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Frank Pisi
Director,History-Social Science
Marla Clayton Johnson
Principal,Benjamin A ArthurHealth Professions High School
Making Pathways More Relevant: Bringing the Real World into the Classroom
Through Inquiry
What is Civics?
% of high school seniors
DID NOT agree that, “Being
actively involved in state
and local issues is my
responsibility.”
The California Survey of Civic Education
% of 18-24 year
olds who voted
in the November
2014 election.1
UC Davis Center for Regional Change
3
8.2%
53%
California’s rank
among the 50
states in Civic
Engagement
UC Davis Center for Regional Change
38th
Do we need youth to be aware and engaged?
Civic Engagement
Students need regular opportunities to engage in civic learning activities from preschool through college. Students cannot be expected to be civically engaged simply by reading. They can only learn how to be civically engaged by being civically engaged!
Ready for civic life in college, career and the world
“The people that I represent are looking for a quality workforce, and civic education is crucial because it promotes innovation, it promotes entrepreneurship and it promotes risk taking. You have to understand the process, and you have to be engaged.”
Allan Zaremberg, President,California Chamber of Commerce
College. Career. Civic Life.
Guardian of Democracy
The Civic Mission of Schools Report
The College, Career, and Civic Life
(C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards
The California Task Force on
K–12 Civic Learning
Product
Motivation
Process
How do you infuse Civic awareness and engagement across Pathways?
Six Proven Practices of Civic Learning
#1 Classroom instruction in government, history, law, and democracy
#2 Discussion of current issues and controversial issues
#3 Service-learning linked to formal curriculum and classroom
instruction
#4 Extracurricular activities
#5 Student participation in school governance
#6 Student participation in simulations of democratic processes
and procedures
Quick Reflection Time…
• How many of these Proven Practices are present in my classroom?
• What is ONE thing I can do to strengthen or introduce these practices in my classroom?
Civic Engagement in the classroom and across the Pathways…
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• Student identified issues/concerns
• Cross-curricular and project based approach
• Focus on taking informed action in a real world setting
• Reflection (student and teacher) emphasized throughout
How to infuse civic awareness and engagement throughout your pathway
Marla Clayton Johnson, PrincipalBenjamin A Arthur
Health Professions High SchoolSacramento
The Health Professions High School Experience
• Action Civics Initiative• School-wide training on the
Action Civics Process• Focus on topics and issues
relevant to their Pathway
COMPELLING QUESTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Below are multiple subjects for students to discuss, analyze, and construct writings on contemporary local, national, and international issues; participate in simulations of governmental processes; and apply what they have learned in addressing real-world problems.
Nuclear Proliferation The Environment Human Rights Foreign Policy
Health and Healthcare Discrimination and
Civil Rights
Intellectual Property School/Community
Safety
Immigration Policy Law Enforcement Hunger and Poverty Bullying
Are any of these relevant to your Pathway?
COMPELLING QUESTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLS
Throughout the course, incorporating a range of activities and simulations of governmental processes will help students understand that being an active
citizen means applying their knowledge beyond the textbook.
Civic Dialogue Mock Legislative
Hearings and Debates
Mock Trials Moot-Court
Simulations
Conflict Resolution
Mediations
Model UN Volunteering as Poll
Workers
Participate in School
Governance
Extra-Curricular
Activities
Service Learning with
Civic Outcomes
Civic Writing
Activities
Hands-On
Experiences with
Political Process
Are any of these relevant to your Pathway?
Asking the right questions:A three-level approach
• Identify a BIG ISSUE (homelessness, drought, etc.)
– Place this at the center of the Web
• Brainstorm AS MANY REASONS WHY this issue is present (non-advocacy brainstorming)
• Combine, categorize, streamline the reasons
• Prioritize what’s left, take one (or more) ofthese through the 5-whys process
Step by Step...
- Take one cause from your Big Issue web
- Ask ‘why is that so?’ 5 times
- When you can’t ask any more (or it’s not logical to ask), you’ve identified a core issue to address
Why? People are bored
Why? There are no activities
Why? I talk for two hours
Why? I don’t know any engaging activities
Why? I was never trained
how to present
Problem: Nobody likes my workshops
Craft an Action Question:• “What can we as ________________(role) do
so that _________________ (purpose)?”
Once you’ve identified the cause to
address…
Let’s Practice…
Voter turnout for 18-24 year olds is at an all time low. (8.2% voted in the 2014 election)
First Level: The Web
Second Level: 5 Whys
Third Level: The Action Point
COMPELLING QUESTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Inquiry
Investigation
Civil DialogueCommunicate Conclusions
Take Informed
Action
A
Culminating
Activity
English/ Languag
e Arts
Overall Essential Question
Math
HistoryScience
Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum: An Inquiry Based Approach
What could civic engagement through inquiry look like?
How could you infuse civic awareness and engagement in your Pathway? Consider the following:• What are the hot topics present in your Pathway that could
be addressed through an inquiry based project?• How can your students work to make their career pathway a
better place to work (work to be a change agent for their work sector?)
Your Turn!
Contact information
Frank PisiDirector, History-Social ScienceSacramento County Office of
Marla Clayton JohnsonPrincipal
Benjamin A. ArthurHealth Professions High
916-395-5010