Different gender

– Different profession

– Different time period (150 years difference)

• Write a paragraph that synthesizes the views you heard on citizenship. To be shared in 5 minutes.

Synthesis

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