Dear MCS Teacher, Please consider applying to the CREATE Summer Civic Leadership Academy (SLA). All participating teachers will receive a $2,000 stipend, Professional Growth Points, and project related resources. Dr. Jill Bradley-Levine and her colleague Professor Philip Woods will host two in-person sessions on June 26 and July 17, and facilitate approximately online activities over […]
CREATE’s Summer Civics Learning Academy In person events will be held June 5 to June 15 from 10:00am-4:00pm at the Ball State University L.A. Pittenger Student Center. Directions to the Student Center are located HERE. Friday 6/9 and 6/16 will be reserved to allow teachers to individually explore related themes and topics. Dress is casual. […]
Civics Education Lesson Plans By Julie Snider Pre-K-2nd grade: At this level the most important civic themes should be about community, cooperation, freedoms/rights, citizenship, and purpose of government. Introduce the following: Individual responsibility, self-discipline/self-governance, civility, respect for the rights and dignity of all individuals, honesty, respect for the law, courage, compassion, patriotism, fairness, and commitment […]
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On Friday April 21st Muncie Central High School held its first ever Civic Earth Day event. Spearheaded by Julie Snider, who teaches government at Muncie Central, the event engaged students in a day devoted to community, civics, and collaboration. The experience was designed to help students gain insight into being an active citizen in our […]
Muncie Central field trip to the Indiana Statehouse! Students were able to see a legislative session in person. Students met State Representative Sue Errington and Senator Scott Alexander.
Frontiers of Democracy 2023:Religious Pluralism and Robust Democracy in Multiracial Societies Time and location: July 13 (5 – 7 PM) to July 15 (noon) on Tufts University’s Medford, MA campus near the Medford/Tufts Station on the Boston Green Line. Frontiers of Democracy is an annual conference at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life that […]
From CIRCLE April 6, 2023 Many of the states with high youth voter turnout in the 2022 midterm elections had strong policies that make it easier to register and vote. New estimates of youth voter turnout in the 2022 midterm elections highlight major variations and inequities in young people’s electoral participation across the country. Youth […]